Chairman of the Board (album)

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

The Chairman of the Board is a 1959 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.^[1]

Chairman of the Board
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	April 18, 1959
Recorded	March 4, April 28–29 and December 10–11, 1958
Studio	Universal, Chigago Capitol, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:24
Label	Roulette
Producer	Teddy Reig
Count Basie chronology
Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Chairman of the Board (1959) Basie One More Time (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Blues in Hoss' Flat" (Count Basie, Frank Foster) – 3:13
2. "H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)" (Count 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" (Thad Jones) – 3:27
6. "TV Time" (Frank Foster) – 3:16
7. "Who, Me?" (Frank Foster) – 5:13
8. "The Deacon" (Thad Jones) – 4:50
9. "Half Moon Street" (Frank Wess) – 3:25
10. "Mutt & Jeff" (Thad Jones, Jack McDuff) – 3:39
11. "Fair and Warmer" (Harry James, Ernie Wilkins) – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 4:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, on March 4, 1958 (tracks 1 & 2) and Capitol Studios, New York, on April 28 (tracks 7, 9, 12), April 29 (tracks 4, 10, 11), December 10 (tracks 5 & 8) and December 11 (tracks 3 & 6), 1958.

Personnel

The Count Basie Orchestra

• Count Basie - piano
• Frank Foster - arranger, tenor saxophone
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger
• Eddie Jones - double bass
• Charlie Fowlkes - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Marshal 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 - trombone
• Benny Powell - trombone
• Thad Jones - trumpet, arranger
• Wendell Culley - trumpet
• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Snooky Young - trumpet