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Count Basie Orchestra
Blue Skies / The King
Album US 1946 on Columbia label
Jazz (Big Band, Vocal)
Side A recorded in Los Angeles, CA October 9, 1945 Side B recorded in New York City, NY February 4, 1946
Musicians
 | Count Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US album by |
 | George Dorsey as, fl, sax, US alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Jimmy Powell as, sax, alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Preston Love as, 1921-2004 US alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Rudy Rutherford sax, cl, bs, 1924-1995 US baritone saxophone, clarinet, uncredited |
 | Rodney Richardson b, 1917-2005 US double bass, uncredited |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums, uncredited |
 | Shadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US drums, uncredited |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar, uncredited |
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US piano, uncredited, written by |
 | Buddy Tate ts, 1913-2001 US tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Illinois Jacquet ts, 1922-2004 US tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Dickie Wells tb, 1907-1985 US trombone, uncredited |
 | Eli Robinson tb, 1908-1972 US trombone, uncredited |
 | George Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US trombone, uncredited |
 | J.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US trombone, uncredited |
 | Ted Donnelly tb, 1912-1958 US trombone, uncredited |
 | Ed Lewis tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Emmett Berry tr, 1915-1993 US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Harry Edison tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Snooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Jimmy Rushing voc, 1901-1972 US vocals, chorus |
Composers
| Irving Berlin |
| Count Basie |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Skies | Count Basie Orchestra | Irving Berlin | |
| 2 | The King | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie |
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