''First Time! The Count Meets the Duke'' is an album by American pianists, composers and bandleaders Duke Ellington and

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

with their combined Orchestras recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1961.A Duke Ellington Panorama
accessed May 17, 2010 On stereo releases of the album, Basie's band is featured on the left channel and Ellington's on the right.

Reception

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "a very successful and surprisingly uncrowded encounter. On most selections Ellington and Basie both play piano (their interaction with each other is wonderful) and the arrangements allowed the stars from both bands to take turns soloing".Yanow, S.

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accessed May 17, 2010

Track listing

''All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated'' # "Battle Royal" - 5:33 # "To You" (Thad Jones) - 3:53 # "

Take the "A" Train "Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. History The use of the Strayhorn composition as the signature tune was made necessary by a ruling in 1940 by the Americ ...

( Billy Strayhorn) - 3:46 # "Corner Pocket" .k.a. "Until I Met You"(

Freddie Green Frederick William Green (March 31, 1911 – March 1, 1987) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played rhythm guitar with the Count Basie Orchestra for almost fifty years. Early life and education Green was born in Charleston, South Car ...

, Donald Wolf) - 4:53 # "Wild Man" .k.a. "Wild Man Moore"- 6:20 # "Segue in C" ( Frank Wess) - 8:22 # "B D B" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:43 # "

Jumpin' at the Woodside "Jumpin' at the Woodside" is a song first recorded in 1938 by the Count Basie Orchestra, and considered one of the band's signature tunes. When first released it reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' charts and remained on them for four weeks. ...

" (

) - 3:09 ;1999 CD Reissue Bonus Tracks #

"One More Once" - 3:25 # "Take the "A" Train" lternate take(Strayhorn) - 5:50 # "Jumpin' at the Woodside" lternate take(Basie) - 3:14 # "B D B" lternate take(Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:30 # "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Basie, Frank Foster) - 3:13 # "Wild Man" lternate take- 5:55 # "Battle Royal" lternate take- 6:32 *Recorded at 30th Street Studio, New York on July 6, 1961

Personnel

* Duke Ellington,

–

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Cat Anderson,

Willie Cook Willie Cook (November 11, 1923 – September 22, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cook was born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, on November 11, 1923.Hogan, E"Willie Cook" AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2017. He grew up in Chicago and learned to p ...

, Eddie Mullens,

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his ow ...

Sonny Cohn George Thomas Cohn (March 14, 1925 – November 7, 2006), known professionally as Sonny Cohn, was an American jazz trumpeter whose career spanned over six decades. After working for fifteen years with Red Saunders (1945–1960), Cohn went on ...

, Lennie Johnson,

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, U ...

Snooky Young Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds. Biography Young was lead trumpeter of t ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

Lou Blackburn Lou Blackburn (November 12, 1922 – 7 June 1990) was an American jazz trombonist. Biography Blackburn was born in Rankin, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his work in the swing genre but he also performed in the West Coast jazz and so ...

, Lawrence Brown,

Henry Coker Henry Coker (December 24, 1919 – November 23, 1979) was an American jazz trombonist. Biography Coker was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. He made his professional debut with John White in 1935. From 1937 to 1939 he played with Nat Towles' ...

Quentin Jackson Quentin "Butter" Jackson

, Benny Powell -

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

* Juan Tizol -

valve trombone A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings ...

and

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

on Wild Man *

Jimmy Hamilton Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Biography Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in ...

- clarinet, tenor saxophone *Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone *Russell Procope, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet * Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute *Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone *Harry Carney, Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone *

- guitar *Aaron Bell (musician), Aaron Bell, Eddie Jones (jazz musician), Eddie Jones - double bass, bass *Sam Woodyard, Sonny Payne - drum kit, drums

References

{{Authority control Columbia Records albums Duke Ellington albums Count Basie Orchestra albums 1961 albums Albums recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio Collaborative albums