Hall of Fame is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label in 1959.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels, accessed November 20, 2015Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 20, 2015Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series, accessed November 20, 2015Big Band Paradise , accessed November 20, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing, accessed November 20, 2015
Track listing "Blues Inside Out" (Ernie Wilkins) - 6:37 "Big Red" (Wilkins) - 3:50 "Trick or Treat" (Wilkins) - 4:15 "Lady in Lace" (Frank Foster) - 4:37 "Flute Juice" (Wilkins) - 3:09 "Lollypop" (Neal Hefti) - 3:10 "Slats" (Joe Newman) - 4:44 "Move" (Denzil Best) - 3:28 "Dolphin Dip" (Reunald Jones) - 3:14 "Stompin' and Jumpin'" (Wilkins) - 2:49 "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) - 5:09 Recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on January 5, 1956 (track 2), January 11, 1956 (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8–10), June 26, 1956 (tracks 7 & 11) and June 27, 1956 (track 6)
Personnel Count Basie - piano Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet Bill Graham - alto saxophone Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Freddie Green - guitar Eddie Jones - bass Sonny Payne - drums Neal Hefti (track 6), Frank Foster (track 4), Johnny Mandel (track 11), Frank Wess (track 8), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9 10) - arranger
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