Hall of Fame (Count Basie album)

1959 studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra

Hall of Fame is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label in 1959.^[1][2][3][4]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Blues Inside Out" (Ernie Wilkins) - 6:37
2. "Big Red" (Wilkins) - 3:50
3. "Trick or Treat" (Wilkins) - 4:15
4. "Lady in Lace" (Frank Foster) - 4:37
5. "Flute Juice" (Wilkins) - 3:09
6. "Lollypop" (Neal Hefti) - 3:10
7. "Slats" (Wilkins) - 4:44
8. "Move" (Denzil Best) - 3:28
9. "Dolphin Bip" (Reunald Jones) - 3:14
10. "Stompin' and Jumpin'" (Wilkins) - 2:49
11. "Low Life" (Johnny Mandel) - 5:09

• Recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on January 5, 1956 (track 2), January 11, 1956 (tracks 1, 3-5 & 8–10), June 26, 1956 (tracks 7 & 11) and June 27, 1956 (track 6)

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
• Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone
• Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Bill Graham - alto saxophone
• Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Neal Hefti (track 6), Frank Foster (track 4), Johnny Mandel (track 11), Frank Wess (track 8), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9 10) - arranger

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Discography of the Verve, Clef, Down Home and Norgran Labels, accessed November 20, 2015
2. Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 20, 2015
3. Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series, accessed November 20, 2015
4. Big Band Paradise Archived 2015-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 20, 2015
5. Allmusic listing, accessed November 20, 2015