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Title information

The Queen Bee

Count Basie Orchestra

Straight Ahead

Date of recording

October 1968, Hollywood/CA

Audio sample

Performers

Count Basie Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Count Basie (piano)

* 21.8.1904, Red Bank, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 26.4.1984, Hollywood, Florida (FL), United States

Al Aarons (trumpet)

* 23.3.1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 17.11.2015, Laguna Woods, California, United States

Oscar Brashear (trumpet)

* 18.8.1944, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 7.7.2023

Gene Coe (trumpet)
George Cohn (trumpet)

* 14.3.1925, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 7.11.2006, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

Dick Boone (Trombone)
Steve Galloway (Trombone)
Bill Hughes (Trombone)

* 28.3.1930, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

† 14.1.2018, Staten Island, New York (NY), United States

Grover Mitchell (Trombone)

* 17.3.1930, Whatley, Alabama (AL), United States

† 6.8.2003, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Marshall Royal (alto sax)

* 12.5.1912, Sapulpa, Oklahoma (OK), United States

† 9.5.1995, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Bobby Plater (alto sax)

* 13.5.1914, Newark, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 20.11.1982, Lake Tahoe, Nevada (NV), United States

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor sax)

* 2.3.1922, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 3.11.1986, Culver City, California (CA), United States

Eric Dixon (tenor sax)

* 28.3.1930, Staten Island, New York (NY), United States

† 19.10.1989, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax)

* 16.2.1916, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 9.2.1980, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

Freddie Green (electric guitar)

* 31.3.1911, Charleston, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 1.3.1987, Las Vegas, Nevada (NV), United States

Norman Keenan (bass, Double Bass)

* 23.11.1916, Union, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 12.2.1980, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Harold Jones (drums)

* 27.2.1940, Richmond, Indiana (IN), United States

Sammy Nestico (Conductor)

* 6.2.1924, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 17.1.2021, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Count Basie and His Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble)

Authors

Sammy Nestico (Composer, Arranger)

* 6.2.1924, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 17.1.2021, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Album information

Straight Ahead

Count Basie Orchestra

Straight Ahead

Year of production

1998

Record Label

GRP

Tracks

  • 1. Basie - Straight ahead
  • 2. It's oh, so nice
  • 3. Lonely street
  • 4. Fun time
  • 5. Magic flea
  • 6. Switch in time
  • 7. Hay burner
  • 8. That warm feeling
  • 9. The queen bee