Warm Breeze is a 1980 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[3]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 1–2, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| 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] |
At the 25th Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for Warm Breeze.
Track listing edit
- "C.B. Express" – 6:05
- "After the Rain" – 7:15
- "Warm Breeze" – 6:45
- "Cookie" – 4:01
- "Flight to Nassau" – 4:27
- "How Sweet It Is" – 7:58
- "Satin Doll" – 5:56
All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except "After the Rain" by Nestico and Michel Legrand, and "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Billy Strayhorn.
Personnel edit
- Count Basie – piano
- Sonny Cohn - trumpet
- Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Willie Cook
- Dale Carley
- Frank Szabo
- Bob Summers
- Bill Hughes - trombone
- Grover Mitchell
- Dennis Wilson
- Mitchell "Booty" Wood
- Danny Turner - alto saxophone
- Bobby Plater
- Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Hing
- Johnny Williams - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Cleveland Eaton - double bass
- Gregg Field - drums
- Harold Jones
- Sammy Nestico - arranger, conductor
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. 94. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Warm Breeze at AllMusic