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88 Basie Street
Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
GenreJazz
Length44:42
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Farmer's Market Barbecue
(1982)
88 Basie Street
(1983)
Me and You
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

88 Basie Street is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie.[4]

At the 27th Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for 88 Basie Street.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sammy Nestico, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bluesville" 6:53
2."88 Basie Street" 4:50
3."Contractor's Blues"Count Basie7:53
4."The Blues Machine" 6:33
5."Katy" 2:35
6."Sunday at the Savoy"Basie12:32

Personnel

Production

  • Norman Granz – producer
  • Akira Taguchi – producer
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Phil DeLancie – remixing

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "88 Basie Street – Count Basie Orchestra | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 88 Basie Street at AllMusic