Sing Along with Basie

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sing Along with Basie

| type = Studio

| artist = Joe Williams, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and the Basie Band

| cover = Sing_Along_with_Basie.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1958

| recorded = May 26 & 27, September 2 & 3 and October 15, 1958

| venue =

| studio = Capitol (New York City)

| genre = Jazz

| length = 34:33

| label = Roulette
SR 52018

| producer = Teddy Reig

| chronology = Count Basie

| prev_title = Basie Plays Hefti

| prev_year = 1958

| next_title = Memories Ad-Lib

| next_year = 1958

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

| type = Album

| prev_title = Sing a Song of Basie

| prev_year = 1957

| title = Sing Along with Basie

| year = 1958

| next_title = The Swingers!

| next_year = 1959

}}

}}

Sing Along with Basie is an album by vocalese jazz group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/roulettec.html Roulette Album Discography, Part 3]. Retrieved November 3, 2015.Kitora, R., [http://www.geocities.jp/count_basie_fan_site/discography/sing_along_with_basie.html Count Basie Discography]. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

}}

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "it is quite fascinating to hear."{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000765605 |title=Sing Along with Basie – Review |accessdate=November 3, 2015}}

Track listing

  1. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 3:18
  2. "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 4:11
  3. "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) – 2:37
  4. "Let Me See" (Basie, Harry Edison) – 3:13
  5. "Every Tub" (Basie, Eddie Durham) – 3:23
  6. "Shorty George" (Basie, Andy Gibson) – 3:06
  7. "Rusty Dusty Blues" (J. Mayo Williams) – 3:44
  8. "The King" (Basie) – 3:22
  9. "Swingin' the Blues" (Basie, Durham) – 3:02
  10. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 4:37

Personnel

References