Friday, February 7, 2014

Miss Missouri

Composed and arranged by Benny Carter




Miss Missouri, Count Basie Orchestra, 1960


Penned by the great Benny CarterMiss Missouri is another band staple from Kansas City Suite: The Music of Benny Carter (Roulette YW-7548-RO), recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra in 1960.

Thad Jones, Snookie Young, Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman (tp); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb); Marshall Royal (as,cl); Frank Wess (as,ts,fl); Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts); Charlie Fowlkes (bs); Count Basie (p); Freddie Green (g); Eddie Jones (b); Sonny Payne (d); Benny Carter (arr). Recorded November 17, 1960. NYC.

The soloists are Basie, Billy Mitchell and Al Grey.

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