Basie Meets Bond

Album by The Count Basie Orchestra

Basie Meets Bond is a studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra, released in 1966. The album adapts cinematic themes from the James Bond film series into big-band jazz arrangements that emphasise swinging brass, tight ensemble phrasing and Basie's economical piano, and it represents Basie's orchestra engaging with contemporary pop and film repertoire during the 1960s.
First released: 23rd April 2002

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    007
    3:01
  2. 2.
    The Golden Horn
    3:45
  3. 3.
    Girl Trouble
    3:37
  4. 4.
    Kingston Calypso
    2:26
  5. 5.
    Goldfinger
    4:06
  6. 6.
    Thunderball
    4:02
  7. 7.
    From Russia With Love
    4:15
  8. 8.
    Dr No's Fantasy
    3:57
  9. 9.
    Underneath The Mango Tree
    3:38
  10. 10.
    The James Bond Theme
    3:49
  11. 11.
    Dr. No's Fantasy (original)
    3:54

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