My Favorite Records of
Count Basie

COMPLETE ORIGINAL
American RCA-VICTOR Recordings


CD-1
1. Mill's Mill
2. Me and The Blues
3. Free Eats
4. Brand New Wagon
5. Open The Door
6. One O'Clock Boogie
7. Meet Me at No Special Place
8. I'm Drowning in Your Deep Blue Eye
9. Futile Frustration
10. Swingin' The Blues
11. St.Louis Boogie
12. Basie's Basement
13. Backstage at Stuff's
14. My Buddy Kahn
15. Shine On, Harvest Moon
16. Lopin'
17. I Never Knew
18. Sugar
19. The Jungle King
20. Take a Little Off The Top
21. I Ain't Mad at You

trumpets :
Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis, Snooky Young
trombones :
Ted Donnelly, Bill Johnson, George Matthews, Eli Robinson
reeds :
Rudy Rutherford, Preston Love, Paul Gonsalves, Buddy Tate, Jack Washington
rhythm section :
Count Basie(p), Freddie Green(g), Walter Page(b), Jo Jones(d)

Los Angeles, January 3, 1947

Swingin' The Blues
Emmett Berry(tp). Charles Price(as), Paul Gonsalves(ts). Count Basie(p). Freddie Green(g). Walter Page(b). Jo Jones(d).

Los Angeles, January 3, 1947


CD-2
1. After You've Gone
2. House Rent Boogie
3. South
4. Don't You Want a Man Like Me
5. Blue and Sentimental
6. Seventh Avenue Express
7. Mr.Roberts' Roost
8. Sophisticated Swing
9. Guest in a Nest
10. Your Red Wagon
11. Money Is Honey
12. Just a Minute
13. Baby Don't Be Mad at Me
14. I've Only Myself to Blame
15. Robbin's Nest
16. Hey! Pretty Baby
17. It's Monday Everyday
18. Bye.Bye.Baby
19. Ready.Set.Go!
20. Brand New Dolly
21. Cheek to Cheek.

trumpets :
Emmet Berry, Harry Edison, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry, Gerald Wilson
trombones :
Ted Donnelly, Melba Liston, Ggeorge Matthews, Dickie Wells
reeds :
Charlie Price, Earl Warren, Paul Gonsalves, Bill Parker, Jack Washington
rhythm section :
Count Basie(p). Freddie Green(g). Singleton Palmer(b). George Ballard(d)

Los Angeles, April 11, 1947


CD-3
1. Just an Old Manuscript
2. Katy
3. She's a Wine-o
4. Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit Taht Ball?
5. Shoutin' Blues
6. Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
7. St.Louis Baby
8. Wonderful Thing
9. The Slider
10. Mine.Too
11. Walking Slow Behind You
12. The Slider
13. Normania
14. Rocky Mountain Blues
15. If You See My Baby
16. Solid as a Rock
17. Rat Race
18. Sweets
19. The Slider
20. Bugle Call Rag
21. One O'clock jump

trumpets :
Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry, Gerald Wilson
trombones :
Ted Donnelly, Melba Liston, George Matthews, Dickie Wells
reeds :
Charlie Price, Earl Warren, Paul Gonsalves, Bill Parker, Jack Washington
rhythm section :
Count Basie(p). Freddie Green(g). Singleton Palmer(b). George Ballard(d)

Los Angeles, Aprill 11 ,1947

If You See My Baby」「Solid as a Rock」「Rat Race」「Sweets
Harry Edison(tp), Dicky Wells(tb), Georgie Auld(ts), Gene Ammons(ts,bs), Count Basie(p), Freddie Green(g), Al Mckibbon(b), Gus Johnson(d)

New York City, February 6, 1950

vocal by :
Ann Moore, Harry Edison, Bill Johnson, Ted Donnelly, Jimmy Rushing, Bob Bailey, Gibert-Kent, Taps Miller, Jeanne Taylor, Bobby Troup, Billy Valetine, Google Eyes, Deep River Boys

Bugle Call Rag」「One O'clock jump
trumpets :
Zitggy Elman, Harry James, Cootie Williams
trombones :
Tommy Dorsey, J.C.Higginbotham
reeds :
Benny Goodman(cl), Benny Carter, Toots Mondello, Tex Beneke, Coleman Hawkins
rhythm section :
Count Basie(p), Charlie Christian(g), Arte Bernstein(b), Buddy Rich(d)

New York City, January 16, 1941


 このアルバムは、RCA原盤をスペインで編集したコンプリート盤で63曲中ヴォーカルが27曲、その内ジミー・ラッシングが11曲唄っています。
 CBSへの最後の吹き込みは1946年8月9日でしたが、その後RCAに移籍、‘47年1月3日から‘50年2月6日までの吹き込みと、他に1941年1月16日の珍しいオール・スター的編成の二曲が収録されています。この二曲のセッションについて、詳細な記述はありませんが、勿論悪かろう筈がありません。全曲を通してダントツのベスト・トラックと云っても過言でないでしょう。ベイシーとバディ・リッチ(ds)の共演は、CBSに復帰した1950年5月16日録音のオクテットで知られていますが、既にこの十年前に録音を残していたのです。

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