Standing Ovation (Count Basie album) explained

Standing Ovation (subtitled 3 Eras of Basie Recorded Live at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas) is a live album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in 1969 and released on the Dot label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music is, of course, great, and the players respond to the excitement of the live audience".

Track listing

1. "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) - 3:02
2. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 4:52
3. "Broadway" (Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 3:34
4. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) - 3:57
5. "Cherry Point" (Hefti) - 5:00
6. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) - 3:34
7. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:17
8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 5:05
9. "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) - 4:28
10. "Every Tub" (Basie, Eddie Durham) - 2:55
11. "Corner Pocket" (Green) - 5:56
12. "The Kid from Red Bank" (Hefti) - 2:30
13. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:31

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
  • Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Goe, Sonny Cohn, Harry Edison - trumpet Richard Boone, Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell - trombone
• Bill Hughes - bass trombone
  • Marshal Royal - alto saxophone Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, piccolo
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Norman Keenan - bass
• Harold Jones - drums

Notes and References

1. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Dot Album Discography, Part 5: LPs 25852-26022, accessed November 16, 2015