Strike Up the Band (Tony Bennett and Count Basie album)

Strike Up the Band
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1959
RecordedJanuary 3 & 5, 1959
StudioCapitol (New York)
GenreVocal jazz
Length27:01
LabelRoulette
SR-25072
SR-25231
ProducerTeddy Reig
Tony Bennett chronology
In Person!
(1959)
Strike Up the Band
(1959)
Hometown, My Town
(1959)
Count Basie Orchestra chronology
In Person!
(1959)
Strike Up the Band
(1959)
Breakfast Dance and Barbecue
(1959)
Alternative cover
Basie Swings, Bennett Sings (SR-25072)

Strike Up the Band is a 1959 studio album by Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Orchestra. The album was released at first with the title Basie Swings, Bennett Sings as SR-25072, featuring a different cover and track order.

Bennett and Basie recorded two albums together in 1959. The other one, In Person!, was released by Bennett's record label, Columbia, while this album was released by Roulette, Basie's label.

On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection.