Chairman of the Board (album)

For the Chairmen of the Board album, see Chairmen of the Board (album).

1959 studio album by Count Basie

Chairman of the Board

Studio album by

Count Basie

Released| April 18, 1959
Recorded| March 4, April 28–29 and December 10–11, 1958
Studio|

* Universal, Chigago
* Capitol, New York

Genre| Jazz
Length| 42:24
Label| Roulette
Producer| Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
| Memories Ad-Lib
(1958)  | Chairman of the Board
(1959)  | Basie One More Time
(1959)

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AllMusic| [1]

The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.[1]

## Track listing

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1. "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
2. "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
3. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
4. "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
5. "Speaking of Sounds" (Thad Jones) – 3:27
6. "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
7. "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
8. "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
9. "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
10. "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
11. "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

* Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, on March 4, 1958 (tracks 1 & 2) and Capitol Studios, New York, on April 28 (tracks 7, 9, 12), April 29 (tracks 4, 10, 11), December 10 (tracks 5 & 8) and December 11 (tracks 3 & 6), 1958.

## Personnel

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The Count Basie Orchestra

* Count Basie \- piano
* Frank Foster \- arranger, tenor saxophone
* Ernie Wilkins \- arranger
* Eddie Jones \- double bass
* Charlie Fowlkes \- bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
* Marshal Royal \- clarinet, alto saxophone
* Sonny Payne \- drums
* Frank Wess \- flute, arranger, alto saxophone
* Freddie Green \- guitar
* Billy Mitchell \- tenor saxophone
* Henry Coker \- trombone
* Al Grey \- trombone
* Benny Powell \- trombone
* Thad Jones \- trumpet, arranger
* Wendell Culley \- trumpet
* Joe Newman \- trumpet
* Snooky Young \- trumpet

## References

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1. ^ a b Chairman of the Board at AllMusic

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Count Basie Orchestra

Count Basie

Members|

* John Duke (Bass)
* Sal Nistico (Tenor Sax)
* Frank Wess (Alto Sax/Flute)
* Joe Williams (Vocals)
* Earle Warren (Alto Sax/Occasional Singer)
* Preston Love (Alto Sax)
* Danny House (Alto Sax)
* Sonny Cohn (trumpet)
* Reunald Jones (Trumpet)
* Neal Hefti (Trumpet)
* Harry Edison (Trumpet)
* Joe Newman (Trumpet)
* Lester Young (Tenor Sax)
* Herschel Evans (Tenor Sax)
* Jo Jones (Drums)
* Walter Page (Bass)
* Bill Hughes (trombone)
* Dennis Wilson  (lead trombone)
* Grover Mitchell (trombone)
* Freddie Green (Guitar)
* Billie Holiday (Vocals)
* Buck Clayton (Trumpet)
* Jimmy Rushing (Vocals)
* Marshal Royal (Alto Sax)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Sax)
* Thad Jones (Trumpet)
* Al Grey (Trombone)
* John Clayton (Bass)
* Cleveland Eaton (Bass)
* Gregg Field (drums)
* Dennis Rowland (Vocals)
* Chris Murrell (vocals)
* Dave Gibson (Drums)
* Jack Washington (Baritone Sax)
* Johnny Williams (Baritone Sax)
* Butch Miles (Drums)
* Sonny Payne (Drums)
* Frank Foster (Tenor Sax)
* George Caldwell (Piano)
* Charlton Johnson (Guitar)
* Tony Suggs (Piano)
* Scotty Barnhart (Trumpet)
* James Leary (Bass)
* Brian Gryce (Drums)
* Will Matthews (guitar)
* Mel Wanzo (trombone)
* Kris Johnson (trumpet)
* Ed Shaughnessy (drums)
* Bobby Floyd (piano/organ)

1951–1960|

* Dance Session (1952–54, Clef)
* Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (with Joe Williams) (1955, Clef)
* April in Paris (1955–56, Verve)
* The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (with Joe Williams) (1956, Verve)
* Basie in London (live) (1956, Verve)
* One O'Clock Jump (with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald) (1957, Verve)
* Count Basie at Newport (live) (1957, Verve)
* E = MC² (1958, Roulette)
* Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette)
* No Count Sarah (with Sarah Vaughan) (1958, EmArcy)
* Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (1959, Roulette)
* Welcome to the Club (Uncredited) (Nat King Cole) (1959, Capitol)
* In Person! (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Columbia)
* Chairman of the Board (1959, Roulette)
* Strike Up the Band (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Roulette)
* Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (with Billy Eckstine) (1959, Roulette)
* Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams) (1959, Roulette)
* The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette)
* I Gotta Right to Swing (Uncredited) (Sammy Davis Jr.) (1960, Decca)

1961–1970|

* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (with Duke Ellington) (1961, Columbia)
* The Legend (1961, Roulette)
* Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (with Sarah Vaughan) (1961, Roulette)
* Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette)
* Easin' It (1962, Roulette)
* Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Frank Sinatra) (1962, Reprise)
* On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (1963, Verve)
* Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! (1963, Verve)
* This Time by Basie! (1963, Verve)
* Ella and Basie! (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1963, Verve)
* Basie Land (1964, Verve)
* It Might as Well Be Swing (with Frank Sinatra) (1964, Reprise)
* Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve)
* Our Shining Hour (with Sammy Davis Jr.) (1965, Verve)
* Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (with Arthur Prysock) (1965, Verve)
* Basie's Beatle Bag (1965, Verve)
* Broadway Basie's...Way (1966, Command)
* Basie Meets Bond (1966, United Artists)
* Hollywood...Basie's Way (1966, Command)
* Sinatra at the Sands (live, with Frank Sinatra) (1966, Reprise)
* Basie's Beat (1967, Verve)
* Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot)
* The Board of Directors (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
* The Board of Directors Annual Report (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
* Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot)
* Standing Ovation (1969, Dot)
* Afrique (1970, RCA Victor)
* Basie on the Beatles (1970, Happy Tiger)

1971–1980|

* Have A Nice Day (1971, Daybreak)
* Bing 'n' Basie (with Bing Crosby) (1972, Daybreak)
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72  (live) (1972, Pablo)
* The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973, Pablo)
* Basie Big Band (1975, Pablo)
* Fun Time (1975, Pablo)
* I Told You So (1976, Pablo)
* Prime Time (1977, Pablo)
* Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
* Live in Japan '78 (live) (1978, Pablo)
* On the Road (1979, Pablo)
* Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979, Pablo)
* A Classy Pair (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
* A Perfect Match (live, with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
* Kansas City Shout (1980, Pablo)

1981–1990|

* Warm Breeze (1981, Pablo)
* Send in the Clowns (Sarah Vaughan) (1981, Pablo)
* Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982, Pablo)
* 88 Basie Street (1983, Pablo)
* Me and You (1983, Pablo)
* Fancy Pants (final album with Count Basie) (1983, Pablo)
* Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon)
* Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (live, with Diane Schuur) (1987, GRP)
* The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon)

1991–2000|

* The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
* The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
* Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
* Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
* At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
* Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
* Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)

2001–present|

* Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord)
* Basie is Back (2007, MAMA)
* Midnight in Manhattan (2007, Aspirion)
* A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) (with Tony Bennett) (2008, Columbia)
* A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas! (2015)

Small-group
sessions|

* Basie Jam (1973, Pablo)
* For the First Time (1974, Pablo)
* Basie & Zoot (with Zoot Sims) (1975, Pablo)
* For the Second Time (1975, Pablo)
* Basie Jam 2 (1976, Pablo)
* Basie Jam 3 (1976, Pablo)
* Kansas City 5 (1977, Pablo)
* The Gifted Ones (with Dizzy Gillespie) (1977, Pablo)
* Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
* Satch and Josh...Again (with Oscar Peterson) (1977, Pablo)
* Night Rider (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Yessir, That's My Baby (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo)
* Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo)
* Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)

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