# CD review: The Count Basie Orchestra & Scotty Barnhart – All About That Basie 2018: Video

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2018/09/29/cd-review-the-count-basie-orchestra-scotty-barnhart-all-about-that-basie-2018-video/
- Published: 2018-09-29T00:15:04+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Basie Legendary artists have come together to join the Count Basie Orchestra under
the direction of Scotty Barnhart for this historic release.**

The album was produced by eight-time Grammy award winning producer and former Basie
drummer Gregg Field. Field notes that common throughout the entire album is that
great Basie sound. “Basie’s band throughout the years was able to successfully cover
hits of the era with their sound and as part of the new album we have continued 
that tradition including hits from legends like Stevie Wonder and Leonard Cohen 
as well artists as contemporary as Adele,” Field said.

To help accomplish that mission, Barnhart and Field put together an amazing array
of guest talent that includes multi-Grammy winning jazz vocal group Take 6, jazz
singer Kurt Elling, organist Joey DeFrancesco, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, trumpeter
Jon Faddis, Basie band alumni vocalists Carmen Bradford and Jamie Davis and Stevie
Wonder.

All About That Basie opens with a foot stomping, swinging version of the Joe Williams
classic, “Everyday I Have the Blues,” featuring multi-Grammy winning vocal group
Take 6 adding their contemporary vocal arrangement on top of the classic Basie hit.

Second up is the album’s first “new” entry into the Basie songbook, Earth, Wind 
and Fire’s hit “Can’t Hide Love.” The swinging track features the virtuoso plunger
trombonist Wycliffe Gordon soloing and leading the trombone section with guest pianist
Eric Reed underscoring the orchestra with soulful piano accompaniment. “Can’t Hide
Love” is re-imagined with a sophisticated harmonic sheen and a swinging pulse all
delivered in classic Basie style.
 When incorporating new material into the Basie
repertoire, Barnhart says: “I look for tunes with singable melodies and interesting
harmonies. Rhythmically, the orchestra is going to take care of the rest…”

The album continues with Stevie Wonder’s classic “My Cherie Amour” masterfully arranged
in the style of the Basie / Neal Hefti classic, “ Lil’ Darlin’ ” and features Stevie
Wonder on harmonica. “My Cherie Amour” (ala Basie) is a perfect example of All About
That Basie “pop” repertoire re-imagined in timeless Basie style.

To help celebrate the era of the famous Basie and Sinatra recordings, Grammy award
winning singer Kurt Elling reprises the classic Sinatra track “Don’t Worry ‘Bout
Me” from the album “Sinatra at the Sands” featuring Count Basie. Elling’s love for
Sinatra is on full display with the Basie band all the while making this new recording
uniquely his own. The track also features producer Gregg Field in his roll as former
Basie and Sinatra drummer. A place he knows very well.

Next up the band revisits its 1950’s & 60’s ventures into “Latin” music with the
classic hit “Tequila.” The track features trumpet virtuoso Jon Faddis, weaving Dizzy’s
love of “Latin Jazz” into his stratospheric solo as well as solos by the band’s 
own Will Matthews on guitar and Bobby Floyd on piano. “Tequila” also features the
legendary Chick Corea percussionist/ conguero Luisito Quintero.

The next re-imagining of a classic and adding to the “new” Basie repertoire is the
Leonard Cohen signature song “Hallelujah.” Arranged by the band’s own Kris Johnson,
this soulful and understated version perfectly reflects the original spirit of the
song with Leonard Cohen’s message soulfully interpreted by Mark William’s plunger
muted, trombone solo. Organist Wild Bill Davidson arranged Basie’s first big hit
after the big band reconstituted in the early 1950’s, establishing a new and more
expansive direction for the band moving beyond its original Kansas City “Blues” 
roots. To celebrate “April in Paris” and Basie’s often overlooked organ recordings,
Hammond B-3 virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco joins for his second time recording with the
band following his debut on the Concord classic “Ray Sings / Basie Swings.”

The long-associated pairing of Ella & Basie is celebrated on the next track with
the Basie band’s own vocalist Carmen Bradford, debuting a never before recorded 
arrangement of “Honeysuckle Rose” written for Ella by long time collaborator Benny
Carter. Bradford is a master of the art of singing with 18 men swinging and she 
delivers a playful love letter to Ella.

The last “new” addition to the Basie orchestra book is the Adele hit “Hello,” demonstrating
once again that the Basie sound remains as unique and relevant as ever. “Hello” 
features a trumpet solo by arranger Kris Johnson as well as a highly stylized piano
solo from the band’s own Bobby Floyd delivering Basie’s signature “splank” at the
end to remind us that once again it’s all about that Basie. Going all the way back
to the band’s Kansas City roots, and to celebrate the great Basie band vocalists,
Basie alum, big baritone Jamie Davis continues the tradition with a reprise of Jimmy
Rushing’s hit “Sent For You Yesterday,” this time with the small band featuring 
leader Barnhart, Field, Eric Reed, saxophonist Rickey Woodard, and bassist Trevor
Ware. Davis shouts: “Well, you came home to Joe. You came home to Jimmy. Now it’s
time you come home to me…” The Basie vocalist succession continues in great hands.

All About That Basie concludes with the great composer Thad Jones’ message “From
One to Another,” which is a perfect metaphor to close the album. The metaphor being
that the Basie Orchestra is passing along the art that Basie created along with 
all of his musicians, the arrangers and artists who continue to collaborate with
this timeless American musical treasure that is now known simply by the all encompassing“
Basie.”

All About That Basie is exactly that. It celebrates the past, the present and assures
a swinging musical future for all…

**01. Everyday I Have The Blues [feat. Take 6]**
 **02. Can’t Hide Love [feat. Wycliffe
Gordon]** **03. My Cherie Amour [feat. Stevie Wonder]** **04. Don’t Worry ‘Bout 
Me [feat. Kurt Elling]** **05. Tequila [feat. Jon Faddis]** **06. Hallelujah** **
07. April In Paris [feat. Joey DeFrancesco]** **08. Honeysuckle Rose [feat. Carmen
Bradford]** **09. Hello** **10. Sent For You Yesterday [feat. Jamie Davis]** **11.
From One To Another**

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