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• Virtually to the end, Count Basie was at the piano in front of the band that was his natural environment for more than half a century, inspiring music that defined the verb “to swing.” In this collection recorded a little more than a year before he died, Basie divided the performances between the big band and a small group. In his last couple of decades, Basie went into the Pablo studios frequently with combos ranging in size from two (the pianist and Zoot Sims) to the octet heard here.

  In this case, the small group came out of the big band and featured the bright young trumpeter Bob Summers along with veteran trombonist Booty Wood and saxophonists Eric Dixon and Chris Woods. In large group or small, Basie and guitarist Freddie Green were at the heart of the rhythm, lifting the proceedings to a rarified plane of swing never to be duplicated after they were gone.

  Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on single pocket jacket.

• Artist: Count Basie Orchestra Label: Analogue Productions, Pablo Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Jazz

• A1 Mr. Softie
  A2 Moten Swing
  A3 Right On, Right On
  A4 Me And You
  B1 She’S Funny That Way
  B2 Crip
  B3 Bridge Work
  B4 Easy Living