Kansas City [New LP] Soft-style cotton In the Rapids ^1

In the Rapids ^1

Celebrating Kool's 75th birthday in 2025 and the band's historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

I get better andbetter at doing it

Co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack

Kansas City [New LP] Soft-style cotton In the Rapids ^1With Count Basie, Cleanhead Vinson, and Willie Cook all gone, there is cause for gratitude that Norman Granz thought in 1981 to bring them together with a great rhythm section. The result was one of the happiest of Basie's celebrated 'Kansas City' sessions for Pablo. Cook and Vinson, marvelous soloists who deserved wider fame, were both great bebop players able to tailor their work to Basie's more elemental requirements without condescending or losing