Basie Straight Ahead

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Basie Straight Ahead is a 1968 big band jazz album by the Count Basie Orchestra, celebrated for its tight ensemble playing and modern swing arrangements.

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Basie Straight Ahead canonical 1
Basie Straight Ahead (track) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
arranger Sammy Nestico
artist Count Basie Orchestra
associatedAct Count Basie
Sammy Nestico
chronology Count Basie discography
composer Sammy Nestico
conductor Count Basie
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresInstrument piano
rhythm section
saxophone
trombone
trumpet
hasCoverArt Basie Straight Ahead album cover
hasInfluenceOn big band arranging
hasPart Basie Straight Ahead (track)
Fun Time
Hay Burner
It’s Oh, So Nice
Lonely Street
Magic Flea
Switch In Time
That Warm Feeling
The Queen Bee
linked to: Queen Bee
hasStyle modern swing
hasType big band jazz album
language instrumental
musicalGenre big band
jazz
swing
notableFor modern swing arrangements
tight ensemble playing
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf late 1960s Count Basie recordings
performer Count Basie Orchestra
producer Teddy Reig
recordedBy Count Basie
recordingEnsembleType big band
recordLabel Dot Records
releaseDate 1968
tempoCharacteristic medium swing
up-tempo swing

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Count Basie Orchestra notableAlbum Basie Straight Ahead
Basie Straight Ahead hasPart Basie Straight Ahead (track)
linked to: Basie Straight Ahead