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- SKU: ROC-3415
- Format: CD
- UPC: 089353341527
- Street Date: 08/10/18
- PreBook Date: 07/06/18
- Label: RockBeat Records »
- Genre: Jazz
- Run Time: 80 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Year of Production: 1981
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
- Language: English
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Count Basie - Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
The jazz titan delivers a spectacular live 1981 show from Carnegie Hall. Features Sarah Vaughn, George Benson, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett.
- List Price: $14.99
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- In Stock: 14
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Count Basie, undeniably one of Jazz music's greatest legends, delivers a spectacular show live from Carnegie Hall, recorded on March 20, 1981 in one of his last televised performances. One of the premier Jazz programs for CBS cable and nominated for a Cable Ace award for excellence, this All-Star tribute celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Count Basie's illustrious career. Also features Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, George Benson and Joe Williams.
The performance was installed in the Library of Congress Archives.
Count Basie Orchestra guest soloists:
- Sonny Cohn, trumpet
Bob Summers, flugelhorn
Booty Wood and Dennis Wilson, trombones
The orchestra:
Danny Turner, alto saxophone
Kenny Hing, tenor saxophone
Count Basie and George Daphne, piano
John Burr and Andy Simkins, acoustic double bass
Cleveland Eaton, bass
Joe LaBarbara and Al Jones, drums
Music consultant: Sonny Cohn
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Sales Points
- Features guess appearances by Sarah Vaughn, George Benson, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett
- The program was nominated for a Cable ACE Award
- The performance was installed in the Library of Congress
- One of the last recorded performances by Count Basie
- Comparable to Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller and Cab Calloway