Basie Swings, Bennett Sings
| Strike Up the Band | |||||
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| Studio album by Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra | |||||
| Released | May 1959 | ||||
| Recorded | January 3 & 5, 1959 Capitol Studios, New York City |
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| Genre | Vocal jazz | ||||
| Length | 27:01 | ||||
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Roulette SR-25072 SR-25231 |
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Basie Swings, Bennett Sings (SR-25072)
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Strike Up the Band is a 1959 studio album by Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra. The album was released at first with the title Basie Swings, Bennett Sings as SR-25072, featuring a different cover and track order.
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic wrote "The band raves through tunes like "With Plenty Of Money And You," and Bennett matches them, drawing strength from the bravura arrangements, while band and singer achieve a knowing tenderness on "Growing Pains.""
Bennett and Basie recorded two albums together in 1959. The other one, In Person!, was released by Bennett's record label, Columbia, while this album was released by Roulette, Basie's label.
The 1990 compact disc reissue included the ballad "After Supper"
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