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"String Along with Basie" is an intriguing entry in Count Basie's discography, representing a departure from his usual big band style by incorporating a string section, which added
a different texture to his music. The album was conceived as a way to merge the world of jazz with orchestral strings, an idea that was quite popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Basie’s take on this concept was to maintain his signature swing while adding the lushness of strings to the arrangements. Artist(s): Piano – Count BasieBass – George DuvivierDrums – Jimmy CrawfordFlute – Frank Wess, Herbie MannFlute, Bass Flute – Andy FitzgeraldGuitar – Freddie GreenProducer – Teddy ReigTenor Saxophone – Ben Webster, Illinois JacquetTrombone – Al Grey), Henry CokerRecording Info: Recorded in New York City on July 20, 1959 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and May 10 & 11, 1960 (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)Sourced from a 2-track tape Analog: Transferred using a modified Nagra 4SJ tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape PreampDigital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic ClockPower Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all componentsAll components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs 1 Summertime 2:522 Song Of The Islands 4:143 Stringing The Blues 4:074 The One I Love 3:355 Blue And Sentimental 3:346 Blues Bittersweet 2:387 Poor Butterfly 4:158 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You 4:329 She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) 3:1410 Sweet Lorraine 3:15 Please Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Masterthen the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files usingMerging Technologies Album Publishing.DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings Copyright © & ℗ High Definition Tape Transfers 2024, including all compilation, transfer, remastering, and restoration aspects Play Sample Tracks
