Chairman of the Board (album)

For the Chairmen of the Board album, see Chairmen of the Board (album).

Chairman of the Board
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	April 18, 1959
Recorded	1959
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:24
Label	Roulette
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
One More Time (1959) Chairman of the Board (1959) Everyday I Have the Blues (1959)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
2. "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Basie, Thad Jones) – 2:40
3. "Segue in C" (Frank Wess) – 6:15
4. "Kansas City Shout" (Henry Wells) – 3:34
5. "Speaking of Sounds" (Jones) – 3:27
6. "TV Time" (Foster) – 3:16
7. "Who, Me?" (Foster) – 5:13
8. "The Deacon" (Jones) – 4:50
9. "Half Moon Street" (Wess) – 3:25
10. "Mutt & Jeff" (Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
11. "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35
12. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Sammy Nestico - arranger
• Frank Foster - arranger, tenor saxophone
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger
• Eddie Jones - double bass
• Charlie Fowlkes - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Marshall Royal - clarinet, alto saxophone
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Frank Wess - flute, arranger, alto saxophone
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
• Henry Coker - trombone
• Al Grey
• Benny Powell
• Thad Jones - trumpet, arranger
• Wendell Culley - trumpet
• Joe Newman
• Snooky Young

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Chairman of the Board at Allmusic