Basie Land

Album Cover

  1. Basie Landcomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Count Basie (p)
  2. Big Brothercomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  3. Count Me Incomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Al Aarons? (tp)
  4. Wanderlust *comp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Marshal Royal (as)
  5. Instant Bluescomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  6. Rabble Rousercomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p), Don Rader? (tp)
  7. Sassycomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Frank Wess? (fl) , Al Aarons? (tp), Frank Foster (ts)
  8. Gymnasticscomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p), Eric Dixon (ts)
  9. Yurikocomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p), Frank Foster (ts), Al Aarons? (tp)
  10. Doodle Oodlecomp/arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Eric Dixon, Frank Foster (ts)

    11. * : Mr. Basie introduced this song as "Big Brother" during the live performance. It's unclear whether this is a miscredit on the album or just a little mistake on his part.

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Buddy Catlett (b), Sonny Payne (dr), Fip Ricard, Don Rader, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons (tp), Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell (tb), Bill Hughes (btb), Marshal Royal (as), Frank Wess (as,ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts), Eric Dixon (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date : NYC, Oct 4-5, 1963