Count Basie Orchestra Live at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi

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Snooky Young / Count Basie, Who, Me?
Joe Newman / Count Basie, The Midgets
Andy Razaf / Don Redman / Count Basie / Duke Ellington, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Ray Charles / Count Basie, Hallelujah I Love Her So
Neal Hefti / Count Basie, Li'l Darlin'
Count Basie / Morgan Lewis, How High The Moon
Thad Jones / Count Basie, H.R.H
Count Basie / Neal Hefti , Bag A' Bones
Count Basie / Frank Foster, Blues in Frankie's Flat
Count Basie / Neal Hefti , Whirly Bird
Quincy Jones / Henri Salvador / Count Basie, Midnight Sun Never Sets

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Count Basie Orchestra Live at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi Sonuma Archives 1961

About

For this 1961 performance in Belgium, Count Basie fronts his famous big band in a manner befitting his unofficial title. Indeed, by this stage in his career he was held in high reverence globally, and audiences in Europe would have seen him as a star. The orchestra played as part of the Jazz Pour Tous (jazz for all) emissions, which ran from 59’ to 69’, showcasing the best in international jazz talent at a time where the territory was shifting at breakneck pace.

Count Basie | Bandleader , Pianist

Snooky Young | Trumpeter
Frank Wess | Saxophonist
Joe Newman | Trumpeter
Eddie Jones | Double bassist
Freddie Green | Guitarist
Sonny Payn | Drummer
Joe Williams | Singer

Serge Leroy | Movie director

Program

Snooky Young / Count Basie, Who, Me?
Joe Newman / Count Basie, The Midgets
Andy Razaf / Don Redman / Count Basie / Duke Ellington, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Ray Charles / Count Basie, Hallelujah I Love Her So
Neal Hefti / Count Basie, Li'l Darlin'
Count Basie / Morgan Lewis, How High The Moon
Thad Jones / Count Basie, H.R.H
Count Basie / Neal Hefti , Bag A' Bones
Count Basie / Frank Foster, Blues in Frankie's Flat
Count Basie / Neal Hefti , Whirly Bird
Quincy Jones / Henri Salvador / Count Basie, Midnight Sun Never Sets