Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman

Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (also released as Countin' on Basie) is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' Trio with Count Basie and Joe Newman recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Roulette label.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

1. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Wood) - 4:36
2. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 3:50
3. "A Misty One" - 4:37
4. "Save Your Love for Me" (Oscar Pettiford) - 3:56
5. "Telegraph" - 5:07
6. "Farouk" - 5:22
7. "Lock-Up" - 2:57
8. "On the Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) - 2:51
9. "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" (Pettiford) - 5:31

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Count Basie - piano
• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Shirley Scott - organ
• George Duvivier - bass
• George "Butch" Ballard - drums

References