Numbered, limited edition 180-gram gatefold double LP
Live big-band album recorded during the count’s 1966 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 caused 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.
| Lado 1 | |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Splanky |
| 3 | I Can’t Stop Loving You |
| 4 | I Needs to Be Bee’d With |
| 5 | Flight of the Foo Birds |
| Lado 2 | |
| 1 | Satin Doll |
| 2 | Makin’ Whoopee! |
| 3 | Corner Pocket |
| Lado 3 | |
| 1 | One O’Clock Jump |
| 2 | Hello Little Girl |
| 3 | Whirly Bird |
| Lado 4 | |
| 1 | Blues for Ilene |
| 2 | This Could Be the Start of Something Big |
| 3 | Jumpin’ at the Woodside |