Easin' It

Count Basie and his Orchestra



ブルース・オンパレードの全編フランク・フォスター作編曲によるアルバム。
一枚全部を聴くと、ちょっとつらい物がありますが。。。

大好き度:★

◎なかでもこの1曲!→「Brotherly Shove」
テナーユニゾンのテーマとソロ・バトルが聞き物のアップテンポ・ナンバー。
なかなか迫力あります。

1.Easin' It
2.Brotherly Shove
3.Blues For Daddy-O
4.Four,Five,Six
5.Misunderstood Blues
6.Mama Dev
7.It's About That Time

Marshall Royal,sax; Frank Wess,sax; Frank Foster,sax;
Billy Mitchell,sax; Charles Fowlkes,sax;
Thad Jones,trumpet; Sonny Cohn,trumpet; Snooky Young,trumpet;
Joe Newman,trumpet; Clark Terry,trumpet;
Al Gray,trombone; Henry Coker,trombone;
Benny Powell,trombone;
Count Basie,piano; Freddie Green,guitar;
Sonny Payne,drums; Eddie Jones,bass.

Dec.1960,New York(1-3)

Marshall Royal,sax; Frank Wess,sax; Frank Foster,sax;
Eric Dixon,sax; Charles Fowlkes,sax;
Thad Jones,trumpet; F.P.Richard,trumpet;
Sonny Cohn,trumpet; Albert Aarons,trumpet;
Quentin Jackson,trombone; Henry Coker,trombone;
Benny Powell,trombone;
Count Basie,piano; Freddie Green,guitar;
Gus Johnson,drums; Art Davis,bass.

Jul.1,1962,New York(4)

Marshall Royal,sax; Frank Wess,sax; Frank Foster,sax;
Eric Dixon,sax; Charles Fowlkes,sax;
Thad Jones,trumpet; F.P.Richard,trumpet;
Sonny Cohn,trumpet; Albert Aarons,trumpet;
Quentin Jackson,trombone; Henry Coker,trombone;
Benny Powell,trombone;
Count Basie,piano; Freddie Green,guitar;
Louis Bellson,drums; Charles 'Ike' Isaacs,bass;

Jul.25,1962,New York(6,7)
Jul.26,1962,New York(5)

Big Band Paradise