Count Basie - Class Of '54

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Count Basie
Class Of '54

Compil. US 1989 on Black Lion Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Track A1 to A6 (Nonet out of the Basie band) recorded in Boston,Mass on Sept. 7,1954 by George Wein Track B1 to B9 (complete big band ) recorded at the American Legion Park, Ephrata, Penns. on Sept. 2nd, 1954

Musicians

	Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US organ, piano, album by, composed by, composed by, uncredited
	Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US alto saxophone, clarinet
	Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, composed by
	Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone
	Eddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US bass
	Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums
	Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US flute, tenor saxophone
	Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar
	Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US tenor saxophone, composed by
	Benny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US trombone
	Bill Hughes tb, *1930 US trombone
	Henry Coker tb, 1919-1979 US trombone
	Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, composed by
	Reunald Jones tr, 1930-1989 US trumpet
	Thad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US trumpet
	Wendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet
	Eddie Durham tb, g, 1906-1987 US arranged by

Producers

Malcolm Walker design, cover

Chuck Stewart photography by

Alan Bates producer, album produced by

Composers

Ernie Wilkins

Holt Marvell

Jack Strachey

Frank Foster

Joe Newman

Buster Harding

Count Basie

Doc Daugherty

Neal Hefti

Nat Pierce

A.K. Salim

Jerome Kern

Otto Harbach

Juan Tizol

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	In Case You Didn't Know	Count Basie	Ernie Wilkins	5:37
2	These Foolish Things	Count Basie	Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey	3:33
3	Peter Pan	Count Basie	Frank Foster, Joe Newman	3:58
4	Ain't It The Truth	Count Basie	Buster Harding, Count Basie	3:47
5	Confessin'	Count Basie	Doc Daugherty	3:27
6	Ingin' The Ooh	Count Basie	Count Basie	5:23
7	One O'Clock Jump (Intro)	Count Basie	Count Basie	0:49
8	You For Me	Count Basie	Neal Hefti	3:19
9	Bubbles	Count Basie	Neal Hefti	4:03
10	You're Not The Kind	Count Basie	Nat Pierce	3:06
11	Jonesy	Count Basie	Neal Hefti	3:08
12	Two For The Blues	Count Basie	Neal Hefti	2:43
13	Bleep Blop Blues	Count Basie	A.K. Salim	2:35
14	Yesterdays	Count Basie	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	303
15	Perdido	Count Basie	Juan Tizol	3:20

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