Essentiel Jazz: Count Basie, Volume 1

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-08-04)
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley (on 1939-08-04)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:27
2Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:37
3Broadway
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1940-11-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1940-11-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-11-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-11-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-11-19)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1940-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1940-11-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-11-19)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1940-11-19), Dan Minor (on 1940-11-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1940-11-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1940-11-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1940-11-19), Al Killian (on 1940-11-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-11-19)
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:56
4Jump the Blues Away
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1941-01-28)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1941-01-28)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1941-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-01-28)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1941-01-28)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-28)
saxophone:
Tab Smith (on 1941-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1941-01-28) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1941-01-28)
trombone:
Ed Cuffee (on 1941-01-28), Dan Minor (on 1941-01-28) and Dicky Wells (on 1941-01-28)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1941-01-28), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1941-01-28), Al Killian (on 1941-01-28) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1941-01-28)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:58
5Harvard Blues
recording of:
Harvard Blues
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:19
6It’s Sand, Man!
recording of:
It's Sand, Man!
writer:
Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert (Jazz vocalist) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:06
7Ain’t It the Truth
recording of:
Ain’t It the Truth (Basie/Harding/Palmer)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Buster Harding and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:54
8For the Good of Your Country
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:09
9High Tide
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1945-10-09) and Preston Love (on 1945-10-09)
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-10-09)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-10-09)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-10-09)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-10-09)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-10-09)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1945-10-09) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-10-09)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-10-09), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-10-09), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-10-09) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-10-09)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1945-10-09), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-10-09), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-10-09) and Snooky Young (on 1945-10-09)
recording of:
High Tide (I Ain’t Mad at You) (on 1945-10-09)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Freddie Green and Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:48
10Queer Street
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:02
11Rambo
recording of:
Rambo
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:19
12Stay Cool
recording of:
Stay Cool
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Dicky Wells
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:09
13Stay on It
recording of:
Stay on It
composer:
Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:25
14Golden Bullet
Count Basie Octet2:25
15Song of the Islands
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1950-11-02)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1950-11-02)
double bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1950-11-02)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-11-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1950-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1950-11-02)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1950-11-02)
recording of:
Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) (on 1950-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. King
Count Basie Octet2:50
16One O’Clock Jump
Count Basie Octet2:56
17Tootsie
baritone saxophone:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1950-11-03)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1950-11-03)
double bass:
Jimmy Lewis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1950-11-03)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1950-11-03)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1950-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Wardell Gray (on 1950-11-03)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1950-11-03)
Count Basie Octet2:49

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