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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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
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