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Count Basie Orchestra
Basie's Best!! A Collection Of Immortal Performances

Compil. US 1960 on Harmony label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Track A1 recorded January 21, 1942. Tracks A2, A4, B3 recorded December 6, 1944. Tracks A3, B4 recorded July 27, 1942. Track A5 recorded January 9, 1946. Track B1 recorded February 26, 1945. Tracks B2, B5 recorded February 4, 1946.

     
Musicians
PortraitCount Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US
album by
PortraitEarle Warren as, sax, 1914-1994 US
alto saxophone, saxophone
PortraitJimmy Powell as, sax,
alto saxophone, saxophone
PortraitPreston Love as, 1921-2004 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRudy Rutherford sax, cl, bs, 1924-1995 US
baritone saxophone, saxophone, saxophone
PortraitRodney Richardson b, 1917-2005 US
bass
PortraitWalter Page b, 1900-1957 US
bass
PortraitJo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US
drums
PortraitShadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US
drums
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitCount Basie p, 1904-1984 US
piano, written by
PortraitBuddy Tate ts, 1913-2001 US
saxophone, tenor saxophone
PortraitCaughey Roberts as, cl, sax, 1912-1990 US
saxophone
PortraitDon Byas ts, 1912-1972 US
saxophone
PortraitJack Washington bs, sax, 1910-1964 US
saxophone
PortraitLucky Thompson ts, 1924-2005 US
saxophone, saxophone
PortraitTab Smith sax, voc, 1909-1971 US
saxophone
PortraitIllinois Jacquet ts, 1922-2004 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitDickie Wells tb, 1907-1985 US
trombone, trombone
PortraitEli Robinson tb, 1908-1972 US
trombone
PortraitGeorge Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US
trombone
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone, written by
PortraitLouis Taylor tb, US
trombone
PortraitRobert Scott tb,
trombone
PortraitTed Donnelly tb, 1912-1958 US
trombone
PortraitAl Killian tr, 1916-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitEd Lewis tr, US
trumpet, written by
PortraitEmmett Berry tr, 1915-1993 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitJimmy Rushing voc, 1901-1972 US
vocals, written by
Producers
Jay Maisel photography by, cover
Composers
Count Basie
Buck Clayton
Ed Lewis
Jimmy Rushing
Buster Harding
Bob Russell
J. Mayo Williams
J.J. Johnson
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1One O'Clock JumpCount Basie OrchestraCount Basie3:08
2Red Bank BoogieCount Basie OrchestraBuck Clayton, Count Basie2:36
3It's Sand, Man!Count Basie OrchestraEd Lewis3:13
4Jimmy's BluesCount Basie OrchestraJimmy Rushing3:01
5The Mad BoogieCount Basie OrchestraBuster Harding, Count Basie2:58
6Avenue CCount Basie OrchestraBuck Clayton3:13
7The KingCount Basie OrchestraCount Basie3:13
8Taps MillerCount Basie OrchestraBob Russell, Count Basie3:27
9Rusty Dusty BluesCount Basie OrchestraJ. Mayo Williams3:18
10RamboCount Basie OrchestraCount Basie, J.J. Johnson3:22
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