Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Joe Williams's debut as the featured singer with the orchestra.
Count Basie & His Orchestra, 1955
- Released
- 1955
- Recorded
- 1955
- Studio
- Fine Sound, New York City
- Label
- Clef
Recorded in 1955 and issued on Clef, the album paired Basie's band with Joe Williams, whose debut as featured vocalist AllMusic called one of those landmark moments. The first four tracks were recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on May 17, 1955, and the next five there on July 26. Arrangements were by Frank Foster and Ernie Wilkins. Williams's version of Every Day I Have the Blues, titled Every Day, became a hit.
Track listing
- Every Day I Have the Blues5:29
- The Come Back5:28
- Alright, Okay, You Win3:05
- In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)3:38
- Roll 'Em Pete3:12
- Teach Me Tonight3:04
- My Baby Upsets Me2:58
- Please Send Me Someone to Love3:33
- Ev'ry Day3:48
Personnel
- Joe Williams vocals
- Count Basie piano
- Freddie Green guitar
- Eddie Jones bass
- Sonny Payne drums
- Frank Foster tenor saxophone, arranger
- Ernie Wilkins arranger
More from Count Basie & His Orchestra
The Atomic Mr. Basie (1958), Basie Plays Hefti (1958), Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962), Ella and Basie! (1963)
Sources
- Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, Wikipedia
- Every Day I Have the Blues, Wikipedia