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String Along with Basie 
Summary
String Along with Basie is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie accompanied by a small band and string section on tracks recorded in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 20, 1959 and May 10 & 11, 1960 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Roulette SR 52051 | |||
| Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
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Reception edit
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Track listing edit
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 2:52
- "Song of the Islands" (Chas. E. King) - 4:14
- "Stringing the Blues" (Jimmy Jones) - 4:07
- "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:35
- "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) - 3:34
- "Blues Bittersweet" (Quincy Jones) - 2:38
- "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 4:15
- "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" (Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey) - 4:32
- "She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me)" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:14
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:15
- Recorded in New York City on July 20, 1959 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and May 10 & 11, 1960 (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)
Personnel edit
- Count Basie - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- George Duvivier - bass
- Jimmy Crawford - drums
- Unidentified string orchestra
- Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
- Illinois Jacquet (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10), Ben Webster (tracks 5, 6 & 8) - tenor saxophone
- Herbie Mann, Frank Wess - flute (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)
- Andy Fitzgerald - bass flute, bass clarinet (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)
- Quincy Jones (tracks 5, 6 & 8), George Williams (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10) - arrangers