| Basie/Eckstine Incorporated | ||||
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| Studio album by Billy Eckstine and the Count Basie Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 22, 1959 – July 28, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Roulette | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
| Count Basie Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Billy Eckstine chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated is a 1959 studio album featuring Billy Eckstine and the Count Basie Orchestra. It was released by Roulette Records and marked Eckstine and Basie's only recorded collaboration.
Track listing
- "Stormy Monday Blues" - 3:11
- "Lonesome Lover Blues" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 3:08
- "Blues, the Mother of Sin" (Eckstine, Sid Kuller) - 3:41
- "Jelly, Jelly" (Eckstine, Earl Hines) - 3:02
- "Don't Cry Baby" (James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger) - 3:31
- "Trav'lin' All Alone" (J. C. Johnson) - 2:54
- "Little Mama" (Eckstine, Kuller) - 3:29
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) - 3:25
- "Drifting" (Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams) - 3:59
- "Song of the Wanderer" (Neil Moret) - 3:22
- "Piano Man" (Eckstine, Kuller) - 4:04
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Marshal Royal - lead alto saxophone
- Frank Wess - alto saxophone, flute
- Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell - trombone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - double bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Bobby Tucker - additional piano
- Quincy Jones, Thad Jones & Bobby Tucker - arrangers
Production
- Teddy Reig - producer
- Michael Cuscuna - CD reissue producer
Notes
- ↑ Nastos, Michael G. "Basie and Eckstine, Inc". allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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