180g Vinyl Double LP!
Remastered Original Master Concert Recording!
Count Basie Big Band’s Live In Berlin 1963 is an original master concertrecording from Sportpalast Berlin. Live In Berlin 1963 is a release in the WDRThe Cologne Broadcasts series produced by jazz historian Dr. Bernd Hoffmann.William James “Count” Basie (August 21, 1904-April 26, 1984) is an American jazzpianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazzorchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for along engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years,creating innovations like the use of two “split” tenor saxophones, emphasizingthe rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden theirsound, and others. WDR (West German Broadcasting Cologne) is the German publicbroadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine- Westphaliawith its main office in Cologne. Engineered by Franz-Josef Schwarz andre-mastered by Dirk Franken, both formats include musician credits and linernotes by journalist and radio host Karsten Mützelfeldt in English and German.
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold jacket
• Unreleased Original Master Concert Recording
• Remastered
• Made in Germany
Selections:
Side A:
1. In A Mellow Tone
2. Moon River
3. Misty
Side B:
4. Corner Pocket
5. Count ‘Em
6. Announcement Count Basie
7. Mr. Five By Five
Side C:
8. I Want A Little Girl
9. I’m Coming Virginia
10. The Swinging Shepherd Blues
11. The Midnight Sun Never Sets
Side D:
12. It Needs To Be Bee’d With
13. Lil’ Darlin’
14. One O’Clock Jump
15. Jumpin’ At The Woodside
Recorded September 9, 1963 at Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany
