Basie Rocks!
Deborah Silver and The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra In celebration of their 90th Anniversary.
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“WHERE CLASSIC ROCK MEETS CLASSIC BIG BAND”
– Steve Jordan
BASIE ROCKS! is a big band celebration of the greatest rock classics from The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Sting, Peter Frampton & more.
PRODUCED BY
Steve Jordan
FEATURING
Arturo Sandoval – Trumpet
Kurt Elling – Vocals
Bill Frisell – Guitar
George Coleman – Tenor Sax
John Clayton – Bass
Peter Frampton – Guitar
Trombone Shorty – Vocals and Trombone
Wycliffe Gordon – Vocals and Trombone
Steve Jordan – Drums
Herlin Riley – Tambourine, Washboard, 2nd-Line Snare Drum
Monte Croft – vibes
Pedrito Martinez – Percussion (Congas & Timbales)
Bernard Fowler – Background Vocals
Lisa Fischer – Background Vocals
CO-PRODUCED BY
Scotty Barnhart
ARRANGERS
John Clayton
Andy Farber
Kris Johnson
Scotty Barnhart
LEAD ENGINEER
Dave O’Donnell
RECORDING ENGINEER
Paul Kronk
MASTERING ENGINEERS
Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone
“Big band beauty…just absolutely brilliant… vocalist Deborah Silver gets the gold.”
– Jazz Times
“BIG SCORE!”
– Jazz Journal UK
“Truly have to hear to believe—inventive, infectious and above-all, fun… the result is total sonic satisfaction!”
– All About Jazz
“Ringer of the week… The Count Basie Orchestra continues to swing, and swing hard. Silver has a strong and confident delivery.”
– Jazz Weekly
“A big band jazz love fest! A self-assured jazz singer brimming with musical confidence, Ms. Silver can take a well-deserved bow”
– Roots Music Report
“Masterfully sculpted, and wholly impassioned recording… simply sensational, magnificently propellent, and fervently-charming.”
– Exclusive Magazine
“One listen and you know, Deborah Silver is the real deal”
– Quincy Jones
ADDITIONAL ALBUM INFO
RECORDED AT
Power Station at BerkleeNYC
Power Station Studios, Pompano Beach, FL
MIXED BY
David O’Donnell and Paul Kronk at
Power Station Studios, Pompano Beach, FL
MASTERED AT
Sterling Sound, NJ
THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
DIRECTED BY Scotty Barnhart
Scotty Barnhart – Trumpet
David Glasser, Markus Howell, and Stantawn Kendrick – Alto Saxophones/Flutes
Doug Lawrence and Doug Miller – Tenor Saxophones
Josh Lee – Baritone Saxophone
Isrea Butler – Lead Trombone
Clarence Banks and Mark Williams – Trombones
Ron Wilkins – Bass Trombone
Frank Greene – Lead Trumpet
Shawn Edmonds, Endre Rice, and Brandon Lee – Trumpets
Glen Pearson – Piano
Will Matthews – Guitar
Trevor Ware – Acoustic Bass
Robert Boone – Drums
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
Patience Higgins – Tenor Saxophone
Ben Williams – Trombone
ADDITIONAL SESSION ENGINEERS
Peter Frampton, Studio Phenix, Nashville, TN
Eder Lemus, Arturo Sandoval Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Marc Urselli, EastSide Sound, NY
Michael Coleman, Figure 8 in Brooklyn
Jesse Solon Snide, Buckjump Studio, New Orleans, LA
Chris Butcher, Butcher Studios, New Orleans, LA
Jorge Castillo Jr, The Studio Plug, Augusta, Georgia
Fred Chester, Ready Freddy Recording, Tallahassee, FL
Vijay Tellis-Nayak, Transient Sound, Chicago, IL
Monte Croft, The Full Monte, NY
Brennan Fulton, Power Station Studios, Pompano Beach, FL
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS
Steven Ludwig
Jon “JD” Baskies
Keira Manwell
Anthony Bustamante
Tristian Andreu
Nicolas Gomez
Rob Roy
Ben Miller
Matthew Soares
Michael Hickey
Aleksi Godard
Justin Klatzko
Cole Flowers
BACKGROUND VOCALS RECORDED AT
The Hit Factory, NYC
PREPRODUCTION
Michael Orland
Wendy Pederson
Jim Gasior
Isaac Klein
Bob Merrill
Phil Hinton
COVER AND BACK COVER PHOTOS
Fadil Berisha
ART DESIGN
Carol Bobolts/Red Herring Design