The Count's Men

The Count's Men (also released as Swing Lightly) is an album by alumni of the Count Basie Orchestra led by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and recorded in 1955 for the mail order Jazztone label.[1][2][3]

The Count's Men
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedSeptember 1955
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazztone
J-1220
ProducerGeorge T. Simon
Joe Newman chronology
All I Wanna Do Is Swing
(1955)
The Count's Men
(1955)
I'm Still Swinging
(1955)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Sidewalks of New York" (James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor) - 5:40
  2. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy) - 8:41
  3. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) - 7:16
  4. "Casey Jones" (Eddie Newton, T. Lawrence Seibert) - 4:52
  5. "The Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 3:30
  6. "Alone In The Night" (Judy Spencer) - 5:00
  7. "A. M. Romp" (Ernie Wilkins, Joe Newman) - 10:06
  8. "Annie Laurie" (Traditional - 6:58
  9. "Frankie and Johnnie" (Traditional) - 7:12 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Discogs Album Entry accessed December 3, 2015
  2. Jazztone discography accessed December 3, 2015
  3. Cohen, N., Benny Powell discography accessed December 3, 2015
  4. Allmusic listing, accessed December 3, 2015
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