Swinging, Singing, Playing

The present version of The Count Basie Orchestra is a skilled interpreter of the enviable Basie legacy. This brand new recording features a first rate assemblage of players: singers Nnenna Freelon and Janis Siegel; young English singer/pianist Jamie Cullum; vocal legend Jon Hendricks; pianists Hank Jones and Geri Allen; Rufus Reid on bass; Basie veterans Frank Wess on flute, Butch Miles on drums and Curtis Fuller on trombone. Conducted and arranged by the Grammy-nominated Dennis Wilson.