Count Basie & His Orchestra - Basie Plays Hefti (1958)
Нил Хефти (Neal Hefti, 29.10.1922 - 11.10.2008) - американский джазовый трубач, композитор, аранжировщик.
В 60-е написал саундрек для телесериала "Бэтмен". Неоднократный лауреат и многократный номинант на музыкальную премию Грэмми.
Сотрудничал с Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Charlie Spivak, Bobby Byrne, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra и другими.
СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
01. Has Anyone Here Seen Basie (2:42)
02. Cute (3:10)
03. Pensive Miss (3:48)
04.Sloo Foot (3:08)
05. It's Awfully Nice To Be With You (3:31)
06. Scoot (2:28)
07. A Little Tempo, Please (2:36)
08. Late Date (3:17)
09. Count Down (2:45)
10. Bag 'A Bones (2:42)
11. Pony Tail (2:59)
12. Lollypop (3:08)
13. Dinner With Friends (3:07)
14. Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo (3:38)
15. Two Franks (3:18)
16. You For Me (3:13)
17. Two For The Blues (2:50)
18. Bubbles (4:01)
19. Softly With Feeling (3:08)
20. Cherry Point (3:22)
21. Plymouth Rock (3:44)
22. Sure Thing (3:03)
23. Why Not? (3:31*)
24. Fancy Meetin’ You (3:03)
Personnel (track 01-10):
Alto Saxophone – Frank Wess, Marshall Royal
Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Fowlkes
Double Bass – Eddie Jones
Drums – Sonny Payne
Flute – Frank Wess
Guitar – Freddie Green
Photography By – Chuck Stewart
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster
Trombone – Al Grey, Benny Powell, Henry Coker
Trumpet – Eugene Young, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley
Written-By, Arranged By – Neal Hefti
Recorded at Chicago, April 3, 1958 (tracks :01, 03, 06, 10).
Recorded at New York April 4, 1958 (tracks: 04, 08).
Recorded at New York, April 11, 1958 (tracks: 02, 05, 07, 09)
Bonus track recorded in new York
12: June 1956
13: Jan. 1956
14-17: Aug. 1954
19-20: Dec. 1953
21: Aug. 1953
22-24: Jan. 1952