| Prime Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | January 18–20, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sun West Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz, big band | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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Prime Time is an album by Count Basie that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1978.[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except where noted.
- "Prime Time" – 7:33
- "Bundle O'Funk" – 5:16
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:34
- "Featherweight" – 4:52
- "Reachin' Out" – 6:36
- "Ja-Da" (Bob Carlton) – 5:45
- "The Great Debate" – 4:48
- "Ya Gotta Try" – 4:00
Personnel
- Count Basie – piano
- Lin Biviano – trumpet
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Pete Minger – trumpet
- Bobby Mitchell – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Al Grey – trombone
- Bill Hughes – trombone
- Mel Wanzo – trombone
- Bobby Plater – alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Forrest – saxophone
- Danny Turner – saxophone
- Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- John Duke – double bass
- Reinie Press – bass guitar
- Nat Pierce – piano
- Butch Miles – drums
- Sammy Nestico – arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ "Prime Time - Count Basie Orchestra | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 20. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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