The Count's Men

The Count's Men (also released as Swing Lightly) is an album by alumni of the Count Basie Orchestra led by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and recorded in 1955 for the mail order Jazztone label.^[1][2][3]

The Count's Men
Studio album by Joe Newman
Released	1955
Recorded	September 1955 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazztone J-1220
Producer	George T. Simon
Joe Newman chronology
All I Wanna Do Is Swing (1955) The Count's Men (1955) I'm Still Swinging (1955)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "The Sidewalks of New York" (James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor) - 5:40
2. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy) - 8:41
3. "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) - 7:16
4. "Casey Jones" (Eddie Newton, T. Lawrence Seibert) - 4:52
5. "The Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 3:30
6. "Alone In The Night" (Judy Spencer) - 5:00
7. "A. M. Romp" (Ernie Wilkins, Joe Newman) - 10:06
8. "Annie Laurie" (Traditional - 6:58
9. "Frankie and Johnnie" (Traditional) - 7:12 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Joe Newman- trumpet
• Benny Powell - trombone
• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Sir Charles Thompson - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Shadow Wilson - drums
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger

References

1. Discogs Album Entry accessed December 3, 2015
2. Jazztone discography accessed December 3, 2015
3. Cohen, N., Benny Powell discography accessed December 3, 2015
4. Allmusic listing, accessed December 3, 2015
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1074. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.