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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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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #InConcert Neal Hefti, Conrad Tao, Kansas City Symphony Orchestra & Matthias Pintscher: 🎵 Lil' Darlin' #BBCRadio3 #NealHefti #ConradTao #KansasCitySymphonyOrchestra #MatthiasPintscher

But first we stopped at my daughter's place in Ferndale to exchange gifts. @maggiehoneyman hit the bullseye with three vintage Count Basie LPs!

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#vinylrecords #countbasie #CountBasieandHisOrchestra #nealhefti #quincyjones

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.

#nowplaying

ooh yeah it sounds great!!!!

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#OnThisDay in 1922, #NealHefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🥀
#OnThisDay in 2008, #NealHefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), died at 85.
#RIP 🥀🕯️