Count Basie - The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	–Jones-Smith Incorporated	Oh, Lady, Be Good	3:05
A2	–Basie's Bad Boys	Goin' To Chicago Blues Vocals – Jimmy Rushing	3:04
A3	–Basie's Bad Boys	Live And Love Tonight	3:02
A4	–Basie's Bad Boys	Love Me Or Leave Me	2:29
A5	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Rock-A-Bye Basie Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy	3:00
A6	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Baby, Don't Tell On Me Arranged By – Eddie DurhamVocals – Jimmy Rushing	2:50
A7	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight Arranged By – Buck ClaytonVocals – Helen Humes	2:56
A8	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Taxi War Dance	2:47
B1	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Jump For Me Arranged By – Andy Gibson	3:08
B2	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Twelfth Street Rag	3:01
B3	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Miss Thing (Part 1) Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy	2:52
B4	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Miss Thing (Part 2) Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy	2:43
B5	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Lonesome Miss Pretty Arranged By – Buck Clayton	2:50
B6	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Nobody Knows	2:44
B7	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	Pound Cake	2:41
B8	–Count Basie And His Orchestra*	How Long Blues	2:56

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Engineered At – CBS Studios, New York
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earle Warren (tracks: A5 to B8)
• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: A5 to B8)
• Bass [String Bass] – Walter Page
• Clarinet – Lester Young (tracks: A2 to A4)
• Coordinator [Jazz Masterpieces Series] – Amy Herot, Mike Berniker
• Design – Allen Weinberg
• Drums – Jo Jones
• Engineer [Digital Restoration And Engineering] – Larry Keyes
• Guitar – Freddie Green (tracks: A2 to B8)
• Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
• Mastered By – Vlado Meller
• Organ – Count Basie (tracks: A2 to A4, B6)
• Piano, Leader – Count Basie
• Producer [Digital Production] – Bob Altshuler, Mike Berniker
• Producer [Original Recording Produced By] – John Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate (tracks: A5 to B8), Lester Young
• Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: A5 to B8), Dan Minor (tracks: A2 to B8), Dickie Wells (tracks: A5 to B8)
• Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: A2 to B8), Carl Smith (tracks: A1), Ed Lewis (tracks: A5 to B8), Harry Edison (tracks: A5 to B8), Shad Collins (tracks: A2 to B8)

Notes

Recording locations and dates:
A1: Chicago, October 9, 1936
A2 to A4: Chicago, February 13, 1939
A5 to A8: New York, March 19, 1939
B1: New York, March 19, 1939
B2 to B4: New York, April 5, 1939
B5 to B7: Chicago, May 19, 1939
B8: Chicago, June 24, 1939

This compilation:
℗ & © 1987 CBS Inc.
Made and printed in Holland.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 099746 006112
• Label Code: LC 0149
• Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Stamped): OI - 460061 - IA - I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A Etched): AL - 40608 - IC
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B Stamped): OI - 460061 - IB - I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B Etched): BL - 40608 - IC
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 01-460061-1
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 01-460061-2
• Price Code (France): CB 231
• Other (Cat. Nr; in brackets on center labels A & B): CJ 40608
• Other (Manufacturing code, on bottom left of back cover): 01-460061-20
• Other (Code on inner sleeve): 11-51396-40

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 40608	Count Basie	The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Columbia	CK 40608	US	1987
CBS 460061 2	Count Basie	The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, Mono)	CBS	CBS 460061 2	Europe	1987
WCT 40608	Count Basie	The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 ‎(Cass, Comp, RM, Dol)	CBS	WCT 40608	Canada	1987
CJ 40608	Count Basie	The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RM)	Columbia	CJ 40608	US	1987
177003	Count Basie	The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 ‎(LP, Album, Comp)	CBS	177003	Brazil	1987

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