Mostly Blues...and Some Others

Mostly Blues...and Some Others is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie. This was his last small-group recording. It was released in 1986, two years after his death in 1984.

Track listing

1. "I'll Always Be in Love with You" (Bud Green, Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 5:57<br> <small>(Note: the actual length of "I'll Always Be in Love with You" is 08:13 in spite of the official Pablo information)</small><br> 2. "Snooky" (Count Basie) – 3:42<br> 3. "Blues for Charlie Christian" (Basie) – 5:24<br> 4. "Jaws" (Basie) – 5:34<br> 5. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) – 4:29<br> 6. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:58<br> 7. "Blues in C" (Louis Bellson, Benny Carter, Art Tatum) – 6:58<br> 8. "Brio" (Basie, Joe Pass) – 4:42

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Snooky Young - trumpet
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Joe Pass - guitar
• John Heard - double bass
• Roy McCurdy - drums

Known as "The Kansas City Septem"

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