Basie Big Band is a 1975 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[3]

Basie Big Band
Studio album by Count Basie and Orchestra
Released	1975
Recorded	August 26–27, 1975
Genre	Swing Big band music
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Count Basie Jam Session at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 (1975) Basie Big Band (1975) For the Second Time (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Track listing

1. "Front Burner" – 5:54
2. "Freckle Face" – 6:26
3. "Orange Sherbet" – 3:42
4. "Soft as Velvet" – 3:51
5. "The Heat's On" – 2:47
6. "Midnight Freight" – 6:08
7. "Give 'M Time" – 6:07
8. "The Wind Machine" – 3:08
9. "Tall Cotton" – 5:50

All music by Sammy Nestico.

Personnel

• Count Basie – piano
• Pete Minger – trumpet
• Frank Szabo
• Dave Stahl
• Bobby Mitchell
• Sonny Cohn
• Al Grey – trombone
• Curtis Fuller
• Bill Hughes
• Mel Wanzo - trombone
• Bobby Plater – alto saxophone
• Danny Turner
• Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
• Eric Dixon
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• John Duke – double bass
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Butch Miles – drums

References