- Audio CD (9 Aug 2010)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Verve
- ASIN: B000EXZF6W
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 292,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Format:Audio CD
1 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:16
2 Red Roses For A Blue Lady 2:49
3 Moonglow 2:54
4 I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You 2:47
5 The Lady Is A Tramp 2:55
6 Sweet Lorraine 3:25
7 Get Me To The Church On Time 2:15
8 When Sunny Gets Blue 3:38
9 Day In Day Out 2:36
10 I Don't Stand The Ghost Of A Chance 3:53
11 Ain't Misbehavin' 2:35
12 If I Were A Bell 3:07
13 Have You Met Miss Jones 2:43
14 Bewitched 4:01
15 I've Got The World On A String 2:48
16 As Long As I Live 2:45
17 Don't Worry `Bout Me 2:54
18 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:12
Original recordings, 1969 & 1970
Digitally remastered
2 Red Roses For A Blue Lady 2:49
3 Moonglow 2:54
4 I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You 2:47
5 The Lady Is A Tramp 2:55
6 Sweet Lorraine 3:25
7 Get Me To The Church On Time 2:15
8 When Sunny Gets Blue 3:38
9 Day In Day Out 2:36
10 I Don't Stand The Ghost Of A Chance 3:53
11 Ain't Misbehavin' 2:35
12 If I Were A Bell 3:07
13 Have You Met Miss Jones 2:43
14 Bewitched 4:01
15 I've Got The World On A String 2:48
16 As Long As I Live 2:45
17 Don't Worry `Bout Me 2:54
18 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:12
Original recordings, 1969 & 1970
Digitally remastered
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I believe that this CD gives songs from 1970. album "High Voltage".
In an average or good band's book this album would merit 4 stars, but when I think of the things I've heard Basie's orchestra do - this Chico O'Farrell arranged collection (with one Eric Dixon arrangement - track 10) is bland and mediocre... Oh, sure, I've carefully avoided Basie's album on Bond theme's and Beatles' songs, but I have heard and seen the band following singers (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.), often with someone else on piano and young Quincey Jones waving the baton... Basie is here on these tracks but it could have been Nat Pierce or anyone else from the effect he got.
Eddie Lockjaw Davis is maybe the strongest soloist of the album, but he doesn't stand out... If this is high voltage, I'm Nat Hentoff.
The musicians are otherwise fine and could do better if allowed or inspired. Maybe all these standards killed their will to swing too hard?
Two line-ups (taken from the extremely pure/basic data on the "booklet".
1: 1969 line-up: Charlie Fowlkes, Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater, E. Davis - sax, Eric Dixon- sax and fl., M. F. Wanzo, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes - tb, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, Wayman Reed, Sonny Cohn - tp, F. Green .-g, Norman Keenan-b, Harold Jones- dm
2. 1970 line-up: Cecil Payne, E. Davis, Bill Adkins, Jerry Dodgion - sax, E. Dixon - sax and fl, Buddy Morrow, Frank Hooks, G. Mitchell, B. Hughes-tb, Joe Newman, G. Goe, George Cohn, W. Reed - tp, F. Green .g, George Duvivier -b, H. Jones -dm
In an average or good band's book this album would merit 4 stars, but when I think of the things I've heard Basie's orchestra do - this Chico O'Farrell arranged collection (with one Eric Dixon arrangement - track 10) is bland and mediocre... Oh, sure, I've carefully avoided Basie's album on Bond theme's and Beatles' songs, but I have heard and seen the band following singers (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.), often with someone else on piano and young Quincey Jones waving the baton... Basie is here on these tracks but it could have been Nat Pierce or anyone else from the effect he got.
Eddie Lockjaw Davis is maybe the strongest soloist of the album, but he doesn't stand out... If this is high voltage, I'm Nat Hentoff.
The musicians are otherwise fine and could do better if allowed or inspired. Maybe all these standards killed their will to swing too hard?
Two line-ups (taken from the extremely pure/basic data on the "booklet".
1: 1969 line-up: Charlie Fowlkes, Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater, E. Davis - sax, Eric Dixon- sax and fl., M. F. Wanzo, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes - tb, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, Wayman Reed, Sonny Cohn - tp, F. Green .-g, Norman Keenan-b, Harold Jones- dm
2. 1970 line-up: Cecil Payne, E. Davis, Bill Adkins, Jerry Dodgion - sax, E. Dixon - sax and fl, Buddy Morrow, Frank Hooks, G. Mitchell, B. Hughes-tb, Joe Newman, G. Goe, George Cohn, W. Reed - tp, F. Green .g, George Duvivier -b, H. Jones -dm
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Really, really fun
23 Feb 1999
Format:Audio CD
If you like Ella, and you like Basie, you love this CD. Big sound, huge swing. I dare you not to sing and dance around the house. "Them There Eyes" never sounded better.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Basie's mediocre performance
21 Jan 2009
Format:Audio CD
I believe that this CD gives songs from 1970. album "High Voltage".
In an average or good band's book this album would merit 4 stars, but when I think of the things I've heard Basie's orchestra do - this Chico O'Farrell arranged collection (with one Eric Dixon arrangement - track 10) is bland and mediocre... Oh, sure, I've carefully avoided Basie's album on Bond theme's and Beatles' songs, but I have heard and seen the band following singers (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.), often with someone else on piano and young Quincey Jones waving the baton... Basie is here on these tracks but it could have been Nat Pierce or anyone else from the effect he got.
Eddie Lockjaw Davis is maybe the strongest soloist of the album, but he doesn't stand out... If this is high voltage, I'm Nat Hentoff.
The musicians are otherwise fine and could do better if allowed or inspired. Maybe all these standards killed their will to swing too hard?
Two line-ups (taken from the extremely pure/basic data on the "booklet".
1: 1969 line-up: Charlie Fowlkes, Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater, E. Davis - sax, Eric Dixon- sax and fl., M. F. Wanzo, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes - tb, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, Wayman Reed, Sonny Cohn - tp, F. Green .-g, Norman Keenan-b, Harold Jones- dm
2. 1970 line-up: Cecil Payne, E. Davis, Bill Adkins, Jerry Dodgion - sax, E. Dixon - sax and fl, Buddy Morrow, Frank Hooks, G. Mitchell, B. Hughes-tb, Joe Newman, G. Goe, George Cohn, W. Reed - tp, F. Green .g, George Duvivier -b, H. Jones -dm
In an average or good band's book this album would merit 4 stars, but when I think of the things I've heard Basie's orchestra do - this Chico O'Farrell arranged collection (with one Eric Dixon arrangement - track 10) is bland and mediocre... Oh, sure, I've carefully avoided Basie's album on Bond theme's and Beatles' songs, but I have heard and seen the band following singers (Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.), often with someone else on piano and young Quincey Jones waving the baton... Basie is here on these tracks but it could have been Nat Pierce or anyone else from the effect he got.
Eddie Lockjaw Davis is maybe the strongest soloist of the album, but he doesn't stand out... If this is high voltage, I'm Nat Hentoff.
The musicians are otherwise fine and could do better if allowed or inspired. Maybe all these standards killed their will to swing too hard?
Two line-ups (taken from the extremely pure/basic data on the "booklet".
1: 1969 line-up: Charlie Fowlkes, Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater, E. Davis - sax, Eric Dixon- sax and fl., M. F. Wanzo, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes - tb, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, Wayman Reed, Sonny Cohn - tp, F. Green .-g, Norman Keenan-b, Harold Jones- dm
2. 1970 line-up: Cecil Payne, E. Davis, Bill Adkins, Jerry Dodgion - sax, E. Dixon - sax and fl, Buddy Morrow, Frank Hooks, G. Mitchell, B. Hughes-tb, Joe Newman, G. Goe, George Cohn, W. Reed - tp, F. Green .g, George Duvivier -b, H. Jones -dm
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