Count Basie - Live At The Sands (Before Frank) - MFSL SACD

SWINGING HARD AND HEAVY, LIVE BIG-BAND ALBUM RECORDED DURING WARM-UP SETS FOR SINATRA IN VEGAS Count Basie and Frank Sinatra had the perfect arrangement at the Sands. Before the Chairman hit the stage in Vegas, Count Basie and his big band warmed up the already enthusiastic crowd with a brief set of their own. A dynamite entertainer, the legendary leader causes hearts to race, hips to shake, and fingers to snap with high-energy readings of his trademark swing music, taken to feverish heights by both his first-rate orchestra and the incredibly swank setting. Fortunately, the finest of Basie and Co.'s introductory performances from the historic 1966 dates have been preserved here and serve as a seminal complement to Sinatra's iconic Live at the Sands. Introduction Splanky I Can't Stop Loving You I Needs to Be Bee'd With Flight of the Foo Birds Satin Doll Makin' Whoopee! Corner Pocket One O'Clock Jump Hello Little Girl Whirly Bird Blues for Ilene This Could Be the Start of Something