Count Basie and the Stars of Birdland on Tour! Topeka, Kansas, 1955

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

Tracklist

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1Theme: Lullaby of Birdland / Why Not?
live medley including a instrumental recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
live medley including a recording of:
Why Not? (in 1955-02)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:13
2Basie Talks
live recording of:
Basie Talks (in 1955-02)
composer:
Ernie Wilkins
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:47
3Jumpin' at the Woodside
live recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (in 1955-02)
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)
Lester Young with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:19
4I'm Confessin'
live recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
Lester Young with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:30
5Every Tub
live recording of:
Every Tub (in 1955-02)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Lester Young with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:51
6Every Day I Have the Blues
live recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (in 1955-02)
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra5:11
7Shake, Rattle and Roll
live recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll (in 1955-02)
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra3:03
8Dinner With Friends
live recording of:
Dinner With Friends (in 1955-02)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra7:09
9Little Pony
live recording of:
Little Pony (in 1955-02)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Stan Getz with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:07
10Easy Living
live recording of:
Easy Living (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
Stan Getz with Count Basie and His Orchestra4:11
11Blues
Stan Getz with Count Basie and His Orchestra3:47
12Blee Blop Blues
recording of:
Blee Blop Blues
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and A.K. Salim
Stan Getz with Count Basie and His Orchestra2:40
13's Wonderful
recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra2:38
14Easy to Remember
live recording of:
Easy to Remember (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:26
15East of the Sun
live recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (in 1955-02)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra1:58
16How Important Can It Be?
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:04
17That Old Devil Moon
live recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:12
18Idle Gossip
live recording of:
Idle Gossip (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
Floyd Huddleston
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:53
19Make Yourself Comfortable
live recording of:
Make Yourself Comfortable (in 1955-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Rylan Music Corp.
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:26
20Perdido / End Theme: Lullaby of Birdland
live medley including a recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (in 1955-02)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
live medley including a recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (in 1955-02)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Sarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:05
21"Chris Crossed"
Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams2:24
22The Comeback
recording of:
The Comeback (in 1955-02)
composer:
Charles Frazier and Memphis Slim
Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams4:21