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Count Basie – Complete Original American Decca Recordings

Name: Count Basie - Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)

Count Basie - Complete Original American Decca Recordings album cover

Label:	Definitive Records (2) – DRCD11173
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country:	Andorra
Released:	2000
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1-1	Honeysuckle Rose Arranged By – Fletcher Henderson Composed By – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller	2:58
1-2	Pennies From Heaven Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke	3:00
1-3	Swinging At The Daisy Chain Composed By – Count Basie	2:48
1-4	Roseland Shuffle Arranged By – Fletcher Henderson Composed By – Count Basie	2:32
1-5	Exactly Like You Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields	2:41
1-6	Boo Hoo Arranged By – Fletcher Henderson Composed By – Carmen Lombardo, Edward Heyman, John Jacob Loeb	2:25
1-7	The Glory Of Love Arranged By – Fletcher Henderson Composed By – Billy Hill	2:29
1-8	Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) Composed By – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing	2:49
1-9	Smarty (You Know It All) Arranged By – Skip Martin Composed By – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed	2:40
1-10	One O'Clock Jump Arranged By – Buster Smith, Eddie Durham Composed By – Count Basie	3:00
1-11	Listen My Children And You Shall Hear Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed	3:05
1-12	John's Idea Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Count Basie	2:53
1-13	Good Morning Blues Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing	3:12
1-14	Our Love Was Meant To Be Arranged By – Skip Martin Composed By – Alexander Hill, Thomas Waller, Joseph M. Davis	2:45
1-15	Time Out Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	3:01
1-16	Topsy Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	3:12
1-17	I Keep Remembering Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Charles Newman (2), Isham Jones	2:45
1-18	Out The Window Composed By – Count Basie Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	3:08
1-19	Don't You Miss Your Baby Composed By – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	3:08
1-20	Let Me Dream Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Henry Jerome	3:09
1-21	Good Morning Blues (alt.) Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing	3:03
2-1	Georgiana Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Frank Carle*, Red McKenzie	2:33
2-2	Blues In The Dark Arranged By – Buck Clayton Composed By – Count Basie	3:04
2-3	Sent For You Yesterday Composed By – Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing	2:57
2-4	Every Tub Composed By – Count Basie Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	3:14
2-5	Now Will You Be Good? Arranged By – Eddie Durham Composed By – Arthur Terker, Harry Jentes, Harry Pease	2:46
2-6	Swingin' The Blues Composed By – Count Basie Composed By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham	2:45
2-7	Mama Don't Want No Peas 'N' Rice 'N' Coconut Oil Arranged By – Don Kirkpatrick (4) Composed By – L. Charles*, Wolfe Gilbert	2:51
2-8	Blue And Sentimental Composed By – Count Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David	3:10
2-9	Doggin' Around Composed By – Edgar Battle, Herschel Evans	3:02
2-10	Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Bickley Reichner, Clay Boland	3:01
2-11	London Bridge Is Falling Down Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Abel Baer, Ira Schuster, Tot Seymour	2:55
2-12	Texas Shuffle Composed By, Arranged By – Herschel Evans	3:07
2-13	Jumpin' At The Woodside Composed By – Count Basie	3:08
2-14	How Long Blues Composed By – Leroy Carr	2:55
2-15	The Dirty Dozen Composed By – Rufus Perryman	3:01
2-16	Hey Lawdy Mama Composed By – Cleve Reed*	2:44
2-17	The Fives Composed By – George Thomas*, Hersal Thomas	2:45
2-18	Boogie Woogie Composed By – Clarence Smith*	3:01
2-19	Dark Rapture Composed By – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Manny Kurtz	2:38
2-20	Shorty George Arranged By – Andy Gibson Composed By – Count Basie	2:44
2-21	The Blues I Like To Hear Composed By – Jimmy Rushing Composed By, Arranged By – Buster Smith	3:07
2-22	Do You Wanna Jump, Children? Arranged By – Andy Gibson Composed By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Victor Selsman, Willie Bryant	2:39
2-23	Panassie Stomp Composed By – Count Basie	2:47
2-24	Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush (alt.) Arranged By – Don Redman Composed By – Bickley Reichner, Clay Boland	3:04
3-1	My Heart Belongs To Daddy Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy Composed By – Cole Porter	2:54
3-2	Sing For Your Supper Composed By – Rodgers & Hart	2:42
3-3	Oh! Red Composed By – Joe McCoy	2:53
3-4	Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well Composed By – J. Mayo Williams, John Akers (2)	3:04
3-5	Dupree Blues Composed By – George White, Woody Herman	3:04
3-6	When The Sun Goes Down Composed By – Leroy Carr	2:45
3-7	Red Wagon Composed By – Richard M. Jones	2:52
3-8	You Can Depend On Me Composed By – Charles Carpenter, Earl Hines, Louis Dunlap	3:07
3-9	Cherokee, Part 1 Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy Composed By – Ray Noble	3:10
3-10	Cherokee, Part 2 Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy Composed By – Ray Noble	3:03
3-11	Blame It On My Last Affair Composed By – Henry Nemo, Irving Mills	2:43
3-12	Jive At Five Composed By, Arranged By – Harry Edison	2:49
3-13	Thursday Arranged By – Buck Clayton Composed By – Dorothy Sachs, Irvin Graham, Louis Haber	3:04
3-14	Evil Blues Composed By – Count Basie, Harry Edison, Jimmy Rushing	3:13
3-15	Oh, Lady Be Good Composed By – George & Ira Gershwin	3:10
3-16	Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well (alt.) Composed By – J. Mayo Williams, John Akers (2)	3:02
3-17	When The Sun Goes Down (alt.) Composed By – Leroy Carr	2:54
3-18	Blame It On My Last Affair (alt.) Composed By – Henry Nemo, Irving Mills	2:42

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Credits

Alto Saxophone – Caughey Roberts (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Earle Warren (tracks: 1-9 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-14, 3-16 to 3-18)
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: 1-1 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-18)
Bass – Walter Page
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Herschel Evans (tracks: 1-1 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2), Lester Young (tracks: 1-1 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-10 to 3-18)
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Claude Williams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Freddie Green (tracks: 1-5 to 3-18)
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Chu Berry* (tracks: 3-11 to 3-14, 3-16 to 3-18)
Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: 1-18 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-14, 3-16 to 3-18), Dan Minor (tracks: 1-1 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-14, 3-16 to 3-18), Dickie Wells (tracks: 2-10 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-18), George Hunt (tracks: 1-1 to 1-17)
Trombone, Guitar – Eddie Durham (tracks: 1-13 to 2-9)
Trumpet – Bobby Moore (3) (tracks: 1-5 to 1-21), Buck Clayton (tracks: 1-1 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11), Carl Smith (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Ed Lewis (tracks: 1-5 to 1-7), Harry Edison (tracks: 2-3 to 2-14, 2-20 to 3-2, 3-11 to 3-18), Joe Keyes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Karl George (tracks: 2-1, 2-2), Shad Collins (tracks: 3-1, 3-2, 3-10 to 3-18)
Vocals – Earle Warren (tracks: 1-15, 1-21), Helen Humes (tracks: 2-20, 3-1, 3-2, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16), Jimmy Rushing (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-18, 1-20, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-7, 2-10 to 2-12, 2-22, 2-23, 3-10, 3-17)

Notes

Each individual CD represents one year's recording activity: Disc 1 contains the 1937 sessions; Disc 2 - 1938; Disc 3 - 1939.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 436006 491733
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): ￭ DRCD 11173/1 ￭ MPO IBERICA ￭ 19-1-01/01 ￭ 2100745 ￭
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): ￭ DRCD 11173/2 ￭ MPO IBERICA ￭ 22-1-01/02 ￭ 2100746 ￭
Matrix / Runout (CD 3): ￭ DRCD 11173/3 ￭ MPO IBERICA ￭ 22-1-01/02 ￭ 2100747 ￭
Mastering SID Code (All CDs): IFPI L034
Mould SID Code (All CDs): IFPI 1316
Depósito Legal: D.L.AND.678-2000

Other Versions (5 of 12)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	"Early Count" - Complete Recorded Works (1937-1939) (4×LP, Compilation, Box Set, )	MCA Records	510.167 to 510.170	France	1976
Recently Edited	The Complete Decca Recordings (3×CD, Compilation)	GRP, Decca Jazz	GRD 3-611	US	1992
Recently Edited	The Original American Decca Recordings (3×CD, Compilation)	GRP, MCA Records	GRP-3-6112	Europe	1992
New Submission	The Complete Decca Recordings (3×CD, Compilation, Club Edition)	GRP, Decca Jazz, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.	GRD 3-611, D 217034	US	1992
Recently Edited	The Complete Decca Recordings (3×CD, Compilation)	GRP, Decca Jazz	GRD 3-611	US	1992