The Best of Basie

~ Release by Count Basie & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Jumping at the Woodside3:13
2Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
4:09
3Red Bank Boogie
2:14
4Shorty George
recording of:
Shorty George (Basie/Gibson)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
2:57
5Rock-A-Bye Basie
recording of:
Rock-A-Bye Basie
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1939), Shad Collins (in 1939) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:31
6Every Tub
recording of:
Every Tub
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:11
7Swinging the Blues
recording of:
Swingin’ the Blues
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1938) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1938)
3:16
8Sent for You Yesterday
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:11
9Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)3:04
10Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
3:05
11Texas Shuffle
recording of:
Texas Shuffle
composer:
Herschel Evans
3:13
12Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
2:36
13Doggin' Around
recording of:
Doggin' Around
composer:
Herschel Evans (in 1938)
3:02
14Dickie's Dream
recording of:
Dickie’s Dream
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
4:06
15Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
3:43
16Lester Leaps In
recording of:
Lester Leaps In
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (in 1939)
4:17
17Out the Window
recording of:
Out the Window
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1938)
2:53
18Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
3:22