Basie's Best Vol. 2

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

Annotation

Estimated release year 1996

Total running time: 61 mins 36 sec

Tracklist

1▼CD
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1Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:59
2Blue and Sentimental
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-06-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-06-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-06-06) and Lester Young (on 1938-06-06)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-06-06)
electric guitar and guitar and trombone:
Eddie Durham (on 1938-06-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-06-06)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1938-06-06)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-06-06) and Benny Morton (on 1938-06-06)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-06-06), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-06-06) and Ed Lewis (on 1938-06-06)
part of:
Decca (number: 63919-A)
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental (on 1938-06-06)
composer:
Count Basie, Mack David and Jerry Livingston
3:14
3Taxi War Dance
2:51
4John’s Idea
recording of:
John's Idea
composer:
Count Basie and Eddie Durham
2:59
5Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
3:09
6Every Tub
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
producer:
Teddy Reig
vocals:
Jon Hendricks (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03), Dave Lambert (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03), Annie Ross (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03) and Joe Williams (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
performer:
Count Basie Band (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
recording of:
Every Tub
writer:
Count Basie and Eddie Durham
3:20
7Swinging the Blues
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-02-16)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-02-16)
clarinet:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-02-16), Earle Warren (on 1938-02-16) and Lester Young (on 1938-02-16)
double bass [bass]:
Walter Page (on 1938-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-02-16)
electric guitar:
Eddie Durham (on 1938-02-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-02-16)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1938-02-16)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-02-16) and Lester Young (on 1938-02-16)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-02-16) and Benny Morton (on 1938-02-16)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-02-16), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-02-16) and Ed Lewis (on 1938-02-16)
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues (on 1938-02-16)
composer:
Count Basie (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (in 1938)
2:43
8Jumpin’ at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1961-07-06), Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06) and Marshall Royal (on 1961-07-06)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1961-07-06) and Charlie Fowlkes (on 1961-07-06)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1961-07-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (on 1961-07-06) and Eddie Jones (from 1961-07-06 until 1961-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-07-06)
flute:
Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1961-07-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1961-07-06)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06) and Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
solo piano:
Count Basie (on 1961-07-06)
solo tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (on 1961-07-06) and Paul Gonsalves (on 1961-07-06)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1961-07-06) and Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (on 1961-07-06), Lawrence Brown (on 1961-07-06), Henry Coker (on 1961-07-06), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-07-06) and Benny Powell (on 1961-07-06)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1961-07-06), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-07-06), Willie Cook (on 1961-07-06), Andrew “Fats” Ford (on 1961-07-06), Lennie Johnson (on 1961-07-06), Thad Jones (on 1961-07-06), Ed Mullens (on 1961-07-06), Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06) and Snooky Young (on 1961-07-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1961-07-06)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06)
orchestra:
The Count Basie Orchestra (on 1961-07-06) and The Duke Ellington Orchestra (on 1961-07-06)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1961-07-06)
composer:
Count Basie
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks (in 1957)
composer:
Count Basie
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp., WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
version of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
3:09
9Boogie Woogie
part of:
Decca (number: 64735-A)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
3:20
10How Long Blues
3:01
11Panassie Stomp
recording of:
Panassié Stomp
composer:
Count Basie
2:51
12Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie and Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:44
13Lady Be Good
performer:
Count Basie, Roy Eldridge, Illinois Jacquet and Buddy Rich
part of:
V Disc (number: J 430)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:09
14Doggin’ Around
recording of:
Doggin' Around (on 1938-08-24)
composer:
Herschel Evans (in 1938)
3:09
15Texas Shuffle
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-08-22)
clarinet:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-22), Earle Warren (on 1938-08-22) and Lester Young (on 1938-08-22)
double bass [bass]:
Walter Page (on 1938-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1938-08-22)
electric guitar:
Eddie Durham (on 1938-08-22)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-08-22)
piano:
Count Basie (on 1938-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-22) and Lester Young (on 1938-08-22)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-08-22), Benny Morton (on 1938-08-22) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-08-22)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-08-22), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-08-22) and Ed Lewis (on 1938-08-22)
recording of:
Texas Shuffle (on 1938-08-22)
composer:
Herschel Evans
3:11
16Dickie’s Dream
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream
writer and composer:
Count Basie and Lester Young
3:11
17Lester Leaps In
3:13
18Tickle Toe
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
producer:
Teddy Reig
vocals:
Jon Hendricks (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03), Dave Lambert (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03), Annie Ross (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03) and Joe Williams (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
performer:
Count Basie Band (from 1958-05-26 until 1958-09-03)
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young
2:39
19Red Bank Boogie
recording of:
Red Bank Boogie (aka "G.I. Stomp")
composer:
Count Basie and Buck Clayton
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
2:21
20Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
6:08
21One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
2:58

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