Roulette · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Kansas City Suite / Easin' It
| Recorded | c. 1972 |
|---|---|
| Label | Roulette |
| Released | 1972 |
| Personnel | 25 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1096032 |
The record
A Roulette-era pairing that leans on Benny Carter's "Kansas City Suite," a tribute to the riff-heavy swing that made Basie's name, kept lean by Freddie Green's guitar and a shifting cast of bassists and drummers rotating through the book.
Session personnel
- Art Davis — bass
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Ike Isaacs — bass
- Gus Johnson — drums
- Louis Bellson — drums
- Sonny Payne — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Count Basie — piano
- Billy Mitchell — reeds
- Charlie Fowlkes — reeds
- Eric Dixon — reeds
- Frank Foster — reeds
- Frank Wess — reeds
- Marshall Royal — reeds
- Al Grey — trombone
- Benny Powell — trombone
- Henry Coker — trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Al Aarons — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Fortunatus "Fip" Ricard — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Snooky Young — trumpet
- Sonny Cohn — trumpet
- Thad Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | Roulette · 9045-124 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1972 | Roulette |
| 1977 | Roulette · RE 5S — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Roulette · CIDA 5103 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
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