Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (studio album)
by Count Basie & Joe Williams

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings by Count Basie & Joe Williams
Year: 1956
Overall rank: 12,007th   
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72/100 (from 29 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1956 (48th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (346th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,007th)

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Overall rank: 12,007th | 1950s rank: 346th | 1956 rank: 48th

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Strong big band stuffa, A great band with a good soloist is fun to listen. A sort of oldtimer stuff even by 1956
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Love this album. Basie is as cool as ever and Joe Williams is right on it.
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