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Count Basie Orchestra
Blues By Basie
Compil. US 1956 on Columbia label
Jazz (Swing)
1956 1st edition with red & black "six eye" center labels. Though this compilation shares a title and 4 tracks (A2, A3, A6 and B4) in common with the 1944 Blues By Basie, it is not a reissue or repress of that album. Track A1 recorded November 3, 1950. Track A2 recorded June 24, 1939. Tracks A3, A6, B4 recorded July 24, 1942. Track A4 recorded March 19, 1940. Track A5 recorded November 17, 1941. Track B1 recorded September 24, 1941. Tracks B2, B6 recorded May 16, 1950. Track B3 recorded May 19, 1939. Track B5 recorded April 3, 1942.
Musicians
 | Count Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US album by |
 | Earle Warren as, sax, 1914-1994 US alto saxophone |
 | Jack Washington bs, sax, 1910-1964 US alto saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Tab Smith sax, voc, 1909-1971 US alto saxophone, written by |
 | Serge Chaloff bs, 1923-1957 US baritone saxophone, featuring |
 | Jimmy Lewis b, eb, 1918-2000 US bass |
 | Walter Page b, 1900-1957 US bass, featuring |
 | Buddy DeFranco cl, 1923-2014 US clarinet, featuring |
 | Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums, featuring |
 | Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums, featuring |
 | Buck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US featuring, trumpet |
 | Buddy Tate ts, 1913-2001 US featuring, tenor saxophone |
 | Charlie Rouse ts, 1924-1988 US featuring, tenor saxophone |
 | Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US featuring, trumpet |
 | Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US featuring, tenor saxophone |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US featuring, guitar |
 | Harry Edison tr, US featuring, trumpet |
 | Wardell Gray ts, 1921-1955 US featuring, tenor saxophone |
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US organ, piano, written by |
 | Lester Young ts, 1909-1959 US tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Benny Morton tb, 1907-1985 US trombone |
 | Dan Minor tb, 1909-1982 US trombone |
 | Dickie Wells tb, 1907-1985 US trombone |
 | Eli Robinson tb, 1908-1972 US trombone |
 | Robert Scott tb, trombone |
 | Vic Dickenson tb, 1906-1984 US trombone |
 | Al Killian tr, 1916-1950 US trumpet |
 | Ed Lewis tr, US trumpet |
 | Shad Collins tr, 1910-1978 US trumpet |
 | Jimmy Rushing voc, 1901-1972 US vocals, written by |
Producers
| Norman Sunshine illustration |
| Charlie Miller liner notes |
| George Avakian liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tootie | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie | 2:46 |
| 2 | How Long Blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Leroy Carr | 2:58 |
| 3 | Way Back Blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie | 3:28 |
| 4 | Blues (I Still Think Of Her) | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing | 2:48 |
| 5 | Harvard Blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie, George Frazier, Tab Smith | 3:20 |
| 6 | Bugle Blues (Interpolation From "Ole Miss" By W.C. Handy) | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie | 2:22 |
| 7 | Take Me Back, Baby | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Tab Smith | 3:02 |
| 8 | The Golden Bullet | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie, Milton Ebbins | 2:27 |
| 9 | Nobody Knows | Count Basie Orchestra | Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young | 2:46 |
| 10 | Royal Garden Blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams | 3:07 |
| 11 | I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town | Count Basie Orchestra | Casey Bill Weldon | 3:03 |
| 12 | Bluebeard Blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Neal Hefti | 3:05 |
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