黄金時代のベイシーをバックに、しなやかに、かつ大きなスケールでスイングするサラ。
名曲「コーナー・ポケット」の旋律に歌詞をつけた「アンティル・アイ・メット・ユー」も楽しい。
ジャズ史上最高のビッグ・バンドと、ジャズ史上最高の女性シンガーの共演をとらえた名盤。
Side-A
1.Perdido
2.Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
3.I Cried for You
4.Alone
5.There Are Such Things
Side-B
1.The Gentleman Is a Dope
2.You Go to My Head
3.Until I Met You
4.You Turned the Tables on Me
5.Little Man (You've Had a Busy Day)
Personnel
The Count Basie Orchestra
Sonny Cohn trumpet
Joe Newman trumpet, solo on Mean to Me
Snooky Young trumpet
Thad Jones trumpet, arranger
Henry Coker trombone
Al Grey trombone
Benny Powell trombone
Marshal Royal clarinet, alto saxophone
Frank Wess flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Frank Foster arranger, tenor saxophone
Billy Mitchell tenor saxophone, solo on I Cried for You
Charlie Fowlkes baritone saxophone
Freddie Green guitar
Eddie Jones double bass
Sonny Payne drums
Kirk Stuart piano