Basie at Birdland is a 1961 live album by the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded at Birdland in New York City.
Reception The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "This has always been one of the more enjoyable live recordings from Basie and company, and still can be easily recommended for novices as well as aficionados of his unflappable ability to swing a band like nobody else."
Track listing "Little Pony" (Neal Hefti) – 2:22 "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:23 "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) – 4:58 "Blee Blop Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:17 "Whirly-Bird" (Hefti) – 3:59 "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 0:55 "Good Time Blues" (Wilkins) – 6:40 "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 9:18 "One O'Clock Jump" – 4:41 "Easin' It" (Foster) – 5:41 "A Little Tempo, Please" (Hefti) – 3:02 "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:07 "I Needs to Be Bee'd With" (Quincy Jones) – 4:23 "Discommotion" (Foster) – 4:16 "Segue in C" (Wess) – 8:11 "Whirly-Bird" – 3:43 "One O'Clock Jump" – 1:02
Personnel Count Basie – piano Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute Frank Foster, Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Leonard Johnson, Snooky Young – trumpet Benny Powell, Quentin Jackson, Henry Coker – trombone Freddie Green – guitar Eddie Jones – double bass Sonny Payne – drums Jon Hendricks – vocals
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