Broadway Basie's...Way is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of Broadway musical songs recorded in 1966 and released on the Command label.Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015Big Band Paradise , accessed November 17, 2015Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyrie. P., Command Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
The album peaked at No. 143 on the Billboard Top LP's, remaining on the chart for one more week.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "On this often unlistenable set, the Count Basie Orchestra plays unimaginative arrangements of a dozen Broadway show tunes".
Track listing "Hello Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:05 "A Lot of Livin' to Do" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 3:01 "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:06 "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 3:14 "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:42 "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 2:35 "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) - 2:48 "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22 "From This Moment On" (Porter) - 2:40 "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 3:01 "People" (Styne, Bob Merrill) - 2:33 "Everything's Coming up Roses" (Styne, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:10 Recorded at Finesound Studios in New York on August 18, 1966 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), September 7, 1966 (track 4) and September 8, 1966 (tracks 2, 6 & 8–12)
Personnel Count Basie - piano Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Roy Eldridge, Gene Goe - trumpet Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone Bill Hughes - bass trombone Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, flute Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone Freddie Green - guitar Norman Keenan - bass Ed Shaughnessy - drums Chico O'Farrill - arranger
Charts
Chart (1966) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs143
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