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A beautiful pairing of two legendary pianists — Count Basie and Oscar Peterson — heard late in Basie's career, in a setting that lets both of them open up nicely! Basie also plays a bit of organ. Freddie Green, Basie's longtime guitarist in his band — he stayed 50 years with Basie — cannot be missed on this recording. 10 track stereo LP.

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape, and pressed at Quality Record Pressings for optimal sound quality, this Analogue Productions 180-gram reissue sounds exceptional! Housed in a gatefold Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket. — (via Label)

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Producer Norman Granz occasionally got carried away with the quantity of his recording projects. In 1974 he recorded a full album teaming fellow pianists Count Basie and Oscar Peterson in a rhythm quintet; little did anyone realize that this then-unique matchup would eventually result in five albums. This first one, which finds Basie doubling on organ, is among the best. Peterson's virtuosic style somehow worked very well with Basie's sparse playing and these ten numbers really swing. — (via All Music)

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180-gram vinyl
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog tape
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Housed in Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket

Vinyl Tracklist
A1 Buns
A2 These Foolish Things
A3 "RB"
A4 Burning
A5 Exactly Like You
B1 Jumping At The Woodside
B2 Louie B
B3 Lester Leaps In
B4 Big Stockings
B5 S & J Blues

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Label: Pablo Records / Analogue Productions
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Reissued: 2025 / Originally Released: 1975
Genre: Jazz

File under: Audiophile Jazz
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