Basie,Count & His Atomic Band Complete Live At The Crescendo 1958 CD

LIMITED EDITION DELUXE 5-CD BOX SET INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET! This superb 5-CD collection compiles all existing live recordings made by the Atomic band at the Crescendo Club, in Hollywood, in the summer of 1958, for the first time ever on a single edition. The sound quality is excellent throughout the set. Count Basie's career was revived in late 1957 thanks to the success of the Neal Hefti-arranged LP Atomic Basie, which became one of his biggest hits. The orchestra was filled with stars, and Joe Williams' vocals were heard to great effect supported by Hefti's excellent scores and the superb quality of the band. This long unavailable material includes amazing extended live versions of many of the perennial Hefti arrangements, plus a variety of songs that formed part of the orchestra's repertoire at the time, and Sammy Davis Jr. As a guest star singing with the band on Ray Charles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So". As a bonus, the soundtrack from a complete 17-minute TV show featuring the same band shortly before it started the Crescendo engagement. The comprehensive booklet contains detailed information, as well as a rare Count Basie interview published in Down Beat during the band's stay at the Crescendo.

1. MOTEN SWING #1 2. CUTE #1 3. SWEETIE CAKES 4. INDIAN SUMMER 5. JUMPINÆ AT THE WOODSIDE #1 6. PLYMOUTH ROCK #1 7. FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS 8. LIÆL DARLING #1 9. LOW LIFE 10. WHIRLY-BIRD #1 11. SWINGINÆ THE BLUES 12. BLUE ON BLUE #1 13. NO MOON AT ALL 14. WELL, ALL RIGHT, OKAY, YOU WIN 15. FANCY MEETING YOU 16. SLATS 17. H.R.H. [HER ROYAL HIGHNESS] #1 18. DUET 19. TEDDY THE TOAD #1 20. SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE 21. PENSIVE MISS 22. ONE OÆCLOCK JUMP #1 23. COUNTING THE BLUES 24. LULLABY OF BIRDLAND 25. IÆVE GOT A GIRL 26. YOUÆRE A MEMORY 27. SCOOT 28. WHO, ME? 29. THE KID FROM RED BANK #1 30. LATE DATE 31. STOP, PRETTY BABY 32. GEE, BABY AINÆT I GOOD TO YOU 33. SHINY STOCKINGS #1 34. APRIL IN PARIS 35. BLUES IN FRANKIEÆS FLAT 36. IN A MELLOW TONE #1 37. TWO TIME LOVER 19 FANTAIL 38. HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO 39. CORNER POCKET #1 40. MY BABY UPSETS ME 41. CHERRY POINT 42. EVERY DAY 43. HOW HIGH THE MOON #1 44. FIVE OÆCLOCK IN THE MORNING 45. BLUE ON BLUE #2 46. THE COMEBACK 47. WHIRLY-BIRD #2 48. THOU SWELL 49. TEACH ME TONIGHT 50. MOTEN SWING #2 51. PIGALLE LOVE 52. ONE OÆCLOCK JUMP #2 53. GÆWAN AWAY 54. YOGI [aka YOHL] 55. BAG-A-BONES #1 56. ONE OÆCLOCK JUMP #3 57. SPRING IS HERE #1 58. BABY, BABY ALL THE TIME 59. LITTLE PONY #1 60. OLÆ MAN RIVER #1 61. THE MIDGETS 62. WHIRLY-BIRD #3 63. BASIE-BOOGIE 64. THE DEACON 65. CUTE #2 66. OLÆ MAN RIVER #2 67. THE KID FROM RED BANK #2 68. SPRING IS HERE #2 69. WHY NOT? 70. CORNER POCKET #2 71. LITTLE PONY #2 72. BLEE BLOP BLUES 73. BUBBLES 74. HOW HIGH THE MOON #2 75. YOUÆRE NOT THE KIND 76. TEDDY THE TOAD #2 77. JUMPINÆ AT THE WOODSIDE #2 78. BLUES BACKSTAGE 79. PEACE PIPE 80. PLYMOUTH ROCK #2 81. SHINY STOCKINGS #2 82. H.R.H. [HER ROYAL HIGHNESS] #2 83. BAG-A-BONES #2 84. IN A MELLOW TONE #2 85. WHIRLY-BIRD (*) 86. CUTE (*) 87. THOU SWELL (*) 88. FIVE OÆCLOCK IN THE MORNING (*) 89. BLEE BLOP BLUES (*) 90. ONE OÆCLOCK JUMP (*)