Count Basie: Live At The Sands (Before Frank)

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Swinging Hard and Heavy With Orchestral Support, Recorded During the Count's Warm-Up Sets for Sinatra in Early 1966 in Vegas

Count Basie and Frank Sinatra had the perfect arrangement at the Sands. Before the Chairman hit the stage in Vegas, Count Basie and his big band warmed up the already enthusiastic crowd with a brief set of their own. A dynamite entertainer, the legendary leader causes hearts to race, hips to shake, and fingers to snap with high-energy readings of his trademark swing music, taken to feverish heights by both his first-rate orchestra and the incredibly swank setting. Fortunately, the finest of Basie and Co.'s introductory performances from the historic 1966 dates have been preserved here and serve as a seminal complement to Sinatra's iconic Live at the Sands.

Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, our analog version of Live at the Sands (Before Frank) gives you a dead-center, eighth-row seat at the famed Sin City club. You'll just need to supply your own table and cocktail. Renowned for its sonic clarity, transparency, crispness, and punch, the record is now tremendously enhanced, with improved tonality, a deeper soundstage, correct balances, and lifelike presence. Each horn occupies its own space, and Basie's transfixing piano – a focal point throughout – resonates with gorgeous detail and impeccable pacing. The collective's energy almost demands to be measured with an SPL meter.

Captured in late January and early February 1966, Live at the Sands (Before Frank) contains most of Basie's signature pieces delivered with an enthusiasm, style, and brassiness that exceed that gracing nearly any of the Count's studio efforts. His band is stacked to the nines, with tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, saxophonist/flautist Eric Dixon, and drummer "Sonny" Payne among the prized cast. The Sands dates marked the first time in years that these players, as well as trombonist Al Grey, gathered onstage together.

Encouraged by Basie, the instrumentalists engage in a series of call-and-response passages and standout solos, not the least of which is Davis' turn on a white-hot "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and he and Dixon's exchanges on "This Could Be the Start of Something Big." No slouch, Basie approaches "Makin' Whoopee" with graceful playfulness, and oversees the assortment of uptempo swing numbers and mellow ballads with astute melodicism. A sublime version of the Don Gibson country standard "I Can't Stop Loving You," arranged by Quincy Jones, can almost be considered a bonus.

No, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. And Basie and his mates have plenty of it on this superb outing. Big-band jazz seldom enjoyed such levels of rhythmic precision, expert charts, or unfettered joy. Unbelievably, this gem has been out of print for years, with original copies both on vinyl and CD commanding steep prices. our reissue restores not only the sonics but the record's place in jazz history.

COUNT BASIE LIVE AT THE SANDS (BEFORE FRANK) 
Artist Count Basie
Tittel Count Basie Live At The Sands (Before Frank)
Sjanger Jazz 
Mastret av Krieg Wunderlich ar Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 
Format Vinyl - 180g 
Antall plater
Lydkvalitet Audiofil
Plateselskap Mobile Fidelity 
Utgivelsesdato 1998 / 2013 
Platenummer MFSL 2-401
Spilletid  
Diverse Nummerert vinyl
Opplag  
COUNT BASIE LIVE AT THE SANDS
Nr SIDE 1
01       Introduction 
02 Splanky 
03 I Can't Stop Loving You 
04 I Needs To Be Bee'd With
05 Flight Of The Foo Birds
Nr SIDE 2
01 Satin Doll 
02 Makin' Whoopee! 
03 Corner Pocket 
Nr SIDE 3
01 One O'Clock Jump 
02 Go Away Little Girl 
03 Whirly Bird 
Nr SIDE 4
01 Blues For Ilene 
02 This Could Be The Start Of Something Big 
03 Jumpin' At The Woodside