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Performer: Count Basie
Engineer: Greg Orloff; Dennis Sands
Producer: Norman Granz
Distributor: Fantasy (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Danny Turner, Bobby Plater (alto saxophone); Kenny Hing, Eric Dixon (tenor saxophone); Johnny Williams (baritone saxophone); Bob Summers, Sonny Cohn, Dale Carley, Chris Albert (trumpet); Bill Hughes, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell, Mitchell "Booty" Wood (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); James Leary (bass); Gregg Field (drums). Recorded at Group IV Studios, Hollywood, California in May 1982. Includes liner notes by Norman Granz. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Danny Turner, Bobby Plater (alto saxophone); Kenny Hing, Eric Dixon (tenor saxophone); Johnny Williams (baritone saxophone); Bob Summers, Sonny Cohn, Dale Carley, Chris Albert (trumpet); Bill Hughes, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell, Mitchell "Booty" Wood (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); James Leary (bass); Gregg Field (drums). Recorded at Group IV Studios, Hollywood, California in May 1982. Includes liner notes by Norman Granz. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Danny Turner (saxophone, alto saxophone); Bobby Plater (alto saxophone); Kenny Hing, Eric Dixon (tenor saxophone); John Williams (baritone saxophone); Dale Carley, Chris Albert, Sonny Cohn, Bob Summers (trumpet); Mitchell Wood, Grover Mitchell , Dennis Wilson , Bill Hughes (trombone); Gregg Field (drums). Liner Note Author: Norman Granz. Recording information: Group IV Studios, Hollywood, CA (05/04/1982). Photographer: Phil Stern. Unknown Contributor Roles: Kenny Hing; Count Basie; Danny Turner ; Drover Mitchell; Eric Dixon ; Mitchell Wood; Gregg Field; Grover Mitchell ; Dale Carley; Chris Albert; James Leary; John Williams ; Dennis Wilson ; Bill Hughes ; Sonny Cohn; Bob Summers; Bobby Plater. FARMER'S MARKET BARBECUE represents the later period in Count Basie's career. Basie always maintained a firm grasp on his music; his concept never wavered or faltered when it came to good, down-home swing. Basie's music always contained elements of group interplay. In his later years, his music was much more highly arranged; however, an impromptu approach to jazz still pervaded his work. If spontaneity was the mark of the Kansas City days, lightheartedness permeated his later efforts. This is most clearly displayed on tracks such as "Lester Leaps In" and "Jumpin' at the Woodside." On the latter, the Count and his orchestra sustain a light and buoyant swing while still infusing the music with lively improvisations. Tenor saxophonists Kenny Hing and Eric Dixon trade choruses on these jazz anthems in a blithe and playful manner. Always able to breathe new life into classic repertoire, with FARMER'S MARKET BARBECUE Basie proves that big band music is not just the sum total of the golden years of the late '30s and early '40s. FARMER'S MARKET BARBECUE represents the later period in Count Basie's career. Basie always maintained a firm grasp on his music; his concept never wavered or faltered when it came to good, down-home swing. Basie's music always contained elements of group interplay. In his later years, his music was much more highly arranged; however, an impromptu approach to jazz still pervaded his work. If spontaneity was the mark of the Kansas City days, lightheartedness permeated his later efforts. This is most clearly displayed on tracks such as "Lester Leaps In" and "Jumpin' at the Woodside." On the latter, the Count and his orchestra sustain a light and buoyant swing while still infusing the music with lively improvisations. Tenor saxophonists Kenny Hing and Eric Dixon trade choruses on these jazz anthems in a blithe and playful manner. Always able to breathe new life into classic repertoire, with FARMER'S MARKET BARBECUE Basie proves that big band music is not just the sum total of the golden years of the late '30s and early '40s.

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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