Library — Album

Port Of Rico

Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie

1956 · Clef Records

Personnel

CB

Count Basie

played Organ on this album

RB

Ray Brown

played Double Bass on this album

HJ

Hank Jones

played Organ / Piano on this album

CP

Cecil Paynecoming soon

played Baritone Saxophone on this album

JC

Jimmy Crawfordcoming soon

played Drums on this album

SW

Shadow Wilsoncoming soon

played Drums on this album

SC

Sir Charles Thompsoncoming soon

played Piano on this album

IJ

Illinois Jacquetcoming soon

played Tenor Saxophone on this album

Count Basie is known as the face of his own big band, but on the 1956 session 'Port of Rico,' he turns up simply as the piano player inside someone else's orchestra. For one date, the bandleader becomes the sideman.

Count Basie

Around 1956

2 Trumpets

2 Trumpets

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Count Basie · 1956

Count Basie And His Band That Swings The Blues

Count Basie · 1956

East Coast Jazz Scene - Vol. 1

Al Jazzbo Collins · 1956

Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins

Gigi Gryce Orchestra, The, Gigi Gryce Quartet, The · 1956