The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances

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

Tracklist

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1Oh, Lady 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)
3:09
2Goin' to Chicago Blues
3:07
3Live and Love Tonight
3:06
4Love Me or Leave Me
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:32
5Rock-A-Bye Basie
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-05-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-05-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-05-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-05-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-05-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-05-19), Benny Morton (on 1939-05-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-05-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-05-19), Shad Collins (on 1939-05-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-05-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-05-19)
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie (on 1939-05-19)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:03
6Baby, Don't Tell on Me
2:51
7Taxi War Dance
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-05-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-05-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-05-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-05-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-05-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-05-19), Benny Morton (on 1939-05-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-05-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-05-19), Shad Collins (on 1939-05-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-05-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-05-19)
2:50
8Jump for Me
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-03-20)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-03-20)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-03-20)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-03-20)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-03-20) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-03-20)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-03-20), Benny Morton (on 1939-03-20) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-03-20)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-03-20), Shad Collins (on 1939-03-20), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-03-20) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-03-20)
recording of:
Jump for Me (on 1939-03-20)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939)
3:11
9Twelfth Street Rag
3:04
10Miss Thing, Part 1
recording of:
Miss Thing
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Skip Martin
2:53
11Miss Thing, Part 2
recording of:
Miss Thing
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Skip Martin
2:45
12Lonesome Miss Pretty
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-05-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-05-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-05-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-05-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-05-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-05-19), Benny Morton (on 1939-05-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-05-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-05-19), Shad Collins (on 1939-05-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-05-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-05-19)
2:53
13Nobody Knows
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-05-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-05-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-05-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-05-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-05-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-05-19), Benny Morton (on 1939-05-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-05-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-05-19), Shad Collins (on 1939-05-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-05-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-05-19)
2:47
14Pound Cake
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-05-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1939-05-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-05-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-05-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-05-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1939-05-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-05-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1939-05-19), Benny Morton (on 1939-05-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1939-05-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-05-19), Shad Collins (on 1939-05-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1939-05-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1939-05-19)
2:44
15How Long Blues
3:01
16Dickie's Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-09-05)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-09-05)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-09-05)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1939-09-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-09-05)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream (on 1939-09-05)
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:09
17Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
3:13
18The Apple Jump
2:58
19I Left My Baby
3:14
20Volcano
2:51
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1The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
2:36
2I 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
2:41
3Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:39
4Louisiana
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)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:26
5Easy Does It
recording of:
Easy Does It
writer:
James Oliver Young and Sy Oliver
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Warock Corp.
3:28
6Let Me See
recording of:
Let Me See
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:47
7Blow Top
2:55
8Gone With "What" Wind
recording of:
Gone With 'What' Wind
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:47
9Super Chief
recording of:
Super Chief
composer:
Lou Carter, Jimmy Dorsey and Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
3:25
10You Betcha My Life
2:38
11Down, Down, Down
recording of:
Down, Down, Down
composer:
Don Redman
3:02
12Tune Town Shuffle
3:09
13I'm Tired of Waiting for You
2:29
14Basie Boogie
recording of:
Basie Boogie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Milton Ebbins
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:24
15Fancy Meeting You
recording of:
Fawncy Meeting You
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
2:28
16My Old Flame
3:05
17Tom Thumb
3:09
18Take Me Back Baby
3:02
19All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:03
20One O'Clock Jump
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1937-07-07)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1937-07-07)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1937-07-07) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1937-07-07)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1937-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-07)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1937-07-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1937-07-07)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1937-07-07) and Dan Minor (on 1937-07-07)
trumpet:
Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter), Buck Clayton (on 1937-07-07) and Bobby Moore (jazz musician) (on 1937-07-07)
arranger:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Buster Smith (saxophone)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:05