Count Basie Lester Young And The Stars Of Birdland On Tour 1955

Count Basie Lester Young And The Stars Of Birdland On Tour is a live album.

It was recorded in Topeka, Kansas, February. 1955.

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Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 is a live album by Count Basie.

It was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, July 19, 1975.

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Count Basie The Atomic Band Live In Europe 1959

The Atomic Band Live In Europe is a live album by Count Basie.

It was recorded at the Theatre Beaulier in Lausanne, Switzerland on 3rd February 1959 except for two tracks, The Deacon and Cute which were recorded at the Kongresshaus, Zurich, 6th February 1959.

Count Basie The Atomic Band Live In Europe

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Count Basie At The Savoy Ballroom 1937

At The Savoy Ballroom is a live album by the Count Basie Orchestra.

It was recorded in Harlem, New York in 1937.

The album features Billie Holiday on several on the songs – They Can’t Take That Away From Me and Swing Brother Swing , Jimmy Rushing on one and Lester Young is in the orchestra. The final song – Lover Man – also features Billie Holiday but this time she’s backed by the Toots Camarata Orchestra and not the Basie Orchestra.

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Count Basie Complete Live At The Americana Hotel 1959

Complete Live At The Americana Hotel 1959 is a live album by Count Basie & His Orchestra.

It was recorded at the Americana Hotel, in Miami, on May 31, 1959 by the “Atomic Basie” band. Some of the songs have been previously released on Breakfast Dance and Barbecue.

As a bonus, some instrumental tracks have been added which were recorded live at the Crescendo Club, in Los Angeles in June 1958 by the same band.

Count Basie Complete Live At The Americana Hotel

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The Best Live Albums By Count Basie

What are the best live albums by Count Basie?

Do the performances of his late 1930s band with Lester Young outweigh the sound quality issues or was he at his best in the 1950s and ’60s?

To help find out, I have started a readers poll and I see a vote for your favourites as a recommendation to others. Few of us have heard all the albums often enough to make a fair judgement but, like me, you’ve probably got albums that you listen to most when you’re in the mood.

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Count Basie Live at the Sands (Before Frank) 1966

Live at the Sands (Before Frank) is a live album by Count Basie.

It was recorded in the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas at concerts on January 26-29 and February 1, 1966 as the opening act before backing Frank Sinatra on the classic Sinatra At The Sands.

Count Basie Live at the Sands (Before Frank)

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The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra 1959-1962

The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra 1959-1962 is a box set of 8 CDs or 12 vinyl albums.

This is very expensive and it will only be of interest to devoted Count Basie fans. The rest of us will find what we want in his shorter live albums and box sets.

The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra 1959-1962

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