
Count Basie - Me And You
Piano: Count Basie [click here to see more vinyl featuring Count Basie]
Count Basie Orchestra:
- Trumpet: Sonny Cohn, Dale Carley, Steven Furtado, Bob Summers, Frank Szabo
- Trombone: Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Dennis Wilson, Mitchell "Booty" Wood
- Alto Saxophone: Danny Turner, Chris Wood
- Tenor Saxophone: Eric Dixon, Eric Schneider
- Baritone Saxophone: Johnny Williams
- Guitar: Freddie Green
- Double Bass: Cleveland Eaton
- Drums: Dennis Mackrel
Arranged by Ernie Wilkins (A4-5)
Written by Nat Pierce (A1), Benny Moten (A2), Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting (A3), Ernie Wilkins (A4-5), Count Basie (B2-3), Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin (B4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Pablo Records
Recorded in 1983
Engineered by Dennis Sands
Produced by Norman Granz
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Cover Design by Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks
Originally released in 1983
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A:
- Mr. Softie
- Moten Swing
- She's Funny That Way
- Right On, Right On
Side B:
- Me and You
- Crip
- Bridge Work
- Easy Living
Reviews :
“Five big-band selections (including a remake of the half-century-old "Moten Swing") and four songs featuring an octet from the orchestra comprise this excellent outing by Count Basie recorded only a little more than a year before his death. However, the spirit of this music (helped out by some Ernie Wilkins) arrangements) make Count Basie seem ageless.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.32 / 5 ; AllMusic : 3 / 5