Basie (reissued as The Band of Distinction) is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 18, 2015Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 18, 2015Clef Records Catalog: 600 series, accessed November 18, 2015Big Band Paradise , accessed November 18, 2015 the album should not be confused with Basie's 1958 album which became known as The Atomic Mr. Basie.
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015
Track listing "Blues Backstage" (Frank Foster) - 4:36 "Down for the Count" (Foster) - 6:02 "Eventide" (Bill Doggett) - 4:40 "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks) - 3:43 "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 4:55 "Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo" (Neal Hefti) - 3:37 "Two Franks" (Hefti) - 3:16 "Rails" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding) - 5:57
Personnel Count Basie - piano, organ Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet Henry Coker, Benny Powell - trombone Bill Hughes - trombone, piano Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet Ernie Wilkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger Frank Wess - tenor saxophone Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, arranger Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone Freddie Green - guitar Eddie Jones - bass Gus Johnson - drums Manny Albam, Buster Harding, Neal Hefti - arranger
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