Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Count Basie

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

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#TitleRatingLength
1Toby
3:30
2One O'Clock Jump
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-07-07)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-07-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-07-07) and Dan Minor (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter), Buck Clayton (on 1937-07-07) and Bobby Moore (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-07)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Buster Smith (saxophone)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:04
3John's Idea
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-07-07)
clarinet and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-07-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-07-07) and Dan Minor (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-07-07), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1937-07-07) and Bobby Moore (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-07)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-07-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 62334-A)
recording of:
John's Idea (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
2:57
4Topsy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-08-09)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1937-08-09)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-08-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-08-09) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-08-09)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-08-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-08-09)
electric guitar and guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-08-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-08-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-08-09)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-08-09) and Dan Minor (on 1937-08-09)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1937-08-09), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1937-08-09) and Bobby Moore (jazz musician) (on 1937-08-09)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1937-08-09)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1937-08-09)
recording of:
Topsy (on 1937-08-09)
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
3:16
5Jumpin' at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-08-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-08-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-08-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-08-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-08-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-08-19), Benny Morton (on 1938-08-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-08-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-08-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-08-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-08-19)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1938-08-19)
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)
3:11
6Swingin' the Blues
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-02-16)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-02-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-02-16) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-02-16)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-02-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-02-16)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-02-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-02-16)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-02-16) and Benny Morton (on 1938-02-16)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-02-16), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-02-16) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-02-16)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-02-16)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 63289-A)
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues (on 1938-02-16)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1938)
2:48
7Blue and Sentimental
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-06-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-06-06)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-06)
electric guitar and guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-06-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-06-06)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-06-06)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-06-06) and Benny Morton (on 1938-06-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-06-06), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-06-06) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-06)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 63919-A)
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental (on 1938-06-06)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
3:14
8Doggin' Around
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-06-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-06-06)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-06-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-06-06)
guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (on 1938-06-06)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-06-06)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-06-06) and Benny Morton (on 1938-06-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-06-06), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-06-06) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-06-06)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 63920-A)
recording of:
Doggin' Around (on 1938-06-06)
composer:
Herschel Evans (in 1938)
3:06
9Dark Rapture
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (from 1938-11-06 until 1938-11-16)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-11-16)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-11-16) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-11-16)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-11-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-11-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-11-16)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-11-16), Benny Morton (on 1938-11-16) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-11-16)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-11-16), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-11-16) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-16)
lead vocals:
Helen Humes (on 1938-11-16)
recording of:
Dark Rapture (on 1938-11-16)
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Manny Kurtz and Edgar Sampson
2:42
10Cherokee, Parts 1 & 2
6:19
11Goin' to Chicago
recording of:
Goin’ to Chicago
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Jimmy Rushing
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:24
12Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:52
139:20 Special
recording of:
9:20 Special
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1945)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
composer:
Earle Warren (in 1941)
3:14
14Softly, With Feeling
recording of:
Softly with Feeling
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
3:08
15Corner Pocket
instrumental recording of:
Corner Pocket (from 1955-07-26 until 1955-07-27)
lyricist:
Donald Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Freddie Green
publisher:
Longitude Music
5:17
16April in Paris
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Marshall Royal (on 1955-07-26)
alto saxophone, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (on 1955-07-26)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1955-07-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1955-07-26), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1955-07-26) and Benny Powell (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1955-07-26), Reunald Jones (on 1955-07-26), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:50
17Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Peter Chatman
5:30
18Shiny Stockings
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-01-04)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-01-04)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-01-04)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1956-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1956-01-04), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1956-01-04) and Benny Powell (on 1956-01-04)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1956-01-04), Reunald Jones (on 1956-01-04), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-04) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-04)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1956-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
Shiny Stockings (original 1955 instrumental composition) (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1955)
5:17
19Li'l Darlin'
recording of:
Lil’ Darlin’
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
4:48

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