by Count Basie & His Orchestra · Storyville Records · CD · EAN 0717101200627
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«Cafe Society Uptown 1941» is the compilation album by Count Basie and his orchestra, released in 1999 by Storyville Records as a double CD.
A selection of the recordings Count Basie and his orchestra made at the Café Society Uptown in New York in 1941, when swing and large ensembles dominated jazz. The tracks combine the leader's piano with the rhythm section and the big band's winds, reflecting the venue's night-time atmosphere and the typical repertoire of the era.
The recordings are monaural; the two-disc release carries catalogue number JUCD 2006/07.
For lovers of classic jazz and collectors of historical big band recordings.
