Count Basie's All Stars featuring Joe Williams • A Night At Count Basie's

 

Review
by Bruce Eder  
This is not a Count Basie album, although thanks to its title, there's a good chance that you'll find it in the Count Basie bin in your record store. But the bandleader/keyboard legend doesn't play any music here; rather, it's a live performance at his bar on 132nd St. and Seventh Ave. in New York's Harlem, with Basie as host and master of ceremonies, announcer, and even tending bar. This may possibly have been, as claimed, the first authorized commercial recording ever done from a neighborhood bar (complete with the sounds of telephones, cash registers, etc., in the distant background), and the results are priceless. Williams is the featured musician and sounds just great on the slow, moody blues "More Than One for My Baby." The band -- Emmett Berry on trumpet, Marlowe Morris on the organ, Bobby Donaldson at the drums, Vic Dickenson on trombone, Bobby Henderson at the piano, and Aaron Bell on bass -- is very tight, and Berry's, Morris', and Henderson's instrumental voices are beautifully articulated. Marlowe and Henderson turn in a stunning performance together, both keyboards out in front, on "Too Marvelous for Words," which they stretch out in a long, languid jam into "Sent for You Yesterday" with Williams back in front. The group also has a great time reworking Duke Ellington's "Perdido" and stretches "Canadian Sunset" into a soaring ten-minute finale. The sound is remarkably clean and sharp, which makes the fact that the band was incredibly "on" that night even more appreciated. A must-own albumfor any fan of Williams and of small-group jazz of this era.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-count-basies-mw0000094090

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Reseña
por Bruce Eder  
Este no es un disco de Count Basie, aunque gracias a su título, es muy probable que lo encuentres en la papelera de Count Basie de tu tienda de discos. Pero el legendario director de orquesta y teclista no toca música aquí, sino que se trata de una actuación en directo en su bar de la calle 132 con la Séptima Avenida, en el Harlem neoyorquino, con Basie como anfitrión y maestro de ceremonias, locutor e incluso atendiendo la barra. Posiblemente se trate, como se afirma, de la primera grabación comercial autorizada realizada desde un bar de barrio (con los sonidos de teléfonos, cajas registradoras, etc., de fondo), y los resultados no tienen precio. Williams es el músico principal y suena genial en el blues lento y taciturno "More Than One for My Baby". La banda - Emmett Berry a la trompeta, Marlowe Morris al órgano, Bobby Donaldson a la batería, Vic Dickenson al trombón, Bobby Henderson al piano y Aaron Bell al bajo - está muy compenetrada, y las voces instrumentales de Berry, Morris y Henderson están muy bien articuladas. Marlowe y Henderson hacen una actuación impresionante juntos, ambos teclados al frente, en "Too Marvelous for Words", que alargan en una larga y lánguida jam en "Sent for You Yesterday" con Williams de nuevo al frente. El grupo también se divierte versionando "Perdido" de Duke Ellington y alarga "Canadian Sunset" en un final de diez minutos. El sonido es notablemente limpio y nítido, lo que hace que se aprecie aún más el hecho de que la banda estaba increíblemente "encendida" esa noche. Un álbum imprescindible para cualquier fan de Williams y del jazz de pequeños grupos de esta época.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-count-basies-mw0000094090

Tracks:
1. Indiana
2. More Than One For My Baby
3. Too Marvellous For Words
4. Sent For You Yesterday
5. Perdido
6. I Want A Little Girl
7. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
8. Canadian Sunset

Credits:
    Bass – Aaron Bell
    Drums – Bobby Donaldson
    Organ – Marlowe Morris
    Piano – Bobby Henderson
    Trombone – Vic Dickenson
    Trumpet – Emmett Berry
    Vocals – Joe Williams

LP-Rip

Label:    Vanguard – VRS 8508
Released:    1955
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Big Band, Swing
https://www.discogs.com/master/498803-Count-Basies-All-Stars-featuring-Joe-Williams-A-Night-At-Count-Basies

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