Count Basie And His Orchestra* – 1942

Count Basie Orchestra - 1942 album cover

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Label:	Classics (11) – CLASSICS 684
Series:	The Classics Chronological Series – 684
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	Europe
Released:	1993
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

1	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	One O'Clock Jump Written-By – Basie*	3:01
2	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Blue Shadows And White Gardenias Vocals – Earl Warren* Written-By – Owens, Gordon	3:09
3	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	'Ay Now Vocals – Henry Nemo Written-By – Nemo*	2:28
4	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Basie Blues Written-By – Jackson, Basie, Ebbins*	3:04
5	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town Written-By – Weldon*	2:59
6	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	How Long Blues Written-By – Carr*	2:55
7	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Royal Garden Blues Written-By – Williams, Williams	3:09
8	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Bugle Blues Written-By – Basie*	2:19
9	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Sugar Blues Written-By – Williams, Fletcher	2:53
10	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Farewell Blues Written-By – Schoebel, Roppolo, Mares*	3:13
11	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Cafe Society Blues Written-By – Basie*	3:14
12	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	Way Back Blues Written-By – Basie*	3:24
13	Count Basie And His Orchestra All-American Rhythm Section*–	St.Louis Blues Written-By – Handy*	3:15
14	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Rusty Dusty Blues Arranged By – Harding* Vocals – Jimmy Rushing Written-By – Mayor-Williams*	3:09
15	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Ride On Vocals, Chorus – Earl Warren* Written-By – Tolbert*	3:15
16	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Lost The Blackout Blues Vocals – Jimmy Rushing Written-By – Ram, Green, Russell*	3:09
17	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Time On My Hands Arranged By – Hugo Winterhalter Vocals – Earl Warren* Written-By – Adamson, Gordon, Youmans*	3:18
18	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	It's Sand,Man! Arranged By – Buck Clayton Written-By – Lewis*	3:04
19	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	Ain't It The Truth? Arranged By – Buster Harding Written-By – Harding*	2:52
20	Count Basie And His Orchestra*–	For The Good Of Your Country Arranged By – Don Redman Vocals – Jimmy Rushing Written-By – Basie*	3:11

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Classics Records
Pressed By – MPO

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Caughey Roberts (tracks: 14 to 20), Earl Warren* (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Jerry Blake (tracks: 4, 5)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Tab Smith (tracks: 1 to 3)
Baritone Saxophone – Jack Washington (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20)
Double Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Freddy Green*
Liner Notes – Anatol Schenker
Photography By – Zwonicek Collection
Piano, Directed By – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Don Byas (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 13 to 20)
Trombone – Dicky Wells* (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Eli Robinson (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Robert Scott (4) (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20)
Trumpet – Al Killian (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20), Harry Edison (tracks: 1 to 5, 14 to 20)

Notes

Misspelled 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.

Sides 1 to 3 recorded in New York, January 21, 1942
Sides 4 to 5 recorded in Chicago, April 3, 1942
Sides 6 to 13 recorded Hollywood, July 24, 1942
Sides 14 to 20 recorded Hollywood, July 27, 1942