On My Way & Shoutin' Again [Digipak]

Performer: Count Basie
Producer: Jim Davis
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Freddie Green (guitar); Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Marshall Royal (flute); Frank Foster (saxophone); George Cohn, Fip Ricard, Ernie Royal, Thad Jones, Al Aarons (trumpet); Grover Mitchell , Henry Coker, Benny Powell (trombone); Count Bassie (piano); George Buddy Carlett (bass guitar); Sonny Payne (drums). Count Basie proves there are indeed second acts in American life. The pianist led one of the most popular jazz-oriented big bands in the 1930s, but his outfit of the `50s had a tremendous resurgence (that then carried into the `60s). Originally issued in 1962, ON MY WAY was Basie's debut for the Verve label, and featured the compositions of Neal Hefti. He was in part responsible for Basie's comeback, as he was among the key arrangers responsible for the band's brassy new sound. He was also a fine, witty composer (TV's BATMAN theme), and the Basie band adorns his pieces beautifully with plenty of swing to spare.

Simply put, Count Basie led the most swinging of the classic big bands. His youthful education in playing stride piano in New York was meshed with a deep immersion in the hard-swinging Kansas City jazz scene of the early 1930s. As Basie moved from sideman to bandleader, his tight-knit ensemble eventually came to rival Duke Ellington's group. The Basie orchestra's perfectly interlocking rhythm section provided a springboard for a succession of jazz giants--most notably tenor man Lester Young--to launch their solo excursions. Basie's big-band vision was so strong that his group continued for decades after his passing.

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