Count Basie & His Orchestra – 88 Basie Street [Stereo] (Analogue Productions Fantasy Series 45 RPM Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering.

One of the pieces on this album is called "The Blues Machine," which could stand as a description of the big band Count Basie operated for half a century. In the 1983 edition, Basie molded the talents of a mixture of veterans and relative newcomers to produce the immediately identifiable Basie sound and spirit. Sal Nistico's arrangements are featured on four tunes. 88 Basie Street captures the master in outstanding sound recorded by Allen Sides at OceanWay Studios in Hollywood. Featuring these songs: "Bluesville," "88 Basie Street," "Contractor's Blues," "The Blues Machine," "Katy," "Sunday at the Savoy" with Booty Wood, Grover Mitchell, Dennis Wilson.

"Yeah, 88 (Basie Street) at 45 is a killer. Man...it should be made illegal! Hoffman and Kevin Gray really have it together out there." - Joe Harley

Originally released in 1983.

Count Basie, piano
Dale Carley, trumpet
Sonny Cohn, trumpet, flugelhorn
Jim Crawford, trumpet
Eric Dixon, flute, sax (tenor)
Cleveland Eaton, bass
Kenny Hing, sax (tenor)
Bill Hughes, trombone
Dennis Mackrel, drums
Grover Mitchell, trombone
Joe Pass, guitar
Eric Schneider, flute, sax (tenor)
Bob Summers, trumpet, flugelhorn
Frank Szabo, trumpet, flugelhorn
Danny Turner, flute, sax (alto)
John Williams, sax (baritone)
Dennis Wilson, trombone
Booty Wood, trombone
Chris Woods, flute, sax (alto)

(Above description from AcousticSounds.com)