COUNT BASIE — Basie Picks the Winners (1965-2020) RM | UHQCD | Count Basie New Basie Series | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Basie picks his own set of "Winners", tracks pulled from the Billboard Pop Charts, and re-arranged by Billy Byers to give them the true Basie touch! The set features a number of 60's standards, plus a few older tunes all performed in a warm, buoyant tone that was every bit the best side of the Basie group in that decade. Players include Eric Dixon, Al Aarons, Al Grey, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis – all bursting out of the group with tight short solos that really get the point across! Titles include "I'll Get By", "Watermelon Man", "Exodus", "I'm Walkin", and "Volare" ..  Strongly Recommended! Rick Ransom
Tracklist :
1.    Watermelon Man 3:11
 Herbie Hancock
2.    That's All    3:20
 Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes
3.    I Won't Cry Anymore 2:22
 Al Frisch / Fred Wise
4.    Main Theme From "Exodus" 3:06
 Ernest Gold
5.    I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)    3:16
 Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
6.    My Kind Of Town    2:40
 Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
7.    I'm Walkin'    3:34
 Dave Bartholomew / Fats Domino
8.    Rain Or Shine    2:53
 Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
9.    Volare (Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu)    2:45
 Domenico Modugno
10.    Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 2:06
 Count Basie / Jimmy Rushing / Lester Young
Vocals – Leon Thomas
11.    Oh, Lonesome Me    2:59
 Don Gibson
Credits :
Arranged By – Bill Byers
Bass – Wyatt Bull Ruether
Drums – Irv Cotler, J.C. Heard
Guitar – Freddie Green
Piano, Leader – Count Basie
Saxophone – Bobby Plater, Charlie Fowlkes, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, Marshall Royal
Trombone – Al Grey, Billy Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Henderson Chambers
Trumpet – Al Aarons, Sam Noto, Sonny Cohen, Wallace Davenport