Count Basie Orchestra
Mack Avenue, 2025, CD
Instrument: INSTRUMENTAL
Issue: 32.1
Jazz Ruler Type: BigBand
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 83
O’s Notes: Vocalist Deborah Silver takes the mic in front of The Count Basie Orchestra on Basie Rocks! The orchestra needs no introduction, and they are on their A-game with guest appearances aplenty. They open with “Paint It Black” featuring Arturo Sandoval (t), and we are off to the races with eleven fresh arrangements of popular tunes in a jazzy format. Trombone Shorty (vocals, tb) breathes fresh life into “Joy To The World”, Kurt Elling (vocals), John Clayton (b), and Steve Jordan (d) shine on “Tainted Love”, and Wycliffe Gordon (vocals, tb) stars on “Old Time Rock & Roll”.
Publicist: Jazz Promo Services
