String Along with Basie

String Along with Basie is an album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie accompanied by a small band and string section on tracks recorded in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.

Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

 * 1) "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 2:52
 * 2) "Song of the Islands" (Chas. E. King) - 4:14
 * 3) "Stringing the Blues" (Jimmy Jones) - 4:07
 * 4) "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 3:35
 * 5) "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) - 3:34
 * 6) "Blues Bittersweet" (Quincy Jones) - 2:38
 * 7) "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 4:15
 * 8) "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" (Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey) - 4:32
 * 9) "She's Funny That Way (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me)" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:14
 * 10) "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 3:15
 * Recorded in New York City on July 20, 1959 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and May 10 & 11, 1960 (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)

Personnel

 * Count Basie - piano
 * Freddie Green - guitar
 * George Duvivier - bass
 * Jimmy Crawford - drums
 * Unidentified string orchestra
 * Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
 * Illinois Jacquet (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10), Ben Webster (tracks 5, 6 & 8) - tenor saxophone
 * Herbie Mann, Frank Wess - flute (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)
 * Andy Fitzgerald - bass flute, bass clarinet (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10)
 * Quincy Jones (tracks 5, 6 & 8), George Williams (tracks 1-4, 7, 9 & 10) - arrangers