Basie on the Beatles

Basie on the Beatles
Studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released	1970
Recorded	December 15, 1969 NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:34
Label	Happy Tiger HT-1007
Producer	Dick Peirce
Count Basie chronology
Basic Basie (1968) Basie on the Beatles (1970) High Voltage (1970)

Basie on the Beatles is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in late 1969 and released on the short-lived Happy Tiger label.^[1][2] It was Basie's second album of Beatles' compositions following 1966's Basie's Beatle Bag and featured liner notes by Ringo Starr.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except for Track 3, by George Harrison.

1. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:55
2. "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:19
3. "Something" – 3:25
4. "With a Little Help from My Friends" – 3:23
5. "Here, There and Everywhere" – 2:34
6. "Get Back" – 3:22
7. "Hey Jude" – 4:20
8. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:56
9. "Penny Lane" – 3:17
10. "Come Together" – 2:42
11. "Yesterday" – 3:21

Personnel

• Count Basie – piano, organ
• Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Luis Gasca – trumpet
• Waymon Reed – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Grover Mitchell, Mel Wanzo – trombone
• Bill Hughes – bass trombone
• Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Bobby Plater – alto saxophone, flute
• Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Norman Keenan – bass, electric bass
• Carol Kaye – electric bass
• Harold Jones – drums
• Bob Florence – arranger

References

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