Standing Ovation (Count Basie album)

Standing Ovation
Live album by Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released	1969
Recorded	January 28–30, 1969 Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:41
Label	Dot DLP 25938
Producer	Teddy Reig, Tom Mack
Count Basie chronology
How About This (1968) Standing Ovation (1969) Basic Basie (1969)

Standing Ovation (subtitled 3 Eras of Basie Recorded Live at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas) is a live album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in 1969 and released on the Dot label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music is, of course, great, and the players respond to the excitement of the live audience".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Down for Double" (Freddie Green) - 3:02
2. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 4:52
3. "Broadway" (Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 3:34
4. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) - 3:57
5. "Cherry Point" (Hefti) - 5:00
6. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Basie) - 3:34
7. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:17
8. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster) - 5:05
9. "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) - 4:28
10. "Every Tub" (Basie, Eddie Durham) - 2:55
11. "Corner Pocket" (Green) - 5:56
12. "The Kid from Red Bank" (Hefti) - 2:30
13. "One O'Clock Jump" (Basie) - 1:31

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Goe, Sonny Cohn, Harry Edison - trumpet
• Richard Boone, Frank Hooks, Grover Mitchell - trombone
• Bill Hughes - bass trombone
• Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
• Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, piccolo
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Norman Keenan - bass
• Harold Jones - drums
• Sammy Nestico - arranger

References