Basie Straight Ahead

by Count Basie

Overview

This album gave the Count Basie Orchestra a rare chance to record an instrumental studio date in the late '60s. Arranger Sammy Nestico made his debut with Basie on this pleasant if unremarkable set of swingers and ballads. Tenors Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Eric Dixon (doubling on flute) are the standouts on this enjoyable session. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/29/2020
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031380512
Rank:	211639

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Count Basie   Primary Artist,Piano
Count Basie Orchestra   Primary Artist
Freddie Green   Guest Artist,Guitar
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Sammy Nestico   Piano,Conductor
Bill Hughes   Trombone
Al Aarons   Trumpet
Norman Keenan   Bass
Harold Jones   Drums
Marshall Royal   Sax (Alto)
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Grover Mitchell   Trombone
Bobby Plater   Flute,Sax (Alto)
Gene Coe   Trumpet
Eric Dixon   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
George Cohn   Trumpet
Charlie Fowlkes   Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Sammy Nestico   Arranger,Composer
Ami Hadani   Engineer
Tom Mack   Producer
Teddy Reig   Producer
Thorne Nogar   Engineer
Don Peterson   Photography
Shigeo Miyamoto   Mastering
Hollis King   Art Direction
Isabelle Wong   Graphic Design
Count Basie Orchestra   Performer