Basie on the Beatles

Basie on the Beatles
Basie on the Beatles
Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released	1970
Recorded	December 15, 1969; NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:34
Label	Happy Tiger; HT-1007
Producer	Dick Peirce
Count Basie chronology

Basie on the Beatles is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in late 1969 and released on the short-lived Happy Tiger label.^[1]^[2] It was Basie's second album of Beatles' compositions following 1966's Basie's Beatle Bag and featured liner notes by Ringo Starr.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except for Track 3, by George Harrison.

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:55
"The Fool on the Hill" – 3:19
"Something" – 3:25
"With a Little Help from My Friends" – 3:23
"Here, There and Everywhere" – 2:34
"Get Back" – 3:22
"Hey Jude" – 4:20
"Eleanor Rigby" – 2:56
"Penny Lane" – 3:17
"Come Together" – 2:42
"Yesterday" – 3:21

Personnel

Count Basie – piano, organ
Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Luis Gasca – trumpet
Waymon Reed – trumpet, flugelhorn
Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo – trombone
Bill Hughes – bass trombone
Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
Bobby Plater – alto saxophone, flute
Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
Freddie Green – guitar
Norman Keenan – bass, electric bass
Carol Kaye – electric bass
Harold Jones – drums
Bob Florence – arranger

References

^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyries, P. Happy Tiger Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
^ ^a ^b Basie on the Beatles at AllMusic, accessed November 17, 2015
^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[1] Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[2] Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyries, P. Happy Tiger Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Basie on the Beatles at AllMusic, accessed November 17, 2015

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

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