Down For The Count (CD)

Basie Goes Wess (F. Wess) 3:53
3. Softly With Feeling (N. Hefti) 3:06
4. Peace Pipe (E. Wilkins) 2:27
5. Blues Go Away! (E. Wilkins) 3:20
6. Cherry Point (N. Hefti) 3:22
7. Bubbles (N. Hefti) 4:02
8. Right On (F. Green) 2:40
9. The Blues Done Come Back (E. Wilkins) 3:37
10. Plymouth Rock (N. Hefti) 3:41

Paul Campbell - Joe Newman - Wendell Culley - Joe Wilder - Thad Jones (tp), Johnny Mandel (btp), Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Jimmy Wilkins - Henderson Chambers - Bill Hughes (tb),
Marshall Royal (cl, as), Ernie Wilkins (as, ts), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Paul Quinichette - Frank Wess - Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Jimmy Lewis -
Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr)

Count Basie Dance Session Vol. 2

11. Stereophonic (E. Wilkins) 2:24
12. Mambo Mist (P. C. Barnes) 4:04
13. Sixteen Men Swinging (E. Wilkins) 3:04
14. She's Just My Size (E. Wilkins) 4:27
15. You're Not the Kind (C. Basie) 3:18
16. I Feel Like a New Man (M. Albam) 2:53
17. You for Me (N. Hefti) 3:11
18. Soft Drink (R. Jones) 3:06
19. Two for the Blues (N. Hefti) 2:49
20. Slow But Sure (M. Albam) 3:42

Paul Campbell - Joe Newman - Wendell Culley - Joe Wilder - Thad Jones (tp), Johnny Mandel (btp), Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Jimmy Wilkins - Henderson Chambers - Bill Hughes (tb),
Marshall Royal (cl, as), Ernie Wilkins (as, ts), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Paul Quinichette - Frank Wess - Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Jimmy Lewis -
Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr)
NYC; June, 1954 Total Time 67:53



CD 3
April in Paris

1. April in Paris (V. Duke, E.Y. Harburg, arr. W. Davis) 3:50
2. Corner Pocket (F. Green) 5:17
3. Did'n You? (F. Foster) 4:46
4. Sweetie Cakes (E. B.Wilkins) 3:59
5. Magic (F. Wess) 3:08
6. Shiny Stockings (F. Foster) 5:16
7. What am I Here For (D. Ellington, F. Laine, arr. F. Foster) 3:21
8. Midgets (J. Newman) 3:14
9. Mambo Inn (M. Bauzá, E. M. Sampson, B. Woodlen) 3:24
10. Dinner with Friends (N. Hefti) 3:07

Count Basie (p), Frank Wess (cl, fl, as, ts), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Frank Foster (cl, ts),
Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Thad Jones - Wendell Culley - Reunald Jones - Joe Newman (tp),
Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Bill Hughes (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr)
Fine Sound, NYC; July 26, 1955 (tracks 1-4); January 4, 1956 (tracks 5-8); January 5, 1956
(track 9 & 10)

At Newport

11. Swingin' at the Newport (E. Wilkins) 8:30
12. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (J. Burke, J. Van Heusen) 3:33
13. Lester Leaps in (L. Young) 2:58
14. Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
(C. Basie, E. Durham, J. Rushing) 4:10
15. Boogie Woogie I May Be Wrong (C. Basie, J. Rushing) 3:50
16. Evenin' (C. Daniels, M. Parish, H. White, R. Whiting) 3:32
17. Blee Blop Blues (C. Basie, A. K. Salim) 2:31

Count Basie (p), Wendell Culley - Roy Eldridge - Reunald Jones - Thad Jones - Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker - Bill Hughes - Benny Powell (tb), Bill Graham (as), Marshall Royal (as, cl),
Frank Foster - Illinois Jacquet [track 13], Lester Young [tracks 13-17] (ts), Frank Wess (ts, fl),
Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Freddie Greene (g), Eddie Jones (b), Jo Jones [tracks 13-17],
Sonny Payne (dr), Jimmy Rushing [tracks 15-17] (voc)
Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport; July 7, 1957
Total Time 68:48


CD 4
One O'Clock jump

1. Too Close for Comfort (J. Bock, L. Holofcener, G. D. Weiss) 3:06
2. Smack Dab in the Middle (C. Calhoun) 3:39
3. Amazing Love (J. Burns) 3:32
4. Only Forever (J. Burke, J. V. Monaco) 3:37
5. Don't Worry¿ Bout Me (R. Bloom, T. Koehler) 3:05
6. Stop, Pretty Baby (M. Lovett, R. Saunders, L. Washington) 3:06
7. One O'Clock Jump (C. Basie) 4:32
8. Jamboree (E. Wilkins) 2:00
9. I Don't Like You No More (E. Wilkins) 2:41
10. From Coast to Coast (E. Wilkins) 8:33

Ella Fitzgerald - Joe Williams (voc), Count Basie (p), Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Bill Hughes (tb), Wendell Culley - Reunald Jones - Thad Jones - Joe Newman (tp), Frank Foster (ts),
Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Bill Graham (as), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (fl, ts),
Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr), Edgar Sampson - Ernie Wilkins (arr)
Tracks 1-7 & 10: Fine Sound, NYC; January and June, 1956; Track 8 & 9: LA;
Probably recorded between April 23 and 30, 1957

One O'Clock jump

11. Mutton-Leg (C. Basie, S. Edison) 3:25
12. Beaver Junction (S. Edison) 3:03
13. Patience And Fortitude (H. Warren, B. Moore, Jr.) 3:24
14. I Ain't Got Nobody (B. Graham, S. Williams) 3:14
15. I'm Confessin' (A.J. Neilburg, D. Dougherty, E. Reynolds) 3:15
16. Little Pony (N. Hefti) 2:30
17. Stay Cool (H. Wells, C. Basie) 3:13
18. These Foolish Things (H. Link, J. Strachey, H. Marvell) 3:05
19. 'Ay Now! (H. Nemo) 2:35
20. Ain't It the Truth (C. Basie, B. Harding) 3:00
21. Ride On (S. Tolbert) 3:22
22. One O'Clock Jump (C. Basie) 2:53
Total Time 74:58


CD 5
The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards

1. Thou Swell (L. Hart, R. Rodgers) 2:18
2. There Will Never Be Another You (M. Gordon, H. Warren) 2:48
3. Love is Here to Stay (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:34
4. 'S Wonderful (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:35
5. My Baby Just Cares for Me (W. Donaldson, G. Kahn) 2:24
6. Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You) (B. Kalmar, H. Ruby) 3:51
7. Singin' in the Rain (N. H. Brown, A. Freed) 2:24
8. I'm Beginning to See the Light (D. Ellington, D. George, J. Hodges) 3:03
9. A Fine Romance (D. Fields, J. Kern) 2:27
10. Come Rain or Come Shine (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 3:54
11. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (C. Gaskill, J. McHugh) 2:36
12. This Can't Be Love (L. Hart, R. Rodgers) 2:31

Joe Williams (voc), Count Basie (p), Frank Foster (reeds), Charlie Fowlkes - Bill Graham - Marshall ?Royal - Frank Wess - Henry Coker (tb), Matthew Gee - Benny Powell - Wendell Culley (tp),
Reunald Jones - Thad Jones - Joe Newman - Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr)

Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

13. Every Day I Have the Blues (Memphis Slim) 5:28
14. The Come Back (C. Frazier) 5:28
15. Alright, Okay, You Win (M. Watts, S. Wyche) 3:04
16. In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) (L. Carr, D. Raye) 3:35
17. Roll 'Em Pete (P. Johnson, "Big¿ J. Turner) 3:12
18. Teach Me Tonight (S. Cahn, G. DePaul) 3:03
19. My Baby Upsets Me (J. Williams) 2:57
20. Please Send Me Someone to Love (P. Mayfield) 3:31
21. Ev'ry Day (S. Fain, I. Kahal) 3:41

Joe Williams (voc), Count Basie (p), Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Bill Hughes (tb), Wendell Culley - Reunald Jones - Joe Newman (tp), Thad Jones (c), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars),
Bill Graham (as), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (fl, ts), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b),
Sonny Payne (dr), Edgar Sampson - Ernie Wilkins (arr)
LA; July 26, 1955 - June 27, 1956 Total Time 68:53


CD 6
The Atomic Mr. Basie

1. Kid from Red Bank (C. Basie, N. Hefti) 2:42
2. Duet (N. Hefti) 4:12
3. After Supper (N. Hefti) 3:26
4. Flight of the Foo Birds (N. Hefti) 3:24
5. Double-O (N. Hefti) 2:47
6. Teddy the Toad (N. Hefti) 3:19
7. Whirlybird (N. Hefti) 3:51
8. Midnite Blue (N. Hefti) 4:28
9. Splanky (N. Hefti) 3:36
10. Fantail (N. Hefti) 2:56
11. Lil' Darlin' (N. Hefti) 4:51

Wendell Culley - Snooky Young - Thad Jones - Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker - Al Grey -
Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal - Frank Wess - Eddie ¿Lockjaw" Davis - Frank Foster -
Charles Fowlkes (reeds), Count Basie (p), Eddie Jones (b), Freddie Green (g), Sonny Payne (dr),
Neal Hefti (arr)
Capitol Studios, NYC; October 21-22, 1957

Not Now, I'll Tell You When

12. Not Now, I'll Tell You When (J. Jones, C. Basie) 3:41
13. Rare Butterfly (C. Basie, F. Foster) 4:40
14. Back to the Apple (C. Basie, F. Foster) 4:48
15. Ol' Man River (J. Kern, O. Hammerstein II) 4:56
16. Mama's Talkin' Soft (J. Styne, S. Sondheim) 4:31
17. The Daly Jump (C. Basie, F. Green) 4:12
18. Blue On Blue (C. Basie, F. Wess) 2:54 19. Swinging At the Waldorf (C. Basie, F. Wess) 3:45
20. Sweet and Purty (J. Jones, C. Basie) 3:26

July 15, 1960
Total Time 76:52


CD 7
Basie Plays Hefti

1. Has Anyone Here Seen Basie (N. Hefti) 2:46
2. Cute (N. Hefti) 3:16
3. Pensive Miss (N. Hefti) 3:53
4. Sloo Foot (N. Hefti) 3:12
5. It's Awf'ly Nice to Be With You (N. Hefti) 3:37
6. Scoot (N. Hefti) 2:33
7. A Little Tempo, Please (N. Hefti) 2:40
8. Late Date (N. Hefti) 3:21
9. Count Down (N. Hefti) 2:50
10. Bag'a Bones (N. Hefti) 2:47
11. Pony Tail (N. Hefti) 3:02

Thad Jones - Joe Newman - Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker - Al Grey - Benny Powell (tb),
Marshal Royal (cl, as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars),
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr)
NYC; April 3, 1958 - April 14, 1958

Sing Along With Basie

12. Jumpin' At the Woodside (C. Basie) 3:21
13. Goin' to Chicago Blues (C. Basie, J. Rushing) 4:13
14. Tickle Toe (L. Young) 2:40
15. Let Me See (C. Basie, H. Edison) 3:15
16. Every Tub (C. Basie, E. Durham) 3:26
17. Shorty George (C. Basie, A. Gibson) 3:08
18. Rusty Dusty Blues (J. M. Williams) 3:46
19. The King (C. Basie) 3:25
20. Swingin' the Blues (C. Basie, E. Durham) 3:04
21. Lil' Darlin' (N. Hefti) 4:37

Count Basie (p), Frank Wess - Marshall Royal (as), Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Eddie Jones (b),
Sonny Payne (dr), Frank Wess (fl), Freddie Green (g), Billy Mitchell - Frank Foster (ts), Al Grey -
Benny Powell - Henry Coker (tb), Joe Newman - Snooky Young - Thad Jones - Wendell Culley (tp), Annie Ross - Dave Lambert - Joe Williams - Jon Hendricks (voc)
J May 26, 1958 - September 3, 1958
Total Time 68:59


CD 8 Basie and Eckstine, Inc.

1. Stormy Monday Blues (E. Hines, B. Eckstine, B. Crowder) 3:14
2. Lonesome Lover Blues (B. Eckstine, G. Valentine) 3:11
3. Blues, the Mother of Sin (B. Eckstine, S. Kuller) 3:47
4. Jelly, Jelly (B. Eckstine, E. Hines) 3:06
5. Don't Cry Baby (J. P. Johnson, S. Bernie, S. Unger) 3:34
6. Trav'lin' All Alone (J. C. Johnson) 2:57
7. Little Mama (B. Eckstine, S. Kuller) 3:32
8. I Want a Little Girl (B. Moll, M. Mencher) 3:27
9. Drifting (C. Brown, J. Moore, E. Williams) 4:01
10. Song of the Wanderer (N. Moret) 3:26
11. Piano Man (B. Eckstine, S. Kuller) 4:06

Billy Eckstine (voc), Count Basie - Bobby Tucker (p), Thad Jones - Wendell Culley - Joe Newman - Snooky Young (tp), Henry Coker - Al Grey - Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (as), Frank Wess (fl, as), Frank Foster - Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b),
Sonny Payne (dr), Quincy Jones - Thad Jones - Bobby Tucker (arr)
J May 22, 1959 - July 28, 1959
Total Time 38:25


CD 9 Chairman of the Board

1. Blues in Hoss' Flat (C. Basie, F. Foster) 3:13
2. H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness) (C. Basie, T. Jones) 2:40
3. Segue in C (F. Wess) 6:15
4. Kansas City Shout (H. Wells) 3:35
5. Speaking of Sounds (J. Jones) 3:28
6. TV Time (F. Foster) 3:16
7. Who, Me? (F. Foster) 5:14
8. The Deacon (J. Jones) 4:50
9. Half Moon Street (F. Wess) 3:26
10. Mutt & Jeff (J. Jones, J. McDuff) 3:39
11. Fair and Warmer (H. James, E. Wilkins) 3:35
12. Moten Swing (B. Moten, B. Moten) 4:50

Count Basie (p), Sammy Nestico - Ernie Wilkins (arr), Frank Foster (arr, ts), Eddie Jones (b),
Charlie Fowlkes (bcl, bars), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Sonny Payne (dr), Frank Wess (fl, arr, as),
Freddie Green (g), Billy Mitchell (ts), Henry Coker - Al Grey - Benny Powell (tb),
Thad Jones (tp, arr), Wendell Culley - Joe Newman - Snooky Young (tp)
1959
Total Time 48:04


CD 10
Kansas City Suite - The Music Of Benny Carter

1. Vine Street Rumble (B.Carter) 3:44
2. Katy-Do (B.Carter) 4:27
3. Miss Missouri (B.Carter) 5:22
4. Jackson County Jubilee (B.Carter) 2:35
5. Sunset Glow (B.Carter) 2:29
6. The Wiggle Walk (B.Carter) 3:58
7. Meetin' Time (B.Carter, O. Nelson) 3:30
8. Paseo Promenade (B.Carter) 3:29
9. Blue Five Jive (B.Carter) 4:03
10. Rompin' at the Reno (B.Carter) 2:19

September, 1960
Total Time 36:01