YouTube - Count Basie Orchestra - Zurich 1959
BTW that is Al Grey, not Benny Powell on the bone solo
Thad is the composer/arranger
Al Grey came to my factory with Red Holloway. We had a nice talk about Basie and things. He said that Wendell Culley quit one day suddenly and gave up Music. The Basie Band was in Vegas. They would not allow Wendell to stay a the hotel he wanted to stay at. He had enough. This was 1959. He sold insurance till he died.
This track is from "Chairman of the Board", on Roulette. Mostly Thad and Frank Foster charts. My favorite Basie record. The zenith of trumpet section playing. Snooky's solo on "Who Me" is a killer. Not bad for a lead player
Enjoy
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