COUNT BASIE MEETS THE VOCALISTS (10 CDS)

Count Basie (1904-1984) and Duke Ellington (1899-1975) were the most important and successful big band leaders in jazz history. While the many individualists in Ellington's band made it a perfect vehicle to let the Duke's compositions and arrangements take on tonal form, Basie put his focus on rhythm and its transformation via the radiance of a large ensemble. The Count also put a lot of emphasis on precision. Characteristics that inspired all the great vocalists, leading to many a collaboration with the Basie Band. Jimmy Rushing was a great blues shouter and the first important singer of the Basie band from 1937 to 1950. His role was later taken over by Joe Williams when Basie restarted with a fresh sound and ensemble after a brief breakup. Williams was an excellent exponent of a more modern blues vocal style, but also a great improviser and ballad artist. In addition to these treasures you will find highlights of the Basie band with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Eckstine, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald on this 10 CD box set.

Disc 1:
1.
Tootie
2.
How Long Blues
3.
Way Back Blues
4.
Blues (I Still Think Of Her)
5.
Harvard Blues
6.
Bugle Blues (Interpolation From "Ole Miss" By W.C. Handy)
7.
Take Me Back, Baby
8.
The Golden Bullet
9.
Nobody Knows
10.
Royal Garden Blues
11.
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
12.
Bluebeard Blues
13.
Too Close For Comfort
14.
Smack Dab In The Middle
15.
Amazing Love
16.
Only Forever
17.
Don't Worry About Me
18.
Stop, Pretty Baby, Stop
19.
One O'Clock Jump
20.
Jamboree
21.
I Don't Like You No More
22.
From Coast To Coast
Tracks on Disc 2:
1.
Jumpin' at the Woodside
2.
Shiny Stockings
3.
How High the Moon
4.
Nails
5.
Flute Juice
6.
One O'Clock Jump
7.
Alright, Okay, You Win
8.
Roll 'Em Pete
9.
The Come Back
10.
Blues Backstage
11.
Corner Pocket
12.
Blee Blop Blues
13.
Swingin' at the Newport
14.
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
15.
Lester Leaps In
16.
Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
17.
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
18.
Evenin'
19.
Blee Blop Blues
Tracks on Disc 3:
1.
Perdido
2.
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
3.
I Cried For You
4.
Alone
5.
There Are Such Things
6.
The Gentleman Is A Dope
7.
You Go To My Head
8.
Until I Met You
9.
You Turned The Tables On Me
10.
Little Man (You've Had A Busy Day)
11.
The Lady Is a Tramp
12.
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
13.
Get On the Right Track Baby
14.
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
15.
I Got a Woman
16.
There Is No Greater Love
17.
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
18.
This Little Girl of Mine
19.
Till Then
20.
Face to Face
21.
Mess Around
Tracks on Disc 4:
1.
Jumpin' at the Woodside
2.
Goin' to Chicago Blues
3.
Tickle Toe
4.
Let Me See
5.
Every Tub
6.
Shorty George
7.
Rusty Dusty Blues
8.
The King
9.
Swingin' the Blues
10.
Li'l Darlin'
11.
Every Day I Have the Blues
12.
It's Sand, Man!
13.
Two for the Blues
14.
One O'Clock Jump
15.
Little Pony
16.
Down for Double
17.
Fiesta in Blue
18.
Down for the Count
19.
Blues Backstage
20.
Avenue C
Tracks on Disc 5:
1.
In A Mellow Tone
2.
5 O'Clock In The Morning
3.
Counter Block
4.
Who, Me?
5.
Let's Have A Taste
6.
Moten Swing
7.
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
8.
One O'Clock Jump
9.
Confessin' The Blues
10.
Mean Old World
11.
Trav'lin' Light
12.
Key To The Highway
13.
Lyin' Woman
14.
Chains Of Love
15.
Mean Mistreater
16.
Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
17.
Night Time Is The Right Time (When The Sun Goes Down)
18.
Tomorrow Night
Tracks on Disc 6:
1.
Life Is a Song
2.
With Plenty of Money and You
3.
Jeepers Creepers
4.
Are You Havin' Any Fun?
5.
Anything Goes
6.
Strike Up the Band
7.
Chicago
8.
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
9.
Poor Little Rich Girl
10.
Growing Pains
11.
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
12.
Just in Time
13.
When I Fall in Love
14.
Taking a Chance on Love
15.
Without a Song
16.
Fascinating Rhythm
17.
(In My) Solitude
18.
Pennies from Heaven
19.
Lost in the Stars
20.
Firefly
21.
There Will Never Be Another You
22.
Lullaby of Broadway
23.
Ol' Man River
Tracks on Disc 7:
1.
Stormy Monday Blues
2.
Lonesome Lover Blues
3.
Blues, The Mother Of Sin
4.
Jelly Jelly
5.
Don't Cry Baby
6.
Trav'lin All Alone
7.
Little Mama
8.
I Want A Little Girl
9.
Drifting
10.
Song Of The Wandering
11.
Piano Man
12.
Pennies from Heaven
13.
Please Be Kind
14.
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
15.
Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses
16.
My Kind of Girl
17.
I Only Have Eyes for You
18.
Nice Work If You Can Get It
19.
Learnin' the Blues
20.
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
21.
I Won't Dance
Tracks on Disc 8:
1.
Ain't Misbehavin'
2.
I'll Always Be in Love With You
3.
Sweet Sue, Just You
4.
If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)
5.
Dinah
6.
Sometimes I'm Happy
7.
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
8.
Call Me Darling
9.
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
10.
Memories of You
11.
Honeysuckle Rose
12.
All of Me
Tracks on Disc 9:
1.
Everyday
2.
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
3.
Going to Chicago Blues
4.
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You
5.
It's a Low Down Dirty Shame
6.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
7.
Just a Dream
8.
Cherry Red
9.
Good Mornin' Blues
10.
What Did You Win
11.
Ain't No Use
12.
Nobody Else But Me
13.
The More I See You
14.
Old Buttermilk Sky
15.
I Never Has Seen Snow
16.
A Fine Romance
17.
Who Cares What People Say
18.
Makin` Whoopee
19.
The Charm Of You
20.
Isn´t This A Lovely Day
21.
Mairzy Doats
22.
My Kind Of Love
23.
Can´t Get Out Of This Mood
Tracks on Disc 10:
1.
Every Day I Have the Blues
2.
The Come Back
3.
Alright, Okay, You Win
4.
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
5.
Roll 'Em Pete
6.
Teach Me Tonight
7.
My Baby Upsets Me
8.
Please Send Me Someone to Love
9.
Ev'ry Day
10.
Exactly Like You
11.
I May Be Wrong
12.
Good Morning Blues
13.
Don't You Miss Your Baby
14.
Georgianna
15.
Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
16.
Mama Don't We Want No Peas An' Rice An' Coconut Oil
17.
The Blues I Like To Hear
18.
Do You Wanna Jump Children
19.
Evil Blues
20.
Blues In The Dark
21.
Stop Beatin' Around The Mulberry Bush