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The Best Of Early Basie

Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (piano), Count Basie (leader), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Herschel Evans (tenor saxophone), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Benny Morton (trombone), Bobby Moore (trumpet), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Harry Edison (trumpet),...

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Contents

Fats Waller, Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo: Honeysuckle Rose

Work length2:58
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Basie: Roseland Shuffle

Work length2:32
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Count Basie, James Rushing: Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)

Work length2:50
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Basie: One O'Clock Jump

Work length3:04
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Eddie Durham, Count Basie: John's Idea

Work length2:56
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Herschel Evans (tenor saxophone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Count Basie, James Rushing, Eddie Durham: Good Morning Blues

Work length3:15
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937-08-09

Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle: Topsy

Work length3:08
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Buck Clayton (trumpet), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Herschel Evans (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Count Basie, Eddie Durham: Out The Window

Work length2:48
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Bobby Moore (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937

Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie, Eddie Durham: Don't You Miss Your Baby?

Work length3:09
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937

Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie: Blues In The Dark

Work length3:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938

Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie: Sent For You Yesterday

Work length2:58
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Herschel Evans (tenor saxophone), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Eddie Durham, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks: Every Tub

Work length3:17
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Eddie Durham, Count Basie: Swingin' The Blues

Work length2:47
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston: Blue And Sentimental

Work length3:13
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Herschel Evans, Edgar Battle: Doggin' Around

Work length2:57
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Herschel Evans (tenor saxophone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Herschel Evans, Edgar Battle: Texas Shuffle

Work length3:07
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (clarinet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Basie: Jumpin' At The Woodside

Work length3:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (clarinet), Herschel Evans (clarinet), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Andy Gibson, Count Basie: Shorty George

Work length2:45
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Basie: Panassie Stomp

Work length2:49
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938

Harry Edison, Count Basie: Jive At Five

Work length2:50
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Jack Washington (baritone saxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1939
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Gershwin: Oh, Lady Be Good!

Work length3:08
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Shad Collins (trumpet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1939
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY