Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

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Basie Plays Hefti is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie performing the compositions and arrangements of Neal Hefti recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label. Basie, Hefti, and producer Teddy Reig had collaborated six months earlier on the album E=MC2.

AllMusic awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The Count Basie Orchestra was in top form for this set". - Wikipedia

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check it out — ten bucks at the used record store up the block! this wasn't there last week.

this is a 1974 EMUS reissue of the 1958 Roulette LP.

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ooh yeah it sounds great!!!!

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