Corner Pocket appeared on Count Basie's April in Paris album in 1956. The track was composed by Basie guitarist Freddie Green and arranged by Ernie Wilkins. The song and arrangement are perfect in every way. The melody is catchy and the arrangement builds, resolves and builds again. I don't know what it is about Corner Pocket, but each time I hear it I'…
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