A Portrait of Count Basie

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:00
2Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
3:10
3Every Tub
recording of:
Every Tub
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:17
4Swingin' the Blues
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1938)
2:45
5Jumpin' at the Woodside3:01
6Texas Shuffle
recording of:
Texas Shuffle
composer:
Herschel Evans
3:05
7Boogie Woogie2:59
8The Fives
recording of:
The Fives
composer:
George W. Thomas (US blues/jazz pianist/songwriter) and Hersal Thomas
3:02
9Oh! Red
recording of:
Oh! Red
composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
3:03
10Red Wagon
instrumental recording of:
Red Wagon (Your Red Wagon)
lyricist:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
composer:
Richard M. Jones
2:47
11Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:44
12Oh! Lade Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:53
13Goin' to Chicago Blues
2:54
14Rock-A-Bye-Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:40
15Don't Worry 'Bout Me
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:11
16And the Angels Sing3:02
17If I Didn't Care
recording of:
If I Didn’t Care
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
2:47
18Twelfth Street Rag
3:06
19How Long, How Long Blues
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:49
20Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley
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)
3:05
21Dickie's Dream
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:28
22Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
3:09
23I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
3:12
24Let's Make Hey! While The Sun Shines
2:53
25Louisiana
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1940-03-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1940-03-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-03-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-03-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1940-03-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-03-19)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1940-03-19), Dan Minor (on 1940-03-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1940-03-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1940-03-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1940-03-19), Al Killian (on 1940-03-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-03-19)
recording of:
Louisiana (on 1940-03-19)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Bob Schafer
composer:
Andy Razaf
2:26
CD 2