Basie Rides Again

Remastered limited collector's edition 1956 album, *'Basie Rides Again!'* was issued by *Norman Granz* on his Verve label in 1956, but the materials included there derived from various 1952 **Count Basie** sessions which *Granz* had partly released a few years before on Clef. The release of that album in late 1957 marked the beginning of a glorious new phase in **Count Basie's** career during a time in which sustaining a big band was extremely difficult due to the change of musical tastes. The two tracks *'Extended Blues'* and *'No Name [alt tk]'* have been included as bonus tracks.