The Best of Count Basie

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Tree Frog
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Tree Frog
composer:
Bill Holman
5:19
2Swee' Pea
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Swee' Pea
composer:
Bill Holman
4:41
3Ticker
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Ticker
composer:
Bill Holman
4:42
4Flirt
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Flirt
composer:
Bill Holman
5:57
5Blues for Alfy
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Blues for Alfy
composer:
Bill Holman
4:47
6Billie's Bounce
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
double bass:
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Danish jazz upright bassist)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson and Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Roy Eldridge, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Billie’s Bounce
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
14:41
7Festival Blues
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
John Duke (bassist)
double bass:
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Danish jazz upright bassist)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson and Butch Miles
guitar:
Freddie Green
saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind), Jimmy Forrest, Charlie Fowlkes, Bobby Plater and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin
trombone:
Curtis Fuller, Al Grey (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone) and Mel Wanzo
trumpet:
Sonny Cohn, Roy Eldridge, Jack Feierman, Pete Minger, Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) and John Thomas (trumpet)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy Records (not for release label use! file releases under its "Fantasy" imprint instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
Festival Blues
composer:
Basie (pianist), Bellson, Eldridge, Griffin, Jackson and Pedersen (Danish jazz upright bassist)
12:04