music.wikisort.org - CompositionHow About This is an album by vocalist Kay Starr and pianist and bandleader Count Basie, released in 1969 by the Paramount Records label.[1][2][3]
1969 studio album by Kay Starr and Count Basie
How About This |
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Released | 1969 |
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Recorded | December 1968 |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 31:11 |
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Label | Paramount Records PAS 5001 |
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Producer | Dick Peirce, Teddy Reig and Tom Mack |
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Background
In the 1960s, Basie had previously recorded for Roulette Records, Reprise, and Verve, before recording single albums for a number of labels, including Paramount.[4] In December 1968, he recorded How About This with Starr; Dick Hyman was responsible for the arrangements.[4]
Starr's vocal performance was likened to that of Dinah Washington.[4]
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [5] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[5]
Track listing
- "I Get the Blues When It Rains" (Marcy Klauber, Harry Stoddard) - 3:04
- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) - 3:02
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) - 2:48
- "Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland, Sidney Wyche) – 2:46
- "Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble's a Bubble)" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, Al Jolson) - 1:58
- "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 2:41
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) - 2:46
- "Hallelujah I Love Him So" (Ray Charles) - 2:59
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) - 3:07
- "Goodtime Girl" (Scott Davis) - 3:00
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Willard Robison, Larry Conley) - 3:00
Personnel
Adapted from All About Jazz and album liner notes.[4]
- Kay Starr - vocals
- Count Basie - piano
- Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell - trombone
- Bill Hughes - bass trombone
- Bobby Plater - alto saxophone, flute
- Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Norman Keenan - bass
- Harold Jones - drums
- Dick Hyman - arranger, conductor
References
- Wright-McLeod, Brian (2018). The Encycolpedia of Native Music (1 ed.). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. p. 189. ISBN 0816538646. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Paramount Album Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- Myers, Marc. "Count Basie and Kay Starr". All About Jazz. Elite Cafemedia. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- Allmusic listing, accessed November 14, 2015
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