Our Shining Hour
Count Basie & Sammy Davis, Jr.
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| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
This is one of popular entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr's best jazz-oriented albums. The CD reissue features Davis with the Count Basie Orchestra performing arrangements by Quincy Jones. Unfortunately, the personnel of the Basie band is not given, but the orchestra mostly acts as a prop behind Davis much of the time anyway. The singer is heard in top form on "Teach Me Tonight," "Work Song," and "Keepin' out of Mischief Now," adding a bit of tap dancing to a lighthearted "Bill Basie Won't You Please Come Home." Some of the more poppish tunes, such as "Blues for Mr. Charlie" and "She's a Woman," are a bit dated, but, in general, fans of Sammy Davis Jr will want this set.
Customer Reviews
Summer Time Jazz.
This music is like sweet lemonade on a hot breezy summer day!!!! Its just right for the smooth jazz time listener!!! Amazing music I love i!!
Alternate Takes are Better!
It would be nice if Verve would add the alternate takes of many of these songs to this collection: they were the ones released on the original LP version, which I owned. In particular, "Why Try to Change Me Now" and "Teach Me Tonight," which, IMHO, are much more interesting than the versions offered here.
Biography
Born: August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, NJ
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s
Top Albums and Songs By Count Basie
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Jumpin' at the Woodside (1938 Version) | The Best of Early Basie | 3:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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April In Paris (Instrumental) | April In Paris | 3:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Blue Skies | Count Basie and His Great Vocalists | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tea for Two | Pure Ella | 3:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Girl from Ipanema | Our Shining Hour | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Every Day I Have the Blues | Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings | 5:26 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Dream a Little Dream of Me | Ella and Basie! | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Plymouth Rock | April In Paris | 6:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Satin Doll | Ella and Basie! | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ain't Misbehavin' | Ella and Basie! | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Jazz, Music, Vocal, Big Band, Easy Listening, Swing, Traditional Pop, Soundtrack, Musicals, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Pop, Soft Rock, Standards
- Released: Mar 1965
- ℗ 1991 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
