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On the Road (Count Basie album)

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1980 studio album by Count Basie
On the Road
Studio album by Count Basie
Released1980
RecordedJuly 12, 1979
StudioMountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz, big band
Length42:16
LabelPablo Today
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Live in Japan '78
(1978) 		On the Road
(1980) 		Digital III at Montreux
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

On the Road is an album by the Count Basie Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band in 1981.

Track listing

  1. "Wind Machine" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:16
  2. "Blues for Stephanie" (John Clayton) – 7:01
  3. "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 4:55
  4. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:59
  5. "Bootie's Blues" (Count Basie, Booty Wood) – 4:00
  6. "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 3:42
  7. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:27
  8. "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:17
  9. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.) – 4:02
  10. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:37

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. "On the Road - Count Basie | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie
Members
1951–1960
1961–1970
1971–1980
1981–1990
1991–2000
  • The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
  • The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
  • Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
  • Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
  • At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
  • Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
  • Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)
2001–present
Small-group
sessions
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