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Prime Time
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1977
Recorded	January 18–20, 1977
Studio	Sun West Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz, big band
Length	42:24
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Basie Jam 3 (1976) Prime Time (1977) Kansas City 5 (1977)

Prime Time is an album by the American musician Count Basie, released in 1977. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1978.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except where noted.

1. "Prime Time" – 7:33
2. "Bundle O'Funk" – 5:16
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:34
4. "Featherweight" – 4:52
5. "Reachin' Out" – 6:36
6. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) – 5:45
7. "The Great Debate" – 4:48
8. "Ya Gotta Try" – 4:00

Personnel

• Count Basie – piano
• Lin Biviano – trumpet
• Sonny Cohn – trumpet
• Pete Minger – trumpet
• Bobby Mitchell – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• Al Grey – trombone
• Bill Hughes – trombone
• Mel Wanzo – trombone
• Bobby Plater – alto saxophone
• Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Forrest – saxophone
• Danny Turner – saxophone
• Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• John Duke – double bass
• Reinie Press – bass guitar
• Nat Pierce – piano
• Butch Miles – drums
• Sammy Nestico – arranger, conductor

References

1. Hershorn, Tad (2011). Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice. University of California Press. p. 363.
2. "Prime Time - Count Basie Orchestra | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. AllMusic review
4. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

• 1977 albums
• Count Basie Orchestra albums
• Pablo Records albums
• Albums produced by Norman Granz
• Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album