Mostly Blues...and Some Others

Mostly Blues...and Some Others is a 1983 studio album by Count Basie.^[3] This was his last small-group recording. It was released in 1986, two years after his death in 1984.

Mostly Blues...and Some Others
Studio album by Count Basie
Released	1986
Recorded	June 22, 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:42
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Me and You (1983) Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1986) Fancy Pants (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Track listing

1. "I'll Always Be in Love with You" (Bud Green, Ruby, Sam H. Stept) – 5:57
(Note: the actual length of "I'll Always Be in Love with You" is 08:13 in spite of the official Pablo information)
2. "Snooky" (Count Basie) – 3:42
3. "Blues for Charlie Christian" (Basie) – 5:24
4. "Jaws" (Basie) – 5:34
5. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) – 4:29
6. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:58
7. "Blues in C" (Louis Bellson, Benny Carter, Art Tatum) – 6:58
8. "Brio" (Basie, Joe Pass) – 4:42

Personnel

• Count Basie - piano
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Snooky Young - trumpet
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Joe Pass - guitar
• John Heard - double bass
• Roy McCurdy - drums

Known as "The Kansas City Septem"