Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Studio album by Joe Williams
Released	1956
Recorded	Jul 26, 1955-Jun 27, 1956
Genre	Mainstream jazz Vocal jazz Swing Traditional pop Big band music
Length	39:39
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Norman Granz
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Joe Williams chronology
A Night at Count Basie's (1955) Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1956) Joe Williams Sings Everyday (1957)

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) album by the American jazz and blues singer Joe Williams, with the Count Basie Orchestra.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) 5:29

2. "The Come Back" (Charles Frazier) 5:28

3. "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Mayme Watts, Sidney Wyche) 3:05

4. "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) 3:38

5. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) 3:12

6. "Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) 3:04

7. "My Baby Upsets Me" (Joe Williams) 2:58

8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) 3:33

9. "Ev'ry Day" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) 3:48

10. "As Long as I Love You" (Bernie Moten, Henri Woode) 3:06

11. "Stop! Don't!" (George Ronald Brown) 2:36

12. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) 2:53

[edit] Personnel

Recorded August 1956, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA:

• Joe Williams - vocals
• Count Basie - piano
• Henry Coker - trombone
• Benny Powell
• Bill Hughes
• Wendell Culley
• Reunald Jones
• Thad Jones
• Joe Newman
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Bill Graham - alto saxophone
• Marshall Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Eddie Jones - double bass
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Edgar Sampson - arranger
• Ernie Wilkins