Swing Shift – Count Basie Orchestra

Swing Shift – Count Basie Orchestra
Catalog number: M1027

Tracks:

01 Burnin'
comp: Allyn Ferguson
02 Easy Go
comp: Allyn Ferguson
03 Four for Basie
comp: Bob Ojeda
04 Lonesome Lover Blues
comp: Billy Eckstine
05 Swee' Pea
comp: Allyn Ferguson
06 Walkin' Proud
comp: Allyn Ferguson
07 Drum Thing
comp: Bob Ojeda
08 Warm Velvet
comp: Allyn Ferguson
09 Blues for Royalty
comp: Allyn Ferguson
10 The Very Thought of You
comp: Ray Noble
11 Road Runner
comp: Bob Ojeda
12 Rompin' and Rollin'
comp: Allyn Ferguson
13 Blood Count
comp: Billy Strayhorn
14 Blues On Top
comp: Bob Ojeda

The second MAMA Records release from the world-famous Count Basie Orchestra comes on the heels of their Grammy-winning Count Plays Duke. Swing Shift is big-band swing music played with power and precision. Neo-swing bands such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Squirrel Nut Zippers and Brian Setzer Orchestra all have their own version of swing. But for bona fide, blues- based swing, Swing Shift is beyond compare.