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This Time by Basie!

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{{Infobox album

| name = This Time by Basie!

| type = Studio

| artist = Count Basie and His Orchestra

| cover = This Time by Basie.jpg

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| released = 1963

| recorded = January 21–24, 1963
New York City

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| genre = Jazz

| length = 34:13

| label = Reprise
R/R9 6070

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| chronology = Count Basie

| prev_title = On My Way & Shoutin' Again!

| prev_year = 1962

| next_title = More Hits of the 50's and 60's

| next_year = 1963

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = album

| cover = This Time by Basie!.jpg

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This Time by Basie (subtitled Hits of the 50's & 60's) is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Reprise label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/reprise/reprise6000.html Reprise Album Discography, Part 2: R/R9-6001 to R/RS-6199 (1961-1966)], accessed November 15, 2015Kitora, R., [http://www.geocities.jp/count_basie_fan_site/discography/this_time_by_basie.html Count Basie Discography], accessed November 15, 2015

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

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

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 94}}

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The album won the Best Performance by a Band for Dancing at the 6th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1963&genre=All|title=1963 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|accessdate=November 13, 2015}} AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "This Time by Basie swings, smooth and easy but taut, or hot and heavy... Quincy Jones arranged and conducted This Time by Basie, and the record was successful, returning the Count to the pop charts on the eve of the British Invasion".{{AllMusic|first=Bruce |last=Eder |class=album |id= mw0000620131 |title=This Time by Basie – Review |accessdate=November 15, 2015}}

Track listing

  1. "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" (Steve Allen) - 3:15
  2. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 2:30
  3. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 4:00
  4. "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (Moe Koffman) - 3:13
  5. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 4:33
  6. "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07
  7. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 3:12
  8. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 2:49
  9. "Walk, Don't Run" (Johnny Smith) - 2:37
  10. "Nice 'n' Easy" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith, Lew Spence) – 3:15
  11. "Theme from The Apartment" (Charles Williams) - 3:15

Personnel

References

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{{Count Basie Orchestra}}

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Category:1963 albums

Category:Count Basie Orchestra albums

Category:Reprise Records albums

Category:Albums arranged by Quincy Jones

Category:Albums conducted by Quincy Jones

Category:Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing