The Swinging Count!

The Swinging Count!
The Swinging Count!
Studio album by Count Basie Sextet
Released	1956
Recorded	July 26 and December 12–13, 1952
Studio	Fine Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:39
Label	Clef
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology

The Swinging Count! is an album by jazz pianist Count Basie in small group sessions recorded in 1952 and released in 1956 on the Clef label.^[1]^[2]^[3] Selections from this album were released on the 1954 Clef LP Basie Jazz.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

"Extended Blues" (Count Basie, Oscar Peterson) - 5:55
"I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 2:50
"Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:24
"Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) - 2:49
"Basie Beat" (Count Basie) - 3:20
"She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) - 4:10
"Count's Organ Blues" (Basie) - 3:09
"K.C. Organ Blues" (Basie) - 2:53
"Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) - 3:02
"Stan Shorthair" (Basie) - 2:54
"As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:08
"Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) - 3:05

Recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York City on July 26 (track 1), December 12 (tracks 2-4) and December 13 (tracks 5-12), 1952

Personnel[edit]

Count Basie - piano (tracks 2-3 & 5-12), organ (tracks 1-12)
Reunald Jones (track 2), Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 5-12) - trumpet
Henry Coker - trombone (track 2)
Marshall Royal - clarinet (track 2)
Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone (tracks 2-12)
Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone (track 2)
Oscar Peterson - piano (track 1)
Freddie Green - guitar (all tracks)
Ray Brown (track 1), Gene Ramey (tracks 2-12) - bass
Gus Johnson (track 1), Buddy Rich (tracks 2-12) - drums
Ernie Wilkins - arranger (track 2)

References[edit]

^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 20, 2015
^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 20, 2015
^ Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series, accessed November 20, 2015
^ ^a ^b Allmusic listing, accessed November 20, 2015

[1] Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 20, 2015

[2] Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 20, 2015

[3] Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series, accessed November 20, 2015

[Allmusic-4] Allmusic listing, accessed November 20, 2015

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v t e Paul Quinichette
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Moods (1954) Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (and John Coltrane, 1957) For Basie (1957) On the Sunny Side (1957) The Chase Is On (with Charlie Rouse, 1957) Basie Reunion (1958) Like Basie! (1959)
With Count Basie	Basie Jazz (1952) Dance Session Album No. 2 (1952) The Count! (1952) The Swinging Count! (1952)
With others	The Big Sound (Gene Ammons, 1958) Groove Blues (Gene Ammons, 1958) Kansas City Revisited (Bob Brookmeyer, 1958) An Evening with Billie Holiday (1952) Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday, 1956) Wheelin' & Dealin' (Prestige All-Stars, 1957) Sarah Vaughan (1955) The Dealers (Mal Waldron, 1964) Blazing Ballads (Dinah Washington, 1951) After Hours with Miss "D" (Dinah Washington, 1953–54) For Lady (Webster Young, 1957)