Recorded live at Birdland, this album captures the Count Basie Orchestra in top form during a period of intense activity for the band.
- The album was recorded live at the Birdland jazz club in New York City on August 13, 1961.
- It was released in July 1961 in the UK, with a US release following in September.
- The album features arrangements by Ernie Wilkins and Frank Foster, as well as solos from many of Basie's star players.
Count Basie was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. He led his own jazz orchestra from the 1930s until his death in 1984.
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