Count Basie – Basie Jam #3 (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1979

Basie Jam #3 is an LP by Count Basie from 1979 released on the Pablo Records label.

About this album

Basie Jam #3 finds Count Basie in relaxed, swinging form, reviving blues-rooted standards with the easy authority that defined his late career. Issued in 1979, the album sits comfortably within Basie’s long run of small-group and jam-session recordings, where crisp ensemble interplay and unforced rhythmic lift mattered as much as solo fire. Built around familiar tunes such as Bye Bye Blues, Moten Swing, I Surrender Dear and Song Of The Islands, it shows how Basie’s bandstand instincts could freshen well-worn material without losing finesse. It is a fine example of his enduring ability to make classic jazz language feel alive and conversational.