Dance Session Album No. 2
| Dance Session Album #2 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | July 26, 1952, and August 16–17, 1954 | |||
| Studio | Fine Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:39 | |||
| Label | Clef MG C-647 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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Dance Session Album #2 is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1954 (with one track from 1952) and originally released on the Clef label.[1][2][3][4] Selections from this album were also released on the 1956 Clef LPs Basie Roars Again and King of Swing.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]
Track listing
- "Stereophonic" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:25
- "Mambo Mist" (Pat "Chico" Barnes) - 4:07
- "Sixteen Men Swinging" (Wilkins) - 3:03
- "She's Just My Size" (Wilkins) - 4:32
- "You're Not the Kind" (Count Basie) - 3:19
- "I Feel Like a New Man" (Manny Albam) - 2:56
- "You for Me" (Neal Hefti) - 3:12
- "Soft Drink" (Reunald Jones) - 3:08
- "Two for the Blues" (Hefti) - 2:50
- "Slow But Sure" (Albam) - 3:45
Recorded at Fine Sound Studios in New York City on July 26, 1952 (track 5), August 16, 1954 (tracks 4 & 6–10), and August 17, 1954 (tracks 1–3)
Preceding to Mosaic's 2005 Compilation Reissue "Count Basie - The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings", the writing credits for track 5 were mostly listed in favor of Irving Mills and Will Hudson.
Personnel
- Count Basie - piano
- Paul Campbell (track 5), Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Joe Newman - trumpet
- Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (track 5) - trombone
- Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Ernie Wilkins - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (track 5), Frank Foster (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Paul Quinichette (track 5), Frank Wess (tracks 1-4 & 6–10) - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones (tracks 1-4 & 6–10), Jimmy Lewis (track 5) - bass
- Gus Johnson - drums
- Manny Albam (tracks 6, 8 & 10), Neal Hefti (tracks 7. 9), Nat Pierce (track 5) - arranger
References
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 18, 2015
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series, accessed November 18, 2015
- ^ Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 18, 2015
- ^ a b AllMusic listing, accessed November 18, 2015