Count Basie Live! 1938 at the Famous Door NYC

Live! 1938 at the Famous Door NYC is a live album by Count Basie with guest soloist Harry James on trumpet.

This also features one of my favourite saxophone players, the great Lester Young.

It is a companion album to Rock-A-Bye Basie Live In ’38 & ’39.

Count Basie Live! 1938 at the Famous Door NYC

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Count Basie Rockabye Basie Live in 38 & 39

Rockabye Basie Live in 38 & 39 (aka Rock-a-byeBasie) is a live album by Count Basie and his orchestra featuring Lester Young.

Sometimes on websites the title is written as Rockabye and sometimes, like the album cover, it is hyphenated.

Just to confuse things more, there is also a studio album called Rock-A-Bye Basie original Recordings 1939-1940.

It was recorded at the Front Door and there is another album of recordings from 1938 – Live! 1938 at the Famous Door NYC.

Count Basie Rockabye Basie Live in 38 & 39

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Count Basie At Newport 1957

At Newport is a live album by Count Basie and his orchestra including special guests, the former Basie members, saxophonist Lester Young and singer Jimmy Rushing.

It was recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 7, 1957.

Count Basie At Newport

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Frank Sinatra At The Sands 1966

Sinatra At The Sands is a live album by Frank Sinatra.

It was recorded at the Copa Room of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in January and February 1966 and was released later the same year.

Sinatra is backed by Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted by Quincy Jones.

Frank Sinatra At The Sands

Frank Sinatra At The Sands

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