Count Basie - Prime Time

Count Basie - piano; Sammy Nestico - arranger, conductor; Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Lin Biviano, Bobby Mitchell - trumpets; Bill Hughes, Curtis Fuller, Mel Wanzo, Al Grey - trombones;
Bobby Plater, Danny Turner - alto saxophone, Eric Dixon, Jimmy Forest - tenor saxophone, Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone;
Freddie Green - guitar;
John Duke - double bass;
Reinie Press - Fender bass;
Nat Pierce - piano;Count Basie - piano; Sammy Nestico - arranger, conductor; Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Lin Biviano, Bobby Mitchell - trumpets; Bill Hughes, Curtis Fuller, Mel Wanzo, Al Grey - trombones;
Bobby Plater, Danny Turner - alto saxophone, Eric Dixon, Jimmy Forest - tenor saxophone, Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone;
Freddie Green - guitar;
John Duke - double bass;
Butch Miles - drums;

1977, Pablo 2310 797

[stevesmith]

I've faithfully seen the Basie bands after the Count died, and loved the music, but... the man at the piano, Basie, set the tempo and style along with Freddie Green and in this case, a drummer like Butch Miles. This song is "Prime Time" and is a classic because it took decades of experience to record this song in a couple of takes. I heard Basie live first in Carnegie Hall in the early 1970s and probably bought plenty of his albums from Pablo from then until he passed away in the 1980s. This band had the rhythm of 20th Century America, driving, optimistic, pushing forward into the future. Thank you so much for posting.

[JohnMHill-oirb]

Nice smooth sax, much better than I. JMH

[hdjazz]

I saw this very band, in rehearsal in New York at about this time!

[averyhentzel]

this comment is just so I can remember where a certain part is so just ignore it if you want

trombone soli starts at 4:22

[NiklasMS]

5:12 just saving a timestamp dont mind me