The Essential Count Basie, Volume 2

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1I Can't Believe That You're Not in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:42
2Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
recording of:
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1925), Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) (in 1925) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (on 1937-03-24)
2:30
3Dickie's Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-09-05)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1939-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-09-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-09-05)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1939-09-05)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (on 1939-09-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-09-05)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-05)
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream (on 1939-09-05)
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
3:09
4Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
3:13
5The Apple Jump
2:58
6I Left My Baby
3:14
7Volcano
2:51
8Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
2:35
9I Never Knew
recording of:
I Never Knew
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
2:41
10Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
32:39
11Louisiana
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1940-03-19)
baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1940-03-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-03-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1940-03-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1940-03-19) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-03-19)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1940-03-19), Dan Minor (on 1940-03-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1940-03-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1940-03-19), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1940-03-19), Al Killian (on 1940-03-19) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-03-19)
recording of:
Louisiana (on 1940-03-19)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:26
12Easy Does It
recording of:
Easy Does It
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
3:28
13Let Me See
recording of:
Let Me See
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
2:47
14Blow Top
2:55
15Gone With "What" Wind
recording of:
Gone With 'What' Wind
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:47
16Super Chief
recording of:
Super Chief
composer:
Lou Carter, Jimmy Dorsey and Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
3:22