88 Basie Street
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:42 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| AllMusic |
 
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
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88 Basie Street is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie.
At the 27th Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for 88 Basie Street.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sammy Nestico, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bluesville" | 6:53 | |
| 2. | "88 Basie Street" | 4:50 | |
| 3. | "Contractor's Blues" | Count Basie | 7:53 |
| 4. | "The Blues Machine" | 6:33 | |
| 5. | "Katy" | 2:35 | |
| 6. | "Sunday at the Savoy" | Basie | 12:32 |
Personnel
- Count Basie – piano
- Sammy Nestico – conductor, arranger
- Sonny Cohn – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Bob Summers – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Frank Szabo – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Dale Carley – trumpet
- Jim Crawford – trumpet
- Bill Hughes – trombone
- Grover Mitchell – trombone
- Dennis Wilson – trombone
- Booty Wood – trombone
- Danny Turner – flute, alto saxophone
- Chris Woods – flute, alto saxophone
- Eric Dixon – flute, tenor saxophone
- Eric Schneider – flute, tenor saxophone
- Kenny Hing – tenor saxophone
- John Williams – baritone saxophone
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Cleveland Eaton – double bass
- Dennis Mackrel – drums
Production
- Norman Granz – producer
- Akira Taguchi – producer
- Allen Sides – engineer
- Alan Yoshida – mastering
- Phil DeLancie – remixing