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Basie on the Beatles is an album by pianist and bandleader Count Basie featuring performances recorded in late 1969 and released on the short-lived Happy Tiger label.[1][2] It was Basie's second album of Beatles' compositions following 1966's Basie's Beatle Bag and featured liner notes by Ringo Starr.

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Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except for Track 3, by George Harrison.

  1. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" – 2:55
  2. "The Fool on the Hill" – 3:19
  3. "Something" – 3:25
  4. "With a Little Help from My Friends" – 3:23
  5. "Here, There and Everywhere" – 2:34
  6. "Get Back" – 3:22
  7. "Hey Jude" – 4:20
  8. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:56
  9. "Penny Lane" – 3:17
  10. "Come Together" – 2:42
  11. "Yesterday" – 3:21

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Kitora, R., Count Basie Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  2. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M. & Eyries, P. Happy Tiger Album Discography, accessed November 17, 2015
  3. ^ a b Basie on the Beatles at AllMusic, accessed November 17, 2015
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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