Memories Ad-Lib
1959 studio album by Joe Williams and Count Basie
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Studio album by Joe Williams and Count Basie | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | October 16–18, 1958 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 34:27 | |||
Label | Roulette SR 52021 | |||
Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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Memories Ad-Lib is an album by singer Joe Williams with Count Basie featuring tracks recorded in 1958 which was originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2] It is notable for featuring several short solo passages by rhythm guitarist Freddie Green.[3]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "it will be greatly appreciated by fans of Count Basie and Joe Williams".[4]
Track listing
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 3:27
- "I'll Always Be in Love With You" (Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 2:45
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Victor Young, Will J. Harris) – 2:20
- "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 3:10
- "Dinah" (Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 3:20
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:22
- "Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)" (Dorothy Dick, Mart Fryberg, Rolf Marbot, Bert Reisfeld) – 3:06
- "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:40
- "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Razaf) – 3:22
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) – 2:26
- "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 2:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Joe Williams – vocals
- Count Basie – organ
- Harry Edison – trumpet
- Freddie Green – guitar
- George Duvivier – bass
- Jimmy Crawford – drums
References
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 3, 2015
- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 3, 2015
- ^ Cunniffe, Thomas Count Basie/Joe Williams: "Memories Ad-Lib" (Roulette LP 52021), accessed February 4, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Memories Ad-Lib – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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Joe Williams
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955)
- The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1956)
- One O'Clock Jump (1956 & 1957)
- A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (1957)
- Everyday I Have the Blues (1957 & 1959)
- Memories Ad-Lib (1958)
- Together (1961)
- The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing (1971)
- Nothin' but the Blues (1983)
- In Good Company (1989)
- That Holiday Feelin' (1990)
- Count Basie at Newport (1957)
- Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland (1962)
- At Newport '63 (1963)
- Joe Williams Live (1973)