Count BASIE - I Told You So 1976

Count BASIE - I Told You So 1976

Jazz

I TOLD YOU SO is a collection of tunes by composer/arranger Bill Holman as performed by Count Basie and his Orchestra. Even though the album was recorded in 1976, toward the end of Basie's career, the energy and level of musicianship is high. Holman's compositions are lively and complex, as the opener, "Tree Frog," with its ever-escalating dialogue between brass and saxophones, aptly demonstrates.

Holman's ear for the nuances and deep bluesy feeling of Basie's orchestra rings through in songs like "Flirt," "Blues For Alphy," and "Plain Brown Wrapper," which features a tasty, intertwining piano vs. orchestra lines, with fine solos from saxophonist Jimmy Forrest and trombonist Al Grey. Holman's excellent songwriting and arranging skills combined with the top-drawer elegance and swing of Basie and his boys make this a thoroughly satisfying date.
From CD Universe.
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This is one of Count Basie's best big-band studio recordings for Norman Granz during his Pablo years. The arrangements by Bill Holman are both challenging and swinging, containing enough surprises to make this session a real standout.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.

Count Basie- (Piano)
Jimmy Forrest, Eric Dixon, Danny Turner, Bobby Plater- (Saxophone)
Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Bobby Mitchell, John Thomas- (Trumpet)
Al Grey, Curtis Fuller, Mel Wanzo, Bill Hughes- (Trombone)
Freddie Green- (Guitar)
John Duke- (Bass)
Butch Miles- (Drums)
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01. Tree Frog
02. Flirt
03. Blues For Alfy
04. Something To Live For
05. Plain Brown Wrapper
06. Swee'Pea
07. Ticker
08. Too Close For Comfort
09. Told You So
10. The Git
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