Personnel: Joe Williams (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Frank Wess (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone); Frank Foster, Bill Graham (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Reunald Jones, Joe Newman Quartet , Thad Jones (trumpet); Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes (trombone); Count Casie (piano).
Recording information: 08/1955-01/1956.
The Count Basie Band is heard here in its prime live at the famed jazz venue, performing classics like "April in Paris," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," and "How High the Moon" with its characteristic dynamic energy and ineffable swing.
