America's #1 Band: The Columbia Years

~ Release by Count Basie & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Shoe Shine Boy
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:01
2Evenin'
recording of:
Evenin'
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1934)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)
Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:57
3Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:16
4Oh, Lady Be Good
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-11-09)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1936-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1936-11-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1936-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1936-11-09)
trumpet:
Carl "Tatti" Smith (trumpeter) (on 1936-11-09)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1936-11-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:08
5I Ain't Got Nobody
Basie’s Bad Boys2:59
6Goin' to Chicago Blues
Basie’s Bad Boys3:10
7Live and Love Tonight
Basie’s Bad Boys3:12
8Love Me or Leave Me
Basie’s Bad Boys2:35
9Dickie's Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-09-05)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-09-05)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-09-05)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1939-09-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-09-05)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream (on 1939-09-05)
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie and the Kansas City 73:10
10Lester Leaps In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Lester Leaps In (on 1939-09-05)
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
Count Basie and the Kansas City 73:13
11How Long Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:01
12Royal Garden Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:09
13Bugle Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section2:24
14Sugar Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section2:59
15Farewell Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:19
16Cafe Society Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:20
17Way Back Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:30
18St. Louis Blues
Count Basie and His All American Rhythm Section3:22
19Neal's Deal
Count Basie Octet2:48
20Bluebeard Blues
Count Basie Octet3:06
21The Golden Bullet
Count Basie Octet2:30
22You're My Baby, You
Count Basie Octet2:57
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Song of the Islands
Count Basie Octet2:53
2These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
Count Basie Octet3:01
3I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Count Basie Octet3:14
4One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie Octet2:53
5I Ain't Got Nobody
Count Basie Octet3:10
6Little White Lies
Count Basie Octet3:11
7I'll Remember April
Count Basie Octet2:35
8Tootie
Count Basie Octet2:49
9Rock-A-Bye Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:07
10One Hour
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:03
11Taxi War Dance
recording of:
Taxi War Dance
writer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:51
12Twelfth Street Rag
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:05
13Miss Thing, Part 1
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:57
14Miss Thing, Part 2
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:45
15Nobody Knows (take 1)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:50
16Pound Cake
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:46
17Song of the Islands (version 2)
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:05
18Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:32
19Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:39
20Louisiana
recording of:
Louisiana
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:28
21Easy Does It
recording of:
Easy Does It
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:29
22Somebody Stole My Gal
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:55
23I Want a Little Girl
recording of:
I Want a Little Girl
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:39
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Five O'Clock Whistle
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:06
2Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
3:02
3It's the Same Old South
recording of:
It’s the Same Old South
writer:
Edward Eliscu and Jay Gorney
3:11
4Jump the Blues Away
3:04
5The Jitters
2:49
69:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1945)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
composer:
Earle Warren (in 1941)
3:13
7Goin' to Chicago Blues
3:26
8Harvard Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-17)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
alto saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1941-11-17) and Earle Warren (on 1941-11-17)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1941-11-17)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1941-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-11-17)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1941-11-17)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-11-17)
saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1941-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1941-11-17) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1941-11-17)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1941-11-17), Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-11-17) and Dicky Wells (on 1941-11-17)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1941-11-17), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1941-11-17), Al Killian (on 1941-11-17) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-11-17)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1941-11-17)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1941-11-17)
conductor:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-11-17)
recording of:
Harvard Blues (on 1941-11-17)
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
publisher:
Chappell Paris
3:23
9One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:05
10It's Sand, Man
recording of:
It's Sand, Man!
writer:
Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert (jazz vocalist) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter)
3:09
11Ain't It the Truth
recording of:
Ain’t It the Truth (Basie/Harding/Palmer)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Buster Harding and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
2:56
12Taps Miller
recording of:
Taps Miller
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
3:20
13Avenue C
recording of:
Avenue C
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Dave Lambert (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Buck Clayton
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:07
14Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:54
15Queer Street
3:05
16Lazy Lady Blues
3:06
17Rambo
recording of:
Rambo
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
3:21
18The King
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1946-02-04), Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06) and Earle Warren (on 1946-02-06)
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06)
clarinet:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-02-06)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1946-02-04)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-02-06)
solo piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-02-04)
solo tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-02-04)
solo trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1946-02-04)
solo trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1946-02-04)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06) and Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-02-06)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1946-02-06)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06), Snooky Young (on 1946-02-04, on 1946-02-06), Emmett Berry (on 1946-02-06) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-02-06)
instrumental recording of:
The King (on 1946-02-04)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
recording of:
The King (on 1946-02-06)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
3:09
19Hob Nail Boogie
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1946-07-31) and Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1946-07-31)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1946-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-07-31)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1946-07-31)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-07-31) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1946-07-31)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1946-07-31), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1946-07-31), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1946-07-31) and Louis Taylor (on 1946-07-31)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1946-07-31), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1946-07-31), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-31) and Snooky Young (on 1946-07-31)
recording of:
Hob Nail Boogie (on 1946-07-31)
composer:
Buster Harding
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:26
20Mutton Leg
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1946-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1946-07-31)
clarinet:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-07-31)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1946-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-07-31)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1946-07-31)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-07-31) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1946-07-31)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1946-07-31), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1946-07-31), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1946-07-31) and Louis Taylor (on 1946-07-31)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1946-07-31), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1946-07-31), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-31) and Snooky Young (on 1946-07-31)
recording of:
Mutton Leg (on 1946-07-31)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
publisher:
Chappell Paris
3:21
21Stay on It
alto saxophone:
Preston Love (on 1946-07-31) and Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1946-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1946-07-31)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1946-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1946-07-31)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1946-07-31)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1946-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1946-07-31) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1946-07-31)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1946-07-31), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1946-07-31), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1946-07-31) and Louis Taylor (on 1946-07-31)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1946-07-31), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1946-07-31), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-31) and Snooky Young (on 1946-07-31)
recording of:
Stay on It (on 1946-07-31)
composer:
Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie
3:29
22Little Pony
recording of:
Little Pony
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
2:29
23Beaver Junction
recording of:
Beaver Junction
composer:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:57
4▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
1:20
2Swingin' the Blues
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1938)
4:26
3Rock-A-Bye Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:43
4Don't Worry 'Bout Me
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:10
5Time Out
recording of:
Time Out
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1937)
3:06
6Boogie Woogie Blues
3:18
7Roseland Shuffle
recording of:
Roseland Shuffle
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
2:14
8White Sails
2:12
9Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
3:36
10One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:08
11They Can't Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1937-06-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:24
12Swing, Brother, Swing
recording of:
Swing, Brother, Swing (on 1937-06-30)
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Raymond Lewis and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
1:51
13I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1937-11-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:47
14Moten Swing
recording of:
Moten Swing
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
4:23
15Ebony Rhapsody
recording of:
Ebony Rhapsody
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
is based on:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
3:12
16Darn That Dream
recording of:
Darn That Dream
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
3:56
17Take It, Pres
3:40
18Baby, Don't Tell on Me
3:47
19I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
5:23
209:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1945)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
composer:
Earle Warren (in 1941)
3:26
21Elmer's Tune
2:58
22Jumpin' At the Woodside
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4:21

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