The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It continues as a 'ghost band'.
The Happiest Millionaire (complete title Count Basie Captures Walt Disney's The Happiest Millionaire) is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of tunes featured in Walt Disney's motion picture The Happiest Millionaire recorded in 1967 and released on the Coliseum label. The Happiest Millionaire. Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra. The Happiest Millionaire (1967). Half a Sixpence (1967). All compositions by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Strengthen the Dwelling".
Given the paucity of Basie recordings from the '40s issued by his own label, the quality and content of this collection of 14 songs cut exclusively for radio in 1944 is scandalously good. his brief tenure with the Basie band, soloing on tenor sax. Jimmy Rushing and Thelma Carpenter are each featured on two numbers, and Carpenter's bluesy vocals, in particular, are a sultry delight. But the main thrust of this collection is the instrumental work, which, divorced from the three-minute limits of commercial recording, has lots of room for some hot improvisation.
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Count Basie - I Want a Little Girl (Remastered 2015) (04:14, 320Kb/s). Count Basie And His Orchestra - Duet (Remastered) (04:10, 320Kb/s). Count Basie And His Orchestra - Midnite Blue (Remastered) (04:24, 320Kb/s). Count Basie And His Orchestra - After Supper (Remastered) (03:23, 320Kb/s). Count Basie And His Orchestra - Kid from Red Bank (Remastered) (02:39, 320Kb/s). Count Basie And His Orchestra - Splanky (Remastered) (03:34, 320Kb/s). On this page you can listen to the album, get information about the album, see the list of songs and much more. Listen online and stay in a good mood. Org Album: Count Basie and His Orchestra Greatest Hits (2017).
