“Basie Jam” is arguably some of the best swing music ever recorded. The album was produced by Norman Granz and Pablo Records. Granz, who was responsible for one of the greatest jazz labels of all time—Verve—knew what he was doing in the studio.
Count Basie’s big band sound dominated dance halls and the airwaves for almost two decades. This recording from late 1973 presents him with an eight-piece band. As the title suggests, it’s a jam session. The playing time is just under 50 minutes, and with only five tracks on the album, this shows that the musicians were given ample opportunity to shine. And shine they do!
Mastering was handled by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, and the pressing was done by Quality Record Pressings.
