88 Basie Street

88 Basie Street is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie.[3]

88 Basie Street
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:42
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982) 88 Basie Street (1983) Me and You (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

At the 27th Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for 88 Basie Street.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sammy Nestico, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bluesville"		6:53
2.	"88 Basie Street"		4:50
3.	"Contractor's Blues"	Count Basie	7:53
4.	"The Blues Machine"		6:33
5.	"Katy"		2:35
6.	"Sunday at the Savoy"	Basie	12:32

Personnel

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

Production

• Norman Granz – producer
• Akira Taguchi – producer
• Allen Sides – engineer
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Phil DeLancie – remixing

References

1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "88 Basie Street – Count Basie Orchestra | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. 88 Basie Street at AllMusic