Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
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| Studio album by Count Basie and Joe Williams | |||||
| Released | 1955 | ||||
| Recorded | May 17 and July 26, 1955 Fine Sound, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 39:39 | ||||
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Clef MG C-678 |
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| Producer | Norman Granz | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  |
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and vocalist Joe Williams recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Clef label.
AllMusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Joe Williams' debut as the featured vocalist in Count Basie's band was one of those landmark moments that even savvy observers don't fully appreciate when it occurs, then realize years later how momentous an event they witnessed. Williams brought a different presence to the great Basie orchestra than the one Jimmy Rushing provided; he couldn't shout like Rushing, but he was more effective on romantic and sentimental material, while he was almost as spectacular on surging blues, up-tempo wailers, and stomping standards".
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