How About This
| How About This | ||||
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| Studio album by Kay Starr and Count Basie | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | December 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label | Paramount Records PAS 5001 | |||
| Producer | Dick Peirce, Teddy Reig and Tom Mack | |||
| Count Basie chronology | ||||
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How About This is an album by vocalist Kay Starr and pianist and bandleader Count Basie, released in 1969 by the Paramount Records label.[1][2][3]
Background[edit]
In the 1960s, Basie had previously recorded for Roulette Records, Reprise, and Verve, before recording single albums for a number of labels, including Paramount.[4] In December 1968, he recorded How About This with Starr; Dick Hyman was responsible for the arrangements.[4]
Starr's vocal performance was likened to that of Dinah Washington.[4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[5]
Track listing[edit]
- "I Get the Blues When It Rains" (Marcy Klauber, Harry Stoddard) – 3:04
- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday) – 3:02
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:48
- "Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland, Sidney Wyche) – 2:46
- "Keep Smiling at Trouble (Trouble's a Bubble)" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, Al Jolson) – 1:58
- "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 2:41
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 2:46
- "Hallelujah I Love Him So" (Ray Charles) – 2:59
- "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Don Gibson) – 3:07
- "Goodtime Girl" (Scott Davis) – 3:00
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Willard Robison, Larry Conley) – 3:00
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from All About Jazz and album liner notes.[4]
- Kay Starr – vocals
- Count Basie – piano
- Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell – trombone
- Bill Hughes – bass trombone
- Bobby Plater – alto saxophone, flute
- Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Norman Keenan – bass
- Harold Jones – drums
- Dick Hyman – arranger, conductor
References[edit]
- ^ Wright-McLeod, Brian (2018). The Encyclopedia of Native Music (1 ed.). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0816538645. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Paramount Album Discography, accessed November 15, 2015
- ^ a b c d Myers, Marc. "Count Basie and Kay Starr". All About Jazz. Elite Cafemedia. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 14, 2015