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Count Basie Orchestra
The Big Band Sound Of Count Basie

Compil. UK on Metro Records label
Jazz (Big Band)

A1 New York City - July 26, 1955 A2 Los Angeles, January, 13 &14, 1965 A3 New Yorh City - February 15, 1967 A4 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 A5 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 A6 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 B1 New York City - January 4, 1956 B2 Los Angeles, January, 13 &14, 1965 B3 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 B4 New Yorh City - February 15, 1967 B5 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 B6 New York City - New York City, October 7, 8, 9, 1965 Marketed by Polydor. Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.I.

     
Musicians
PortraitCount Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US
album by
PortraitBill Graham as, *1918 US
alto saxophone
PortraitBobby Plater sax, as, 1914-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitFrank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
PortraitMarshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitCharlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitEddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US
bass
PortraitNorman Keenan b, cb, 1916-1980 US
bass
Wyatt Reuther
bass
PortraitJohn Snell ,
compiled by
PortraitEd Shaughnessy dr, 1929-2013 US
drums
PortraitIrv Cottler dr, 1918-1989 US
drums
PortraitJ.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US
drums
PortraitRufus Jones dr, 1936-1990 US
drums
PortraitSonny Payne dr, 1926-1979 US
drums
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar
PortraitCount Basie p, 1904-1984 US
piano, arranged by, written by
PortraitBilly Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitEddie Davis tr, sax, b,
tenor saxophone
PortraitFrank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US
tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitEric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US
tenor saxophone, flute
PortraitAl Grey tb, 1925-2000 US
trombone
PortraitBenny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US
trombone
PortraitBill Hughes tb, *1930 US
trombone
PortraitGrover Mitchell tb, 1930-2003 US
trombone
PortraitHarlan Floyd tb,
trombone
PortraitHenderson Chambers tb, 1908-1967 US
trombone
PortraitHenry Coker tb, 1919-1979 US
trombone
PortraitRichard Boone tb, 1930-1999 US
trombone
PortraitAl Aarons tr, 1932-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitGene Goe tr, US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet
PortraitPhillip Guilbeau tr, US
trumpet
PortraitReunald Jones tr, 1930-1989 US
trumpet
PortraitSam Noto tr, *1930 US
trumpet
PortraitSonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US
trumpet
PortraitThad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US
trumpet
PortraitWallace Davenport tr, 1925-2004 US
trumpet
PortraitWendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitGus Kahn , 1886-1941 US
arranged by
Producers
Hamish Grimes artwork
Alun Morgan liner notes
Norman Granz producer
Teddy Reig producer
Composers
E.Y. Harburg
Vernon Duke
Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino
Clarence Williams
Fats Waller
W. C. Handy
Traditional
Babs Gonzales
Frank Foster
Herbie Hancock
Jon Hendricks
Gus Kahn
Walter Donaldson
Billy Rose
Harold Arlen
Count Basie
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1April In ParisCount Basie OrchestraE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke
2I'm Walkin'Count Basie OrchestraDave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
3Squeeze MeCount Basie OrchestraClarence Williams, Fats Waller
4St. Louis BluesCount Basie OrchestraW. C. Handy
5St. ThomasCount Basie OrchestraTraditional
6Hey JimCount Basie OrchestraBabs Gonzales, Frank Foster
7Shiny StockingsCount Basie OrchestraFrank Foster
8Watermelon ManCount Basie OrchestraHerbie Hancock, Jon Hendricks
9Makin' WhoopeeCount Basie OrchestraGus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
10Frankie And JohnnyCount Basie OrchestraTraditional
11It's Only A Paper MoonCount Basie OrchestraBilly Rose, E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
12One O'Clock JumpCount Basie OrchestraCount Basie
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