Various – Basically Basie – Studio Dates 1937-1945 – 4 CD

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The Count Basie Orchestra's 40 plus year existence had two distinct stylistic phases. The first, from 1937 until about 1945, centred upon the band's major soloists, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison and tenor saxophonist Lester Young, being showcased against some fundamental 'head' arrangements. The second was from 1952 until the leader's death in 1984.
The 101 tracks here illustrate that from its initial studio date for American Decca, the Basie style always had been fluid and flexible, its particular sound at any moment being dependent on the presence of both its solo stylists and its arrangements, contributed by band members and by outside arrangers.

To demonstrate the various aspects of the orchestra's output, each of the four CDs is devoted to a different facet.
The first covers those early recordings with uncredited scores, or those attributed to a band member. The second highlights scores contributed by outside arrangers, while the third is devoted to the band's vocalists. Finally the set turns to the various small groups, principally recorded under the leader's name.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Swinging at the Daisy Chain - 2:52   2. One O'Clock Jump - 3:03   3. John's Idea - 2:56   4. Time Out - 3:05   5. Topsy - 3:15   6. Out of the Window - 2:50   7. Every Tub - 3:17   8. Swingin' the Blues - 2:48   9. Blue and Sentimental - 3:13   10. Doggin' Around - 3:05   11. Texas Shuffle - 3:10   12. Jumpin' at the Woodside - 3:10   13. Panassie Stomp - 2:49   14. Lady Be Good - 3:14   15. Taxi War Dance - 2:51   16. Volcano - 2:51   17. Ham 'N' Eggs - 2:35   18. Moten Swing - 2:21   19. Love Jumped Out - 3:12   20. Wiggle Woogie - 2:39   21. Music Makers - 2:43   22. Jitters - 2:45   23. Down, Down, Down - 3:01   24. Diggin' for Dex - 3:08   25. Taps Miller - 3:24

CD2:
1. Honeysuckle Rose - 3:01   2. Roseland Shuffle - 2:35   3. Smarty - 2:43   4. Shorty George - 2:47   5. Cherokee: Part 1 - 3:13   6. Cherokee: Part 2 - 3:07   7. The Apple Jump - 2:36   8. I Never Knew - 2:42   9. Tickle Toe - 2:40   10. Louisiana - 2:27   11. Easy Does It - 3:29   12. Let Me See - 2:48   13. Gone with 'What' Wind? - 2:48   14. Superchief - 3:26   15. The World Is Mad: Part 1 - 2:40   16. The World Is Mad: Part 2 - 2:51   17. Five O'Clock Whistle - 3:02   18. Broadway - 2:58   19. Rockin' the Blues - 3:10   20. Beau Brummel - 3:00   21. Jump the Blues Away - 2:58   22. 9.20 Special - 3:09   23. Fiesta in Blue - 3:06   24. Somethin' New - 2:50   25. Feather Merchant - 2:54   26. Ain't That the Truth? - 3:29

CD3:
1. Evenin' - 2:51   2. Pennies from Heaven - 3:03   3. Exactly Like You - 2:44   4. Boogie Woogie - 2:52   5. Listen, My Children - 3:08   6. Good Mornin' Blues - 3:15   7. Georgianna - 2:35   8. Sent for You Yesterday - 2:58   9. Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Coconut Oil - 2:54   10. Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush - 3:02   11. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - 2:57   12. You Can Depend on Me - 3:11   13. Thursday - 3:07   14. Goin' to Chicago - 3:10   15. If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) - 3:02   16. Bolero at the Savoy - 2:53   17. Sub Deb Blues - 2:59   18. Nobody Knows - 2:48   19. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - 2:35   20. Someday Sweetheart - 2:42   21. Somebody Stole My Girl - 2:54   22. I Want a Little Girl - 2:40   23. My Wanderin' Man - 3:06   24. Harvard Blues - 3:20   25. Rusty Dusty Blues - 3:15

CD4:
1. Shoeshine Boy - 3:02   2. Lady Be Good - 3:09   3. How Long Blues - 2:58   4. The Dirty Dozens - 3:05   5. Hey! Lawdy Mama - 2:48   6. The Fives - 2:48   7. Boogiewoogie - 3:05   8. Oh! Red - 2:56   9. Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well - 3:07   10. Dupree Blues - 3:07   11. When The Sun Goes Down - 2:49   12. Red Wagon - 2:55   13. Jive At Five - 2:51   14. I Ain't Got Nobody - 2:58   15. Live And Love Tonight - 3:06   16. Love Me Or Leave Me - 2:35   17. Dickie’s Dream - 3:10   18. Lester Leaps In - 3:13   19. Till Tom Special - 3:02   20. Gone With 'What' Wind? - 3:16   21. Royal Garden Blues - 3:07   22. Bugle Blues - 2:22   23. Sugar Blues - 2:57   24. Farewell Blues - 3:17   25. Café Society Blues - 3:17

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