On the Road (Count Basie album)

On the Road
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:16
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Live in Japan '78 (1978) On the Road (1979) Digital III at Montreux (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

On the Road is a 1979 studio album by Count Basie. ^[2]

At the 23rd Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for On the Road.

Track listing

1. "Wind Machine" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:16
2. "Blues for Stephanie" (Buck Clayton) – 7:01
3. "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 4:55
4. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:59
5. "Bootie's Blues" (Count Basie, Booty Wood) – 4:00
6. "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 3:42
7. "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:27
8. "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:17
9. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 4:02
10. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:37

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Sonny Cohn - trumpet
• Pete Minger
• Ray Brown
• Paul Cohen
• Bill Hughes - trombone
• Dennis Wilson
• Mel Wanzo
• Mitchell 'booty' Wood
• Bobby Plater - alto saxophone
• Danny Turner
• Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Hing
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Keter Betts - double bass
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Mickey Roker - drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ On the Road at Allmusic