The Legend (subtitled From the Pen of Benny Carter) is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks composed by Benny Carter recorded in 1961 and originally released on the Roulette label.

The Count does Carter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00N1VxEvpWk

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Mr. Rhythm is the sole album led by jazz guitarist Freddie Green. The album was recorded in late 1955 for RCA Victor.

The Allmusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. stated "This album shows him to be a fine leader who is happy to remain in his role as rhythm guitarist. For fans of Green, and for those who enjoy swinging jazz with great soloists, Mr. Rhythm is a fine release." - Wkipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirDYciJIN0&list=PLXl2FdDSvxTKPVFdI6yicX6eF7-pvBsdr&index=1

#freddiegreen #countbasie #jazz #alcohn #joenewman #swing

Count Basie & His Orchestra* – The Music Of Neal Hefti & Benny Carter released on Giants of Jazz in 1990

You cannot go wrong with the classic Basie band doing the music of Hefti and Carter.

The only artistocracy worth a damn is music aristocracy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R0KmnsqFew

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Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 is an album by American jazz bandleader and pianist Count Basie featuring small group performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Count Basie's few small-group sessions of the '60s was his best". In a contemporaneous review in the October 11, 1962 issue of Down Beat magazine, Leonard Feather rated the album at 4.5 stars. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDtjgL6M4k&list=PLyqAz2idXOaXMdOVF702UVGO4lyQ3NsEF&index=1

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Mr. Swing is an album by trumpeter Harry Edison which was recorded in 1958 at the same session that produced The Swinger and released on the Verve label in 1960

Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnZCRtdor8c&list=PLE1gxUhm0qKMAu0H7796H_3yWwi1a2TE7&index=1

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