Dance_Along_with_Basie

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Dance Along with Basie

1960 studio album by Count Basie & His Orchestra

Dance Along with Basie is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks recorded in late 1959 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]

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The album won the Best Performance by a Band for Dancing at the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards.[4] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

  1. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 2:56
  2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Kahn) - 4:00
  3. "Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 5:22
  4. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) - 3:35
  5. "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid) - 3:37
  6. "How Am I to Know" (Jack King, Dorothy Parker) - 2:26
  7. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:35
  8. "Fools Rush In" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) - 3:10
  9. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Mercer) - 3:17
  10. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Bloom, Harry Ruby) - 3:32

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
  2. [2]
    Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography - 1960-1969, accessed November 3, 2015
  3. [3]
    Allmusic listing, accessed November 3, 2015
  4. [4]
    "1960 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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