Basie's in the Bag
# Basie's in the Bag

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Basie's in the Bag is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances of contemporary popular tunes recorded in 1967 and released on the Brunswick label.

## Track listing

* "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Joe Zawinul) - 2:31
* "Hang On Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) - 2:40
* "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"(Joe Greene) - 2:02
* "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:10
* "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:08
* "In the Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones) - 2:12
* "Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.) - 3:51
* "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Cropper) - 1:54
* "Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley Goodman, Leonard Lee) - 2:15
* "Bright Lights, Big City" (Jimmy Reed) - 2:44
* "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 2:15
* "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) - 2:32
* Recorded in Los Angeles on August 15, 1967 (tracks 1-5, 7, 8 & 10) and August 17, 1967 (tracks 6, 9, 11 & 12)

## Personnel

* Count Basie - piano, organ
* Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Harry Edison - trumpet
* Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell - trombone
* Bill Hughes - bass trombone
* Bobby Plater, Marshal Royal - alto saxophone
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
* Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
* Freddie Green - guitar
* Norman Keenan - bass
* Louis Bellson (tracks 2, 5-9, 11 & 12), Irv Cottler (tracks: 1, 3, 4 & 10) - drums
* Chico O'Farrill - arranger
