Basie's Beatle Bag is a 1966 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra, arranged by Chico O'Farrill.[1] Basie released a second album of Beatles songs, Basie on the Beatles, in 1969.
| Basie's Beatle Bag | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | May 3–5, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig, Peter Spargo | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Help!" – 2:15
- "Can't Buy Me Love" – 3:21
- "Michelle" – 2:43
- "I Wanna Be Your Man" – 3:20
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 2:59
- "A Hard Day's Night" – 4:22
- "All My Loving" – 2:59
- "Yesterday" – 3:04
- "And I Love Her" – 2:49
- "Hold Me Tight" – 2:44
- "She Loves You" – 2:54
- "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:00
All songs written by Lennon and McCartney, except where otherwise noted.
Personnel
edit- Count Basie – piano, organ
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Al Aarons
- Wallace Davenport
- Phil Guilbeau
- Grover Mitchell – trombone
- Bill Hughes
- Henderson Chambers
- Al Grey
- Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
- Bobby Plater
- Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Norman Keenan – double bass
- Sonny Payne – drums
- Chico O'Farrill – arranger
References
edit- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Review of Basie's Beatle Bag at AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.