The Board of Directors & Annual Report
The Mills Brothers & Count Basie - CD
- Artist: The Mills Brothers & Count Basie
- Format: CD
- Year: 1998, 1999
- UPC: 008811936624
- Item Number: MSI193662
- Release date: 05/15/2011
- 1. (Up A) Lazy River
- 2. I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful
- 3. Release Me
- 4. I Want to Be Happy
- 5. Down, Down, Down
- 6. Whiffenpoof Song
- 7. I Dig Rock and Roll Music
- 8. Tiny Bubbles
- 9. December
- 10. Let Me Dream
- 11. April in Paris
- 12. Gentle on My Mind
- 13. Cherry
- 14. You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry
- 15. Glow Worm
- 16. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
- 17. Sunny
- 18. I'll Be Around
- 19. Cielito Lindo
- 20. Blue and Sentimental
- 21. Every Day I Have the Blues
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The Board of Directors & Annual Report by The Mills Brothers & Count Basie on CD
Although they were contemporaries dating back to the 1930s, the Mills Brothers and Count Basie's band did not perform together on record until the late 1960s, when they cut these two albums in less than a year. Both are characteristic efforts combining songs associated with each group of artist with recent hits by others. Of course, the remakes of songs like "(Up A) Lazy River" and "The Glow-Worm" work better than "Gentle on My Mind" (mistakenly credited to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II instead of John Hartford!) and, yes, "I Dig Rock and Roll Music." As usual, it's the supposedly timely material that sounds dated, while the old favorites remain timeless. Nevertheless, this is an excellent match-up that should have been tried earlier and more often. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
- Artist: The Mills Brothers & Count Basie
- Format: CD
- Year: 1998, 1999
- UPC: 008811936624
- Item Number: MSI193662
- Release date: 05/15/2011
- Label: MCA International, MCA Records
- Genre: VocalMusic
- Style: Cast Recordings, Classic Jazz, Harmony Vocal Group, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
- Album Type: "Best of..." / "Greatest Hits", Instrumental
- Group Member: Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Jr., John Mills, Sr.
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Performers:
- Al Aarons - Flugelhorn
- Al Aarons - Trumpet
- Bill Hughes - Trombone (Bass)
- Bobby Plater - Flute (Alto)
- Charlie Fowlkes - Baritone
- Count Basie - Piano
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Eric Dixon - Flute (Tenor)
- Ernie Royal - Trumpet
- Frank Foster - Sax (Tenor)
- Freddie Green - Guitar
- Gene Coe - Trumpet
- Grover Mitchell - Trombone
- Harlen Floyd - Trombone
- Harold Jones - Drums
- Marshall Royal - Clarinet (Alto)
- Mills Brothers - Vocals
- Norman Keenan - Bass
- Oscar Brashear - Trumpet
- Richard Boone - Trombone
- Sol Gubin - Drums
- Sonny Cohn - Trumpet
- Steve Galloway - Trombone
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Credits:
- Al Aarons - Flugelhorn
- Al Aarons - Trumpet
- Alan Hodgson - Project Coordinator
- Bill Hughes - Trombone (Bass)
- Bobby Plater - Flute (Alto)
- Charlie Fowlkes - Baritone
- Count Basie - Piano
- Dick Hyman - Arranger
- Dick Hyman - Conductor
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Eric Dixon - Flute (Tenor)
- Ernie Royal - Trumpet
- Frank Foster - Sax (Tenor)
- Freddie Green - Guitar
- Gene Coe - Trumpet
- Grover Mitchell - Trombone
- Harlen Floyd - Trombone
- Harold Jones - Drums
- Ken Barnes - Producer
- Marshall Royal - Clarinet (Alto)
- Mills Brothers - Vocals
- Norman Keenan - Bass
- Oscar Brashear - Trumpet
- Peter Reynolds - Audio Restoration
- Peter Reynolds - Digital Mastering
- Richard Boone - Trombone
- Sol Gubin - Drums
- Sonny Cohn - Trumpet
- Steve Galloway - Trombone
- Teddy Reig - Producer
- Tom Mack - Producer
