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Count Basie in the 1940s

Count Basie鈥檚 illustrious big band career is usually divided into the free-wheeling crew of the 1930s and the juggernaut of the 1950s. But in between, the Basie team of the 1940s combined solo swing and potent ensembles. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from a great Basie band.

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Sun 3 Feb 2019 00:00
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  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    Jump The Blues Away

    • The Essential Count Basie, Vol II.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

  • Count Basie & Coleman Hawkins

    Feedin' The Bean

    • The Essential Count Basie Volume 3.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing

    Harvard Blues

    • Jimmy Rushing - Mister Five by Five.
    • Topaz.
    • 21.

  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    Down For Double

    • Count Basie Vol.4 - Circus in Rhythm.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Count Basie

    Let's Jump

    • Count Basie Vol.4 - Circus in Rhythm.
    • Naxos.
    • 12.

  • Basie, Count & His Band & Jimmy Rushing

    Jimmy's Blues

    • Count Basie Vol. 4 - Circus in Rhythm.
    • Naxos.
    • 14.

  • Count Basie

    Taps Miller

    • Count Basie Vol.4 - Circus in Rhythm.
    • Naxos.
    • 15.

  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    Avenue C

    • Count Basie Classics 1945 - 1946.
    • Classics.
    • 1.

  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    Queer Street

    • Count Basie Classics 1945 - 1946.
    • Classics.
    • 14.

  • Basie, Count & His Band & Jimmy Rushing

    Patience And Fortitude

    • Count Basie 1945-1946.
    • Classics.
    • 15.

  • Basie, Count & His Band

    Rambo

    • Count Basie 1945-1946.
    • Classics.
    • 18.

  • Basie, Count & His Band

    Stay Cool

    • Count Basie 1945-1946.
    • Classics.
    • 19.

  • Basie, Count & His Band

    The King

    • Count Basie 1945-1946.
    • Classics.
    • 20.

  • Count Basie and His Orchestra & Jimmy Rushing

    Your Red Wagon

    • Brand New Wagon.
    • Bluebird.
    • 16.

  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    Normania

    • Count Basie - Complete Original American RCA-Victor Recordings.
    • Definitive.
    • 13.

Count Basie in the 1940s

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 JUMP THE BLUES AWAY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 E.Lewis/arr. D. Brooks

Album Title:听听听 The Essential Count Basie, Vol 3

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CBS 461098 2

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano),听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FEEDIN鈥� THE BEAN

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Count Basie

Album Title:听听听 The Essential Count Basie, Vol 3

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CBS 461098 2

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano),听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Vic Dickenson (trombone); 听Freddie Green (guitar);听 Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 HARVARD BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie Band

Composers:听听听听 Tab Smith

Album Title:听听听 JIMMY RUSHING 鈥� MISTER FIVE BY FIVE

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Topaz听 TPZ 1019

Performers:听听听 Count Basie and his orchestra; Jimmy Rushing (vocal); Don Byas (tenor sax); Dicky Wells (trombone).

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 DOWN FOR DOUBLE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Freddie Green

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie Vol.4 鈥� Circus in Rhythm

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naxos 8.120820

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lester Young (tenor sax); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Rodney Richardson (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LET鈥橲 JUMP

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Al Killian

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie Vol.4 鈥� Circus in Rhythm

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naxos 8.120820

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lester Young (tenor sax); Joe Newman (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Rodney Richardson (bass); Jo Jones (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 JIMMY鈥橲 BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Jimmy Rushing

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie Vol.4 鈥� Circus in Rhythm

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naxos 8.120820

Performers:听听听听 Jimmy Rushing (vocal); Count Basie (piano); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Rodney Richardson (bass); 听Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 TAPS MILLER

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Count Basie/Bob Russell

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie Vol.4 鈥� Circus in Rhythm

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naxos 8.120820

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar);听 Rodney Richardson (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 AVENUE C

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Buck Clayton

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 QUEER STREET

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Basie/Mundy

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Warren/Moore

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Jimmy Rushing (vocal); Count Basie (piano); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RAMBO

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Basie/Johnson

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 STAY COOL

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Wells/Basie

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Rudy Rutherford (clarinet);听 J.J. Johnson (trombone); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Lucky Thompson (tenor sax); Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Shadow Wilson (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE KING

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Basie

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 1945-1946

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics 934

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Earl Warren (alto sax); Buddy Tate (tenor sax); Harry Edison (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Jo Jones (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 YOUR RED WAGON

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie and his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Raye/DePaul/Jones

Album Title:听听听 Brand New Wagon 鈥� Count Basie 1947

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bluebird听 ND82292

Performers:听听听听 Jimmy Rushing (vocal); Count Basie (piano); Dicky Wells (trombone); Harry Edison (trumpet); Freddy Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums).

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TITLE听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 NORMANIA听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie

Composers:听听听听 Count Basie

Album Title:听听听 Count Basie 鈥� Complete Original American RCA-Victor Recordings

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive听 DRCD11175

Performers:听听听听 Count Basie (piano); Harry Edison (trumpet); Clark Terry (trumpet); Dicky Wells (trombone); Freddy Green (guitar); Singleton Palmer (bass); George Ballard (drums).

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