Best of Count Basie - The Golden Years

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1. One O' Clock Jump (Durham - Page - Smith) (july 7, 1937) 00:00
solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), George Hunt (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet)
2. Doggin' Around (Evans) (june 6, 1938) 02:56
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Jack Washington (baritone sax), Basie (piano), Lester Young (tenor sax)
3. John's Idea (Basie - Durham) (july 7, 1937) 05:53
solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax)
4. Time Out (Durham) (august 9, 1937) 08:43
solos: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Eddie Durham (guitar), Basie (piano)
5. Topsy (Durham - Battle) (august 9, 1937) 11:41
solos: Buck Clayton (trumpet), Jack Washington (baritone sax), Basie, piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax)
6. Out the Window (Durham) (october 13, 1937) 14:48
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Basie (piano), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Bobby Moore (trumpet)
7. Every Tub (Basie - Durham) (february 16, 1938) 17:32
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax)
8. Swinging the Blues (Basie - Durham) (february 16, 1938) 20:46
solos: Basie (piano), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Jo Jones (drums)
9. Blue and Sentimental (Livingston) ( june 6, 1938) 23:26
solos: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Ed Lewis (trumpet), Lester Young (clrinet), Herschel Evans (tenor sax),
10. Texas Shuffle (Evans) (august 22, 1938) 26:33
solos: Basie (piano), Earle Warren (alto sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (clarinet), Dickie Wells (trombone), Herschel Evans (tenor sax)
11. Jumpin' at the Woodside (Basie) (august 22, 1938) 29:33
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Herschel Evans (clarinet)
12. Jive at Five (Edison) (february 4, 1939) 32:35
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Basie (piano,Jack Washington (baritone sax), Vic Dickenson (trombone)
13. Rock a Bye Basie (Young - Collins) (march 19, 1939) 35:18
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Basie (piano)
14. Taxi War Dance (Young) (march 19, 1939) 38:15
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Dickie Wells (trombone), Buddy Tate (tenor sax) trades 4 with Basie (piano), Lester Young (tenor sax) trades 4 with Basie (piano)
15. Miss Thing (Basie - Martin) (april 5, 1939) 41:02
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), (Basie (piano), Dickie Wells (trombone), Earle Warren (alto sax), Harrey Edison (trumpet), Jo Jones (drums)
16. Pound Cake (Edison) (may 19, 1939) 46:33
solos: Jack Washington (baritone sax), Earle Warren (alto sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Basie (piano)
17. Riff Interlude (Basie) (november 6, 1939) 49:11
solos: Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax)
18. Ham 'n Eggs (Basie) (november 7, 1939)52:15
solos: Basie (piano), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax)
19. I Never Knew (Fio Rito - Kahn) (march 19, 1940) 54:46
solos: Dickie Wells (trombone), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Basie (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax)
20. Tickle Toe (Young) (march 19, 1940) 57:23
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)
21. Easy Does It (Oliver - Young) (march 20, 1940) 59:58
solos: Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)
22. Let Me See (Edison) (march 20, 1940) 1:03:21
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax)
23. Blow Top (Smith) (may 31, 1940) 1:06:05
solos: Basie (piano), Tab Smith (alto sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Vic Dickenson (trombone)
24. Gone with “What” Wind (Basie - Goodman) (may 31, 1940) 1:08:57
solos: Basie (piano), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Dan Minor (trombone)
25. Moten Swing (Basie - Durham) (august 8, 1940) 1:11:45
solos: Basie (piano), Harry Edison (trumpet), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Dickie Wells (trombone)
26. Broadway (Woode) (november 19, 1940) 1:14:07
solos: Harry Edison (trumpet), Basie (piano), Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)
note:
“Broadway” is the last Lester Young record with the Count Basie band. It is therefore regarded as the end of an era, the “Golden years” of the Basie organization.
After that there were other wonderful periods but nevertheless the 1937-1940 years are something very, very special.
Here is a choice of the more significant sides recorded in that time span.