Count Basie & Orchestra - 88 Basie Street Analogue Productions 2-LP 45rpm #0129
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Analogue Productions 45rpm pressing - #0129 - MINT
Please note that the top of the outer plastic covering is open at the top; however, the LP set is unplayed/mint.
Count Basie & His Orchestra: 88 Basie Street
The super-charged 45-rpm pressing, which spreads the approximately 40-minute disc over four sides of two LPs, absolutely creams the original 33 1/3 edition in every way. Reeds and brass are reproduced with uncanny accuracy. Aside from being filled with enjoyable music, I can't imagine a better demonstration disc for your system (if it's up to what this music delivers) and of the superiority of the LP. As a 20-year-old friend of mine who added a turntable to his system last Christmas might say, "This record kicks ass!"
The title tune is a dynamic tour-de-force of big-band bravado, featuring a searing, dynamic arrangement by Sam Nestico, who was responsible for all arranging and conducting on the dates. There are also two small group tracks featuring guitarist Joe Pass in the Freddie Green "seat," which he ably fills. Whether because of the date it was recorded or something else, the emphasis here is on orchestral dynamics and rhythm, making 88 Basie Street a great disc with which to introduce young people to the greatness of the big-band era.
This is a studio recording, and no attempt was made to produce a life-like soundstage. Miking is close and soloists appear larger than life, though the drum kit is kept "small," unpanned, and back in the mix, giving the picture some semblance of order. Whatever is lost in terms of natural "size" is more than made up for by the recording's superb timbral accuracy, image specificity, and three-dimensionality. Sides' miking of Basie's piano is outstanding, especially the way he managed to capture the texture and power of the left side of the keyboard. When Basie goes for the deep notes, your body will vibrate.
Tracks:
A1 Bluesville 6:48 A2 88 Basie Street 4:45 A3 Contractor's Blues 7:49 B1 The Blues Machine 6:27 B2 Katy 2:31 B3 Sunday At The Savoy 12:34
- Artwork – Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks
- Baritone Saxophone – John Williams (9)
- Bass – Cleveland Eaton
- Drums – Dennis Mackrel
- Engineer – Allen Sides
- Flute, Alto Saxophone – Chris Woods, Danny Turner
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Eric Dixon, Eric Schneider (3)
- Guitar – Joe Pass
- Photography By – Phil Stern
- Piano – Count Basie
- Producer – Norman Granz
- Tenor Saxophone – Kenny Hing
- Trombone – Bill Hughes (2), Booty Wood, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell
- Trumpet – Dale Carley, Jim Crawford
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bob Summers (3), Frank Szabo, Sonny Cohn
- Written-By – Count Basie (tracks: A3,B3), Sam Nestico* (tracks: A1,A2,B1,B2)
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