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The Happiest Millionaire (album)
''The Happiest Millionaire'' (complete title ''Count Basie Captures Walt Disney's The Happiest Millionaire'') is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of tunes featured in Walt Disney's motion picture ''The Happiest Millionaire'' recorded in 1967 and released on the Coliseum label.Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyrie. P., Watts, R. & Neely, TColiseum Album Discography accessed November 17, 2015 Track listing ''All compositions by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman'' # "Detroit" # "Strengthen the Dwelling" # "I'll Always be Irish" # "Valentine Candy" # "Bye-Yum-Pum-Pum" # "Watch Your Footwork" # "What's Wrong with That" # "Let's Have a Drink on It" # "Are We Dancing" # "Fortuosity" *Recorded at A & R Recording in New York on October 4, 1967 (tracks 1, 2 & 5), October 5, 1967 (tracks 6, 8 & 10) and October 6, 1967 (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9) Personnel *Count Basie - piano *Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Sam Noto - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. Biography Early life and education William Basie was born to Lillian and Harvey Lee Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. His father worked as a coachman and caretaker for a wealthy judge. After automobiles replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
