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Count Basie
Big Man In A Small Band
Album UK 1999 on ABM label
Jazz (Swing)
A selection of recordings of Count Basie with a small band recorded between 1936 and 1944. ℗ & © 1999 Audio Book & Music Company Limited Released under Licence from Copyright Group Limited Includes 8 page booklet with notes and details of all recordings and personnel. Recording Details: 1 to 3: 9 Oct 1936, Chicago; C-1657-1 4: 9 Nov 1938, NYC; 64731-A 5: 26 Jan 1939, NYC; 64954-A 6: 2 Feb 1939, NYC; 64978-A 7 to 8: 5 Sep 1939, NYC; 25297-1 9 to 15: 24 Jul 1942, Los Angeles; HC0880-1 16 to 19: 22 Mar 1944, NYC; HL23-1 20 to 23: 1 May 1944, NYC;5457-1
Musicians
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US piano, album by, composed by |
 | Rodney Richardson b, 1917-2005 US bass |
 | Walter Page b, 1900-1957 US bass |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums |
 | Shadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US drums |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US tenor saxophone |
 | Lester Young ts, 1909-1959 US tenor saxophone, composed by |
 | Dickie Wells tb, 1907-1985 US trombone, composed by |
 | Buck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US trumpet, composed by |
 | Carl Smith tr, trumpet |
 | Shad Collins tr, 1910-1978 US trumpet |
 | Jimmy Rushing voc, 1901-1972 US vocals, composed by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoe Shine Swing | Count Basie | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 3:00 |
| 2 | Boogie Woogie | Count Basie | Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing | 3:16 |
| 3 | Oh, Lady Be Good | Count Basie | George & Ira Gershwin | 3:10 |
| 4 | How Long, How Long Blues | Count Basie | Leroy Carr | 3:03 |
| 5 | Oh, Red | Count Basie | Joe McCoy | 2:56 |
| 6 | You Can Depend On Me | Count Basie | Charles Carpenter, Earl Hines, Louis Dunlap | 3:16 |
| 7 | Dickie's Dream | Count Basie | Count Basie, Lester Young | 3:09 |
| 8 | Lester leaps In | Count Basie | Lester Young | 3:14 |
| 9 | How Long Blues | Count Basie | Leroy Carr | 3:00 |
| 10 | Royal Garden Blues | Count Basie | Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams | 3:09 |
| 11 | Bugle Blues | Count Basie | Count Basie | 2:24 |
| 12 | Sugar Blues | Count Basie | Clarence Williams, Lucy Fletcher | 2:59 |
| 13 | Café Society Blues | Count Basie | Count Basie | 3:16 |
| 14 | Way Back Blues | Count Basie | Count Basie | 3:30 |
| 15 | St Louis Blues | Count Basie | W. C. Handy | 3:20 |
| 16 | After Theatre Jump | Count Basie | Dickie Wells | 4:48 |
| 17 | Six Cats And A Prince | Count Basie | Buck Clayton | 4:12 |
| 18 | Lester Leaps Again | Count Basie | Buck Clayton | 4:28 |
| 19 | Destination KC | Count Basie | Buck Clayton | 4:54 |
| 20 | Blue Lester | Count Basie | Lester Young | 3:24 |
| 21 | Ghost Of A Chance | Count Basie | Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young | 3:22 |
| 22 | Indiana | Count Basie | Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley | 2:57 |
| 23 | Jump, Lester, Jump | Count Basie | Lester Young | 3:20 |
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