This studio session from 1977 features
Count Basie in a quintet with vibraphonist
Milt Jackson and guitarist
Joe Pass. The predictably excellent group performs spirited versions of some of
Basie's "hits" (including "Jive at Five" and "One O'Clock Jump"), some blues and a few standards. It is always interesting to hear
Basie in a hornless setting like this one where he gets opportunities to stretch out on the piano. ~ Scott Yanow