Count Basie & His Orchestra - This Time by Basie!: Hits of the 50s & 60s (1963)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log => 211 MB | MP3 CBR @320 kbps => 85.5 MB | Full scans => 25.5 MB
Label: WEA International Inc., Japan | Catalog.#: WPCR-27138 | Genre: Big Band, Swing
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log => 211 MB | MP3 CBR @320 kbps => 85.5 MB | Full scans => 25.5 MB
Label: WEA International Inc., Japan | Catalog.#: WPCR-27138 | Genre: Big Band, Swing
| “ | Three decades after the fact, people looking at releases like This Time by Basie would tend to dismiss it as pandering, Count Basie doing a "pops"-type outing -- the cheesy cover art even emphasized the songs over Basie and his band. Nothing could be further from the truth, however -- this 16-song release reveals a wonderful body of work, and deserves to be better known. For starters, This Time by Basie swings, smooth and easy but taut, or hot and heavy. From Sonny Payne's understated cymbal intro to "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" to the bluesier notes of "One Mint Julep," Basie and company sound like... | ” |