Best sounding version of Rock-A-Bye Basie?

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AlekseyKosygin
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Best sounding version of Rock-A-Bye Basie?

#1 Post by AlekseyKosygin » Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:47 am

Sick song.

It would be even sicker if I had a good sounding copy of it...

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Re: Best sounding version of Rock-A-Bye Basie?

#2 Post by KevinSchaper » Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:02 pm

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The version on this album is my favorite.. and since it's the first version I heard, it doesn't sound strange to me that it's a little slower (150ish) than normal, but that might be strange if you've got something zippier stuck in your head.
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#3 Post by mark0tz » Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:48 am

Great song, and lots of good versions. I'm currently enjoying one recorded by Django available on:

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#4 Post by JesseMiner » Tue Jan 06, 2004 12:21 pm

Count Basie's version (190 bpm) on the "Complete 1936-1941 Columbia Recordings" sounds pretty good to me. There are a few "snaps and pops" in the recording, but they aren't overwhelming or overly distracting.

For a few later versions:

Count Basie - Atomic Swing (166 bpm)
Paul Quinchette - For Basie (180 bpm, though quite long at 6:41)
Johnny Otis - Spirits Of The Black Territory Bands (153 bpm, once again quite long at 6:52)

Those are just the few I have in my collection. I'm sure there are other great versions as well.

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