Count Basie and the Kansas City 7

}} The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of Count Basie's few small-group sessions of the '60s was his best". In a contemporaneous review in the October 11, 1962, issue of Down Beat magazine, Leonard Feather rated the album at 4.5 stars. ==Track listing==

• "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:40 • "Secrets" (Frank Wess) – 4:08 • "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 4:16 • "Shoe Shine Boy" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 4:07 • "Count's Place" (Count Basie) – 5:28 • "Senator Whitehead" (Wess) – 4:12 • "Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!" (Basie) – 4:28 • "What'cha Talkin'?" (Thad Jones) – 4:59 • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on March 21, 1962 (tracks 2, 6 & 8), and March 22, 1962 (tracks 1, 3–5 & 7) ==Personnel==

• Count Basie – piano, organ • Thad Jones – trumpet • Frank Wess – flute, alto flute (tracks 2, 6 & 8) • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 3–5 & 7) • Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet • Freddie Green – guitar • Eddie Jones – bass • Sonny Payne – drums ==Production==

• Bob Thiele – producer • Pete Turner – photography ==References==