Warm Breeze

Warm Breeze is a 1980 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra.

At the 25th Grammy Awards, Count Basie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for Warm Breeze.

Track listing

"C.B. Express" – 6:05

"After the Rain" – 7:15

"Warm Breeze" – 6:45

"Cookie" – 4:01

"Flight to Nassau" – 4:27

"How Sweet It Is" – 7:58

"Satin Doll" – 5:56

All music composed by Sammy Nestico, except "After the Rain" by Nestico and Michel Legrand, and "Satin Doll" by Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Billy Strayhorn.

Personnel

Count Basie – piano

Sonny Cohn - trumpet

Harry "Sweets" Edison

Willie Cook

Dale Carley

Frank Szabo

Bob Summers

Bill Hughes - trombone

Grover Mitchell

Dennis Wilson

Mitchell "Booty" Wood

Danny Turner - alto saxophone

Bobby Plater

Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone

Kenny Hing

Johnny Williams - baritone saxophone

Freddie Green - guitar

Cleveland Eaton - double bass

Gregg Field - drums

Harold Jones

Sammy Nestico - arranger, conductor

References

1981 albums

Count Basie Orchestra albums

Albums produced by Norman Granz

Pablo Records albums

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album