The Chronological Classics: Count Basie and His Orchestra 1943-1945

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1Dance of the Gremlins
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (in 1943-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (in 1943-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1943-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1943-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1943-07)
saxophone:
Caughey Roberts (in 1943-07) and Jack Washington (in 1943-07)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1943-07) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (in 1943-07)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (in 1943-07), Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (in 1943-07), Louis Taylor (in 1943-07) and Dicky Wells (in 1943-07)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (in 1943-07), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (in 1943-07) and Snooky Young (in 1943-07)
4:08
2G.I. Stomp
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (in 1943-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (in 1943-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (in 1943-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (in 1943-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1943-07)
saxophone:
Caughey Roberts (in 1943-07) and Jack Washington (in 1943-07)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1943-07) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (in 1943-07)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (in 1943-07), Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (in 1943-07), Louis Taylor (in 1943-07) and Dicky Wells (in 1943-07)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (in 1943-07), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (in 1943-07) and Snooky Young (in 1943-07)
2:18
3Yeah Man
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1943-11-23)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1943-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1943-11-23)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1943-11-23)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1943-11-23)
saxophone:
Caughey Roberts (on 1943-11-23) and Jack Washington (on 1943-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1943-11-23) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1943-11-23)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1943-11-23), Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (on 1943-11-23), Louis Taylor (on 1943-11-23) and Dicky Wells (on 1943-11-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1943-11-23), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1943-11-23) and Snooky Young (on 1943-11-23)
recording of:
Yeah Man! (on 1943-11-23)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson (in 1932) and Noble Sissle (in 1932)
2:44
4Rhythm Man
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1943-11-23)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1943-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1943-11-23)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1943-11-23)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1943-11-23)
saxophone:
Caughey Roberts (on 1943-11-23) and Jack Washington (on 1943-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1943-11-23) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1943-11-23)
trombone:
Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1943-11-23), Robert Scott (jazz trombonist) (on 1943-11-23), Louis Taylor (on 1943-11-23) and Dicky Wells (on 1943-11-23)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1943-11-23), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1943-11-23) and Snooky Young (on 1943-11-23)
recording of:
Rhythm Man (on 1943-11-23)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
2:41
5Kansas City Stride
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
arranger:
Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
4:24
6Beaver Junction
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
recording of:
Beaver Junction (on 1944-05-27)
composer:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
3:40
7Circus in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
3:45
8Aunt Hagar's Country Home
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
vocals:
Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
3:21
9Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You?
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1944-05-27)
recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (on 1944-05-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:09
10Basie Strides Again (Along Avenue C)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
instrumental recording of:
Avenue C (on 1944-05-27)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Dave Lambert (jazz vocalist)
composer:
Buck Clayton
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:02
11Harvard Blues
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Harvard Blues (on 1944-10-30)
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
publisher:
Chappell Paris
4:34
12Taps Miller
recording of:
Taps Miller (on 1944-12-06)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
3:23
13Jimmy's Blues
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1944-12-06)
2:58
14I Didn't Know About You
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You (on 1944-12-06)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
3:21
15Red Bank Boogie
recording of:
Red Bank Boogie (aka "G.I. Stomp") (on 1944-12-06)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Buck Clayton
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
2:38
16Taps Miller
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
recording of:
Taps Miller (on 1945-01-11)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
5:12
17Jimmy's Blues
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing
3:23
18Take Me Back, Baby
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1945-01-11)
3:13
19Playhouse No.2 Stomp (Variations on "I Got Rhythm")
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
5:02
20Old Manuscript
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
recording of:
Just An Old Manuscript (on 1945-01-11)
composer:
Don Redman
3:28
21On the Upbeat
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
3:52

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 801) (order: 310)