Count Basie and His Orchestra Me and You (Pablo Series)

180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the Original Analog Master Tape!
Pressed at QRP!
Virtually to the end, Count Basie was at the piano in front of the band that was his natural environment for more than half a century, inspiring music that defined the verb "to swing." In this collection recorded a little more than a year before he died, Basie divided the performances between the big band and a small group. In his last couple of decades, Basie went into the Pablo studios frequently with combos ranging in size from two (the pianist and Zoot Sims) to the octet heard here.
In this case, the small group came out of the big band and featured the bright young trumpeter Bob Summers along with veteran trombonist Booty Wood and saxophonists Eric Dixon and Chris Woods. In large group or small, Basie and guitarist Freddie Green were at the heart of the rhythm, lifting the proceedings to a rarified plane of swing never to be duplicated after they were gone.
As part of the "Pablo Reissue Series", Analogue Productions pays tribute to this jazz gem with a sonically excellent reissue, lovingly mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The LP, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, at industry leader Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and cut at 33 rpm, comes in a tip-on sleeve from Stoughton Printing.
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a Stoughton Printing tip-on single pocket jacket.

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the Original Analog Master Tape
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Stoughton Printing Tip-On Single Pocket Jacket

Musicians:

Big Band:

• Count Basie, piano
• Freddie Green, guitar
• Cleveland Eaton, bass
• Dennis Mackrel, drums
• Sonny Cohn, Dale Carley, Steven Furtardo, Bob Summers, Frank Szabo, trumpet
• Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Dennis Wilson, Mitchell 'Booty' Wood, trombone
• Eric Dixon, Eric Schneider, Danny Turner, Christopher Woods, John Williams, saxophone

Small Group:

• Count Basie, piano
• Freddie Green, guitar
• Cleveland Eaton, bass
• Dennis Mackrel, drums
• Bob Summers, trumpet
• Mitchell 'Booty' Wood, trombone
• Eric Dixon, Christopher Woods, saxophone

Selections:

Side A
1. Mr. Softie
2. Moten Swing
3. She's Funny That Way
4. Right On, Right On
Side B
1. Me And You
2. Crip
3. Bridge Work
4. Easy Living