NEW VINYL LP ON JAZZ TRACKS 2009180 GRAM VINYL.The release of this album in late 1957 marked the beginning of a glorious new phase in Count Basie's career. Signed to Roulette Records, the newly formed label owned by Morris Levy, the New York recording entrepreneur, jukebox mogul, club owner, and quasi-underworld figure, it took Basie's core audience and a lot of other people by surprise, as a bold, forward-looking statement within the context of a big-band recording -- if not as daring as what Duke Ellington had done at Newport in 1956, still a reminder that there was room for fresh, even dazzling improvisation (especially courtesy of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's contribution) within the framework of a big-band jazz unit.119,95 dkrTracklistThe Kid From Red Bank ?? ?2:38Duet ?? ?4:10After Supper ?? ?3:22Flight Of The Foo Birds ?? ?3:21Double -O ?? ?2:45Teddy The Toad ?? ?3:40Whirly-Bird ?? ?3:46Midnite Blue ?? ?4:25Splanky ?? ?3:35Fantail ?? ?3:50Lil' Darlin' ?? ?4:47
