8 thoughts on “ Queen Street - Count Basie - Beaver Junction (CD) ”

1. Count Basie, Soundtrack: Pearl Harbor. The famed composer ("One O'Clock Jump", "Two O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' at the Woodside"), pianist, songwriter and bandleader began as an accompanist to vaudeville acts. He joined the Bennie Moten orchestra in Kansas City, later organizing his own orchestra and performing on radio. In he came to New York, appearing in hotels, night clubs.

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2. CD 1: 1. Take me back, baby 2. Moon noctune 3. Something dusty blues 4. I struck a match in the dark 5. Platterbains 6. All of me 7. Feather merchant 8. Down for double 9. More than you know Harcard blues Coming out party One o'clock jump Blue shadows and white gardenias 'Ay now For the good of your country Basie.

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3. Count Basie 88 Basie Street records, LPs and CDs.

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4. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Beaver Junction on Discogs.

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5. William James "Count" Basie (/ ˈ b eɪ s i /; August 21, – April 26, ) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In , Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor.

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6. Thereafter, Basie competed in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band, winning the Grammy in for On the Road and in for Warm Breeze, earning a nomination for Farmer's Market Barbecue in , and winning a final time, for his ninth career Grammy, in for 88 Basie Street.

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7. In the s, Freddie did not appear on the recording "88 Basie Street" due to illness; no rhythm guitar was used, but Joe Pass was featured on some tracks. This discography is based on Michael Pettersen's collection of Basie recordings.

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8. Count Basie quotes I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a .

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