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Count Basie & His Orchestra
America's #1 Band
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Shoe Shine Boy - Count Basie, Cahn, Sammy
2. Evenin' - Count Basie, Parish, Mitchell
3. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) - Count Basie, Basie, Count
4. Oh, Lady Be Good - Count Basie, Gershwin, George
5. I Ain't Got Nobody - Count Basie, Graham, Roger [Song
6. Goin' to Chicago Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
7. Live and Love Tonight - Count Basie, Coslow, Sam
8. Love Me or Leave Me - Count Basie, Donaldson, Walter
9. Dickie's Dream - Count Basie, Basie, Count
10. Lester Leaps In - Count Basie, Young, Lester [Saxo
11. How Long Blues - Count Basie, Carr, Leroy
12. Royal Garden Blues - Count Basie, Williams, Clarence
13. Bugle Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
14. Sugar Blues - Count Basie, Fletcher, Lucy
15. Farewell Blues - Count Basie, Mares, Paul
16. Café Society Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
17. Way Back Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
18. St. Louis Blues - Count Basie, Handy, W.C.
19. Neal's Deal - Count Basie, Basie, Count
20. Bluebeard Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
21. Golden Bullet - Count Basie, Basie, Count
22. You're My Baby, You - Count Basie, Astor
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
1. Song of the Islands - Count Basie, King, Charles [Voca
2. These Foolish Things - Count Basie, Link, Harry
3. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Count Basie, Daugherty, Doc
4. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie, Basie, Count
5. I Ain't Got Nobody - Count Basie, Graham, Roger [Song
6. Little White Lies - Count Basie, Donaldson, Walter
7. I'll Remember April - Count Basie, DePaul, Gene
8. Tootsie - Count Basie, Basie, Count
9. Rock-A-Bye Basie - Count Basie, Basie, Count
10. One Hour - Count Basie, Creamer, Henry
11. Taxi War Dance - Count Basie, Basie, Count
12. Twelfth Street Rag - Count Basie, Bowman, Euday L.
13. Miss Thing, Pt. 1 - Count Basie, Basie, Count
14. Miss Thing, Pt. 2 - Count Basie, Basie, Count
15. Nobody Knows [Take 1] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
16. Pound Cake - Count Basie, Basie, Count
17. Song of the Islands - Count Basie, King, Charles E. [H
18. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie - Count Basie, MacDonald, Ballard
19. Tickle Toe - Count Basie, Young, Lester [Saxo
20. Louisiana - Count Basie, Johnson, J.C. [Comp
21. Easy Does It - Count Basie, Basie, Count
22. Somebody Stole My Gal - Count Basie, Wood, Leo
23. I Want a Little Girl - Count Basie, Mencher, Murray
Track Listings (23) - Disc #3
1. Five O'Clock Whistle - Count Basie, Gannon, Kim
2. Broadway - Count Basie, Bird, Bill
3. It's the Same Old South - Count Basie, Eliscu, Edward
4. Jump the Blues Away - Count Basie, Lewis, Ed
5. The Jitters - Count Basie, Basie, Count
6. 9:20 Special - Count Basie, Ellington, Duke
7. Goin' to Chicago Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
8. Harvard Blues - Count Basie, Basie, Count
9. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie, Basie, Count
10. It's Sand, Man - Count Basie, Lewis, Ed
11. Ain't It the Truth - Count Basie, Basie, Count
12. Taps Miller - Count Basie, Basie, Count
13. Avenue C - Count Basie, Clayton, Buck
14. Blue Skies - Count Basie, Berlin, Irving
15. Queer Street - Count Basie, Clayton, Buck
16. Lazy Lady Blues - Count Basie, Feather, Leonard
17. Rambo - Count Basie, Basie, Count
18. The King - Count Basie, Basie, Count
19. Hob Nail Boogie - Count Basie, Harding, Buster
20. Mutton Leg - Count Basie, Basie, Count
21. Stay on It - Count Basie, Dameron, Tadd
22. Little Pony - Count Basie, Hefti, Neal
23. Beaver Junction - Count Basie, Edison, Harry "Swee
Track Listings (22) - Disc #4
1. One O'Clock Jump [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
2. Swingin' the Blues [Live][#] - Count Basie, Baise, Count
3. Rock-A-Bye Basie [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
4. Don't Worry 'Bout Me [Live][#] - Count Basie, Bloom, Rube
5. Time Out [Live][#] - Count Basie, Battle, Edgar
6. Boogie Woogie Blues [Live][#] - Count Basie, Ammons, Albert
7. Roseland Shuffle [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
8. White Sails [Live][#] - Count Basie, Archer, Harry
9. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie [Live][#] - Count Basie, MacDonald, Ballard
10. One O'Clock Jump [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
11. They Can't Take That Away from Me [Live] - Count Basie, Gershwin, George
12. Swing, Brother, Swing [Live] - Count Basie, Bishop, Walter
13. I Can't Get Started [Live] - Count Basie, Duke, Vernon
14. Moten Swing [Live][#] - Count Basie, Moten, Bennie
15. Ebony Rhapsody [Live][#] - Count Basie, Coslow, Sam
16. Darn That Dream [Live][#] - Count Basie, DeLange, Eddie
17. Take It, Pres [Live][#] - Count Basie,
18. Baby, Don't Tell on Me [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count
19. I Got Rhythm [Live][#] - Count Basie, Gershwin, George
20. 9:20 Special [Live][#] - Count Basie, Ellington, Duke
21. Elmer's Tune [Live][#] - Count Basie, Albrecht, Elmer
22. Jumpin' at the Woodside [Live][#] - Count Basie, Basie, Count

CD Details

All Artists: Count Basie & His Orchestra
Title: America's #1 Band
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 9/23/2003
Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop
Styles: Piano Blues, Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPCs: 696998711020, 5099751289227

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CD Reviews

Basie's Columbia recordings have never sounded so good!

M.R. | San Francisco, CA | 10/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've just got this and played the first two discs, so I can't comment on it all, but what I've heard so far is AMAZING! The sound--so shoddy on the '80s "Essential Count Basie" series--is superb, and the music is just beyone belief. The playing is light and forceful at the same time--just great, great stuff. A perfect complement to the 3-CD Decca set. And I can't wait to hear the previously unreleased live stuff on disc 4. The packaging is very attractive and the booklet--make that book--is very detailed and informative. Another classic Orrin Keepnews reissue.This is the perfect gift for any jazz fan--and you should get one for yourself while you're at it!"

Great collection of classic jazz and swing

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 09/14/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a swell 4-CD box set that covers all of Basie's studio work for the Columbia label, from 1936-51, working in a variety of configurations, from small combos to the full-on Basie Orchestra, including several songs with Basie backing up Billie Holiday, and plenty of other vocal tunes featuring Basie regulars Helen Humes and Jimmy Rushing. This collection also marks the first time Columbia has officially delved into the wealth of live transcription performances and radio broadcasts featuring the Basie band... This material was previously the sole province of various European collector labels; Sony shows it's able to do this material up right, with meticulous scholarship and great sound quality. Doubtless, many of the sniffier jazz scholars will find some reason or another to pooh-pooh this collection, but for us regular folks, it's mighty tasty. Recommended!"

A+ for the Basie Cats! and AMAZINGLY, the Columbia guys go

Michael A. Ventresco | NYC | 05/19/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't have to tell anyone how great these tracks are. How does one guy get all 16 of the greatest swing musicians in the world into one band? This set has some Great surprises: Live sides, and rare alternates, like "It's The Same Old South", (a different take than the version on the vinyl "Superchief")

I have several of these on the ARC/Columbia family of labels (Vocallion, Brunswick, Okey, etc.) both 78s and Lps. and have been trying and failing to replace them with decent CD copies. COLUMBIA FINNALLY GOT IT RIGHT!. This set is a pleasure, and for once, it sounds great! You will NEVER be dissapointed with this purchace.

Now if Columbia would refund everybody's money for the unlistenable versions of these tunes they issued on the "Essential" series, and the "This Is Jazz" series etc., we could use it to replace our copies of the Armstrong Hot Fives that they had previous butchered, or the Bix, ...it goes on ....."

Stellar release

Blues Bro | Lakewood, Colorado USA | 09/27/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the best these sides have sounded ever, period. It is really a treat to hear the early Basie band with Lester Young in all its glory. The sound restoration on some of these tracks is just unbelievable, I had to check the linear notes to make sure these were the 1940 recordigs, because they sounded so different to the muddy/scratchy sound I grew used to. The linear notes alone are worth the price of this box set. And one full disc of most unreleased live tracks, many with Lester Young and Billie Holiday? You do the math. Many people, i am not included, are waiting for the full Columbia sessions remastered, but for me, this is what I have been waiting many years. The track secuence is annoying, I still cant understand why not doing it chronological, but its just a minor flaw."

Seeking Intro to Swing? Start Here

Books & Music | New York, NY | 02/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a truly great package which you will find yourself listening to again and again. As others mentioned, the four discs here cover several of Basie's bands, so what you get is not simply 90 songs from a single band, which would get quite boring no matter how great any individual band was, but rather choice cuts from different bands of different size and composition over a twenty year period. The result is four discs each with their own distinct sound, each providing a different snapshot of the evolution of swing under Basie.

While historians might object, the arrangement of the songs is great too from the standpoint of a pure listening experience, with the first two discs being Basie's smaller groups, and the latter two being the larger Count Basie Orchestra. While the Orchestra is the most famous of these bands, and is outstanding in its own right, the best material here is from the small groups. The sound is less polished than it would become years later, but there's a raw energy to the Basie Octet that can't be matched.

The sound throughout the package is amazing. Full bass, minimal hiss, and not tinny. If only all music from this era could be remastered so well.

This is fun music, not the over-intellectualized jazz that sends people from the room. Well worth the investment if you want an overview of swing at its best."