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JAZZ,
DANCE BANDS, VOCALISTS
Count Basie
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ASV CDAJA 5089 |
Jive At Five |
● CD $11.98 |
1932-39
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Circle 60 |
1944 |
● CD $13.98 |
And his orchestra. Includes Thelma Carpenter, Lester Young,
Jimmy Powell and more
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Circle 130 |
1944 & 1945 |
● CD $15.98 |
This is the companion LP to Circle 60, the first volume of
the 1944 Lang-Worth Transcriptions ( a third volume will be released at a
future date.) Basie was under contract to Columbia at the time but hadn't
recorded since 1942 due to the Petrillo ban. The legendary lineup, which
can be seen in action in the cover photo includes Lester Young (back from
a brief stint on his own) as well as Harry Edison (t), Buddy Tate (ts),
Freddie Green (g), Dickie Wells (d), etc. Tush/ 9:20 Special/ Rockin' The
Blues/ Wiggle Woogie , etc. (AE)
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Columbia CK 40608 |
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1 |
● CD $12.98 |
1st of 3 albums reissuing the majority of The Count's great
Vocalion & Columbia sides. After the legendary Oh Lady Be Good
from The Count's 1st session, as Jones-Smith Inc. from '36, the LP
contains 14 Vocalions recorded Feb. - June '39, inc. the entire Basie's
Bad Boys session from Feb. 13, 1939 - Goin' To Chicago Blues + 3,
and the full orch. on the rest inc. Prez, Buck Clayton, Jimmy Rushing,
Buddy Tate and of course "The Rhythm Section" - Rock-A-Bye
Basie/ Taxi War Dance/ Jump For Me/ Miss Thing , etc. (GM)
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Columbia CK 40835 |
The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 2 |
● CD $12.98 |
Another powerhouse volume of 16 Vocalion, Okeh &
Columbia sides recorded 1939-40. Band members, besides of course The
All-American Rhythm Section, include Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Sweets
Edison, Buddy Tate, Dickie Wells, Jimmy Rushing, Tab Smith, arrangements
mostly by Andy Gibson. Includes classics Super Chief/ Lester Leaps In/
Dickie's Dream/ Blow Top/ Gone With "What" Wind/ Tickle Toe
(GM)
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Columbia CK 44150 |
The Essential Count Basie Vol. 3 |
● CD $12.98 |
Part 3 of the Columbia Basie saga runs from the two part World
is Mad (1940) through Lester Young's departure and the addition of Don
Byas, through the classic 9:20 Special and Feedin' the
Bean" with Coleman Hawkins done in 1941. (PR)
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Decca Jazz GRD 611 |
The Complete Decca Recordings, 1937-1939 |
● CD $39.98 |
This is it, folks - the window-rattling Basie band captured
in their heyday, and reissued the right way; complete, in chronological
order, with thorough notes and good photos. No one needs convincing that
this was one of the greatest bands ever, right up there with Ellington and
Henderson, distinguished by their swinging supremecy and blues-based
riffing style. This band played almost every night, and even the earliest
solos by Basie, tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, and
trumpeters Harry "Sweets" Edison and Buck Clayton are
road-tested pleasers. The charismatic vocals by blues legend Jimmy Rushing
are uniformly great, even on the occasional sappy lyric. His singing on Good
Morning Blues/ Blues in The Dark/ Do You Wanna Jump, Children/ Evil Blues
made these classic sides. Helen Humes joined in late 1938, and graces 5
songs, including Blame It On My Last Affair/ My Heart Belongs To Daddy.
If you want hits, you can't beat One O'Clock Jump/ Jumpin' At The
Woodside/ Sent For You Yesterday, but this set is a motherlode of
jitterbugging jewels like Roseland Shuffle/ Topsy/ Every Tub/ Swingin'
The Blues/ Lady Be Good/ Shorty George/ Panassie Stomp and more. 63
tracks on 3 CD's, with a handful of alternate takes, and clear remastered
sound. A must for any swing fanatic. (MB)
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Hep 1025 |
Listen...You Shall Hear |
● CD $12.98 |
Vintage Basie Band material from 1937.
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Magic CDAWE 13 |
Autumn In Paris |
● CD $14.98 |
Excellent sounding live recordings from 2 appearances at the
Olympia Theater, Paris, Nov. 9 & 12, 1957. Band includes Jones,
Newman, Young, Coker, Grey, Royal, Wess, Foster, etc. Joe Williams sings Well
Alright, OK, You Win/ Roll 'Em & Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You.
Includes the never issued Lovely Baby, lots of Neal Hefti tunes,
etc. (GM)
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 377 |
Montreux '77 |
● CD $12.98 |
Live recordings formerly on Pablo.
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 377 |
Live - Montreux '77 |
● CD $12.98 |
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Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 379 |
Count Basie Jam Montreux '77 |
● CD $12.98 |
Live jam session with Roy Eldridge, Zoot Sims, Benny Carter
and more. Originally on Pablo.
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Original Jazz Classics 449 |
Kansas City 6 |
● CD $12.98 |
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 600 |
Kansas City 3 - For The Second Time |
● CD $12.98 |
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 631 |
Basie Jam 2 |
● CD $12.98 |
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Original Jazz Classics 687 |
Basie Jam 3 |
● CD $12.98 |
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 690 |
Kansas City Vol. 7 |
● CD $12.98 |
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 732 |
Farmers Market Barbecue |
● CD $12.98 |
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| COUNT BASIE |
Original Jazz Classics 808 |
88 Basie Street |
● CD $12.98 |
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Original Jazz Classics 824 |
I Told You So |
● CD $12.98 |
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Pablo 2310 919 |
Mostly Blues...And Some Others |
● CD $15.98 |
| Relaxed recording date from June 22, 1983, built around The
Basie Rhythm Section with The Count (p), Freddie Green (g), John Heard (b)
& Roy McCurdy (d), with Joe Pass doing the guitar solos. This quintet
is heard on Brio , and Snooky Young, playing some beautiful muted
trumpet, joins in on Snooky . Jaws has Lockjaw Davis joining
on tenor sax, and all 7 are heard on the remaining 2 blues - Blues In
C/ Blues For Charlie Christian , plus 3 old standards - I Want A
Little Girl/ I'm Confessin' That I Love You/ I'll Always Be In Love With
You. (GM)
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Phontastic 7555 |
Count On The Coast Vol. 1 |
● CD $15.98 |
16 songs from 1958, recorded live, featuring Joe Williams.
Contains all of Phontastic LP #7546 and half of #7555 ("Count On The Coast" Vols. 1 & 2).
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Phontastic 7575 |
Count On The Coast Vol. 2 |
● CD $15.98 |
Picks up where the CD volume 1 leaves off - 18 live cuts
from 1958 featuring Joe Williams.
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Verve 833 776-2 |
At Newport |
● CD $10.98 |
The swing era had peaked 10 years ago, and Basie had
dissolved his big band shortly afterwards. Now in 1957 he was back,
headlining the Newport Jazz Festival with a reunited big band and guest
appearances by former employees Lester Young, Jimmy Rushing, Illinois
Jacquet, Joe Williams, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones. The set is not without
its faults - the most noticeable being the sadly diminished abilities of
Lester Young, and the grainy quality of the recording in general (even
though all the instruments are well balanced). But there are several
standout cuts - the all star jam on One O'Clock Jump, the bluesy
instrumentals Swingin' At Newport and Blee Blop Blues and
four previously unreleased numbers with Joe Williams. The band had lost a
little of the snap it had in the late 30's but, as this historic recording
demonstrates, there was still plenty of life in the incomparably swingin'
Basie sound. (MB)
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Verve 833 805-2 |
Count Basie In London |
● CD $10.98 |
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