Prime Time (Count Basie album)

Prime Time is an album by the American musician Count Basie, released in 1977. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band in 1978.

Track listing All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except where noted. "Prime Time" – 7:33 "Bundle O'Funk" – 5:16 "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:34 "Featherweight" – 4:52 "Reachin' Out" – 6:36 "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) – 5:45 "The Great Debate" – 4:48 "Ya Gotta Try" – 4:00

Personnel Count Basie – piano Lin Biviano – trumpet Sonny Cohn – trumpet Pete Minger – trumpet Bobby Mitchell – trumpet Curtis Fuller – trombone Al Grey – trombone Bill Hughes – trombone Mel Wanzo – trombone Bobby Plater – alto saxophone Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone Jimmy Forrest – saxophone Danny Turner – saxophone Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone Freddie Green – guitar John Duke – double bass Reinie Press – bass guitar Nat Pierce – piano Butch Miles – drums Sammy Nestico – arranger, conductor

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