Everyday I Have the Blues

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All Music Guide - John Bush
Joe Williams had enlivened the Count Basie band for so long that it was natural for Basie and company to return the favor on his 1959 solo LP for Roulette. And with a trio of Basie arrangers -- Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, Thad Jones -- providing charts for a rather small group here, the results are excellent. Williams focuses in by opening with his two most famous Basie-era songs, "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home." From there, though, he stretches out slightly by singing all manner of songs from the blues and R&B repertoire that work well with his talents, best of all on a pair of Big Joe Turner classics -- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and ...
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All Music Guide - John Bush
Joe Williams had enlivened the Count Basie band for so long that it was natural for Basie and company to return the favor on his 1959 solo LP for Roulette. And with a trio of Basie arrangers -- Frank Foster, Ernie Wilkins, Thad Jones -- providing charts for a rather small group here, the results are excellent. Williams focuses in by opening with his two most famous Basie-era songs, "Every Day I Have the Blues" and "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home." From there, though, he stretches out slightly by singing all manner of songs from the blues and R&B repertoire that work well with his talents, best of all on a pair of Big Joe Turner classics -- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and "Cherry Red." The arrangements and playing are excellent, as could be expected from this group, including Jones and Snooky Young on trumpet, Frank Foster and Billy Mitchell on tenor, Freddie Green on guitar, and, of course, Basie himself on piano.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/23/2007
  • Label: Capitol
  • EAN: 5099950482627
  • Catalog Number: 04826
  • Sales rank: 101,802

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Count Basie & His Orchestra Primary Artist
Count Basie Piano, Indexed Contributor
Freddie Green Guitar
Thad Jones Trumpet
Joe Newman Trumpet
Marshall Royal Alto Saxophone
Henry Coker Trombone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Tenor Saxophone
Frank Foster Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes Flute, Baritone Saxophone
Sonny Payne Drums
Benny Powell Trombone
Frank Wess Flute, Alto Saxophone
Snooky Young Trumpet
Eddie Jones Bass
Technical Credits
Big Bill Broonzy Composer
Memphis Slim Composer
Thad Jones Arranger
Joe Williams Composer
Malcolm Addey Mastering
Michael Cuscuna Producer, Audio Production
Ernie Wilkins Arranger
Frank Foster Arranger
Teddy Reig Producer, Audio Production
Jesse Stone Composer
James Gavin Liner Notes
Ollie Shepard Composer
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