Basie Swings the Blues
Count Basie Orchestra
2024 Grammy Winner Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Led by musical director Scotty Barnhart, the Count Basie Orchestra keeps Basie’s unmistakable style alive and thriving around the world.
In the great traction of the Basie Swings albums comes this explosive album of collaborations with some of the greatest living blues and jazz artists, Basie Swings The Blues.
In preparation for these sessions, Barnhart took a pilgrimage to the Mississippi Delta to immerse himself in the land where blues began.
The resulting album is joyful mix of down home blues with the deep swing and sophistication that only The Count Basie Orchestra can provide.
As Count Basie famously once said, “our blues will make your blues go away.”
Produced by Barnhart along with Grammy-winning producer John Burk (Ray Charles Genius Love Company), and Grammy-winning drummer/producer Steve Jordan (The Rolling Stones), the album brings together Buddy Guy, Bobby Rush, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Robert Cray, Charlie Musselwhite, Betty LaVette, Ledisi, George Benson, and others to bring the blues and swing back together for a set that jumps and jives with an energy not heard since Louis Jordan and T-Bone Walker lit up stages in the ’40s and ’50s.
Basie Swings the Blues Track Listings
1. Let’s Have A Good Time – Featuring Mr. Sipp
2. Boogie In The Dark – Featuring Bobby Rush
3. I’m A Woman – Featuring Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland, & Charlie Musselwhite
4. Down Home Blues – Featuring Keb’ Mo’ & Lauren Mitchell
5. Stormy Monday – Featuring Bettye LaVette
6. The Midnight Hour – Featuring Robert Cray
7. Dirty Mississippi Blues – Featuring Mr. Sipp
8. The Patton Basie Shuffle
9. Evil Gal Blues – Featuring Ledisi
10. Look What You’ve Done – Featuring Jamie Davis
11. Just For A Thrill – Featuring Carmen Bradford 12. Rock Candy – Featuring George Benson
Basie Swings the Blues / Count Basie Orchestra
