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1978 live album by Count Basie
Live in Japan '78
Live album by Count Basie
Released1978
RecordedMay 21, 1978
GenreJazz
Length47:52
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Montreux '77
(1977)
Live in Japan '78
(1978)
On the Road
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Live in Japan '78 is a 1978 live album by Count Basie and his orchestra.

Track listing

  1. "The Heat's On" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:13
  2. "Freckle Face" (Nestico) – 5:39
  3. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carlton) – 5:28
  4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:56
  5. "A Bit of This and a Bit of That" (Count Basie, Wood) – 3:41
  6. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 3:06
  7. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) – 4:37
  8. "Left Hand Funk" (Nestico, Jeff Steinberg) – 5:51
  9. "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 3:56
  10. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:52
  11. "Black Velvet" (Illinois Jacquet, Nestico) – 3:54
  12. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie, Jon Hendricks) – 3:20

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. Live in Japan '78 at AllMusic
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie
Members
1951–1960
1961–1970
1971–1980
1981–1990
1991–2000
  • The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
  • The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
  • Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
  • Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
  • At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
  • Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
  • Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)
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