Counting Five in Sweden
| Counting Five in Sweden | ||||
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| Live album by Joe Newman and Count Basie's All Stars | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | October 2 & 13, 1958 Gothenburg Concert Hall and Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Metronome MLP 15018 | |||
| Joe Newman chronology | ||||
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Counting Five in Sweden is a live album by trumpeter Joe Newman with Count Basie's All Stars recorded in Sweden in 1958 for the Swedish Metronome label and also released in the US on World Pacific.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Feather's Nest" (Ernie Wilkins) - 7:55
- "Ballad Medley: Easy Living/September Song/Don't Blame Me" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin/Kurt Weill/Jimmy McHugh) - 6:30
- "The Sleeper" (Wilkins) - 7:20
- "Cute" (Neal Hefti) - 5:55
- "Slats" (Joe Newman) - 8:45
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:20
- Recorded in Gothenburg on October 2 (tracks 1 & 5) and Stockholm on October 13 (tracks 2-4 & 6), 1958
Personnel[edit]
- Joe Newman - trumpet
- Al Grey - trombone
- Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute
- Nat Pierce - piano
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Putte Wickman - clarinet (track 6)
References[edit]
- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed December 7, 2015
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series, accessed December 7, 2015
- ^ Discogs album entry, accessed December 7, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed December 7, 2015