On the Road is an album by the Count Basie Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band in 1981.[3]
| On the Road | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | July 12, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz, big band | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Pablo Today | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Track listing edit
- "Wind Machine" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:16
- "Blues for Stephanie" (John Clayton) – 7:01
- "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 4:55
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:59
- "Bootie's Blues" (Count Basie, Booty Wood) – 4:00
- "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 3:42
- "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:27
- "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:17
- "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.) – 4:02
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:37
Personnel edit
- Count Basie – piano
- Ray Brown – trumpet
- Paul Cohen – trumpet
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Pete Minger – trumpet
- Bill Hughes – trombone
- Mel Wanzo – trombone
- Dennis Wilson – trombone
- Booty Wood – trombone
- Eric Dixon – saxophone
- Charles Fowlkes – saxophone
- Kenny Hing – saxophone
- Bobby Plater – saxophone
- Danny Turner – saxophone
- John Clayton (bassist) – double bass
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Butch Miles – drums
- Dennis Rowland – vocals
Production
- Norman Granz – producer
- Arne Frager – engineer
- Dave Richards – engineer
- Dennis Sands – engineer
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ "On the Road - Count Basie | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.