Counting Five in Sweden
Live album by Joe Newman and Count Basie's All Stars
Released	1958
Recorded	October 2 & 13, 1958 Gothenburg Concert Hall and Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden
Genre	Jazz
Label	Metronome MLP 15018
Joe Newman chronology
Joe Newman with Woodwinds (1958) Counting Five in Sweden (1958) Jive at Five (1960)

Counting Five in Sweden is a live album by trumpeter Joe Newman with Count Basie's All Stars recorded in Sweden in 1958 for the Swedish Metronome label and also released in the US on World Pacific. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Contents

• Reception
• Track listing
• Personnel
• References

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Feather's Nest" (Ernie Wilkins) - 7:55
2. "Ballad Medley: Easy Living/September Song/Don't Blame Me" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin/Kurt Weill/Jimmy McHugh) - 6:30
3. "The Sleeper" (Wilkins) - 7:20
4. "Cute" (Neal Hefti) - 5:55
5. "Slats" (Joe Newman) - 8:45
6. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional) - 6:20

• Recorded in Gothenburg on October 2 (tracks 1 & 5) and Stockholm on October 13 (tracks 2-4 & 6), 1958

Personnel

• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Al Grey - trombone
• Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute
• Nat Pierce - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Sonny Payne - drums
• Putte Wickman - clarinet (track 6)

References