Count Basie - Kansas City 7 & Memories Ad-Lib [CD New]

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK• 4 1/2 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE• INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETThis edition contains the superb 1962 LP Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (Impulse AS15) in its entirety. It showcases Basie on piano and organ leading a septet featuring some of the best components of his orchestra. Also included here is the song “Trey of Heart”, which complete the session. It first appeared on the compilation album The Definitive Jazz Scene Vol.1 (Impulse AS99). To complete this release, the rare and long-unavailable LP, Memories Ad-Lib (Roulette SR52021). Recorded in 1958, the album presents Basie exclusively on organ, this time leading a quintet with vocalist Joe Williams. Harry “Sweets” Edison joins the band as a guest soloist on “If I Could Be With You”. This release contains new updated liner notes, as well as the original ones for both LPs, and the complete Down Beat review for our main album.PERSONNEL:[1-9] KANSAS CITY 7COUNT BASIE, piano, organ on track 3THAD JONES, trumpetFRANK WESS, flute, alto-flute, on tracks 2, 6, 8 & 9 onlyFRANK FOSTER, tenor sax, clarinet on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7 onlyERIC DIXON, tenor sax, flute & clarinetFREDDIE GREEN, guitarEDDIE JONES, bassSONNY PAYNE, drumsNew York, March 21-22, 1962.[10-21] MEMORIES AD-LIBCOUNT BASIE, organJOE WILLIAMS, vocalsFREDDIE GREEN, guitarGEORGE DUVIVIER, bassJIMMY CLEVELAND, drumsHARRY "SWEETS" EDISON, trumpet on track 13 onlyNew York, October 13-14 & December 29, 1958.TRACKS:01 Oh, Lady Be Good02 Secrets03 I Want A Little Girl04 Shoe Shine Boy05 Count’s Place06 Senator Whitehead07 Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!08 What’cha Talkin’?09 Trey Of Hearts10 Ain’t Misbehavin’11 I’ll Always Be In Love With You12 Sweet Sue, Just You13 If I Could Be With You14 Dinah15 Sometimes I’m Happy16 Baby Won’t You Please Come Home17 Call Me Darling18 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else19 Memories Of You20 Honeysuckle Rose21 All Of MeTOTAL TIME: 77:08 min.