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Prime Time
Studio album by
Count Basie
Released1977
RecordedJanuary 18–20, 1977
StudioSun West Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Jazz, big band
Length42:24
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Basie Jam 3
(1976) 		Prime Time
(1977) 		Kansas City 5
(1977)

Prime Time is an album by the American musician Count Basie, released in 1977. [1] It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1978. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [5]

Track listing

All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except where noted.

  1. "Prime Time" – 7:33
  2. "Bundle O'Funk" – 5:16
  3. " Sweet Georgia Brown" ( Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:34
  4. "Featherweight" – 4:52
  5. "Reachin' Out" – 6:36
  6. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carlton) – 5:45
  7. "The Great Debate" – 4:48
  8. "Ya Gotta Try" – 4:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Hershorn, Tad (2011). Norman Granz: The Man Who Used Jazz for Justice. University of California Press. p. 363.
  2. ^ "Prime Time - Count Basie Orchestra | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  20. ISBN  0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 94. ISBN  978-0-14-103401-0.
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