Count Basie, Lester Young and the Stars of Birdland on Tour

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Introduction and Theme (Lullabye of Birdland)
Count Basie & His Orchestra0:42
2Why Not?
recording of:
Why Not?
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:31
3Basie Talks
live recording of:
Basie Talks
composer:
Ernie Wilkins
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:56
4Jumpin’ at the Woodside
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
live recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Lester Young2:11
5I’m Confessin’
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Lester Young2:29
6Every Tub
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
live recording of:
Every Tub
writer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Lester Young2:51
7Everyday I Have the Blues
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams5:11
8Shake, Rattle and Roll
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
live recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams3:03
9Dinner With Friends
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
recording of:
Dinner With Friends
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams7:04
10Lullaby of Birdland
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
live recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans2:28
11Shearing Hits (medley)
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans2:59
12Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans7:37
13George Shearing Speaks
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans1:55
14The Man I Love
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans5:18
15Yesterdays
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
recording of:
Yesterdays
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans5:18
16Mambo Inn
guitar and harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
performer:
The George Shearing Quintet
recording of:
Mambo Inn
writer:
Bauza and Woodlen
composer:
Edgar Sampson
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The George Shearing Quintet & Toots Thielemans4:16
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Pony
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
live recording of:
Little Pony
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Stan Getz2:05
2Easy Living
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Stan Getz4:12
3Blues (I Still Think of Her)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Stan Getz3:47
4Blee Blop Blues
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
recording of:
Blee Blop Blues
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and A.K. Salim
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Stan Getz2:36
5I Get a Kick Out of You
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The Erroll Garner Trio2:37
6Laura
performer:
Erroll Garner Trio
live recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The Erroll Garner Trio3:13
7Idaho
performer:
Erroll Garner Trio
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The Erroll Garner Trio3:09
8There’s a Small Hotel
performer:
Erroll Garner Trio
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The Erroll Garner Trio3:15
9Medley: Will You Still Be Mine? / Gypsy in My Soul
performer:
Erroll Garner Trio
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. The Erroll Garner Trio4:25
10’S Wonderful
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan2:02
11Easy to Remember
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan3:16
12East of the Sun
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
live cover recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan2:07
13How Important Can It Be?
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan2:55
14That Old Devil Moon
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan3:11
15Idle Gossip
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
live cover recording of:
Idle Gossip
lyricist:
Floyd Huddleston
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan3:51
16Make Yourself Comfortable
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
live recording of:
Make Yourself Comfortable
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
publisher:
Rylan Music Corp.
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan3:28
17Perdido; End Theme (Lullabye of Birdland)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Sarah Vaughan3:04
18Chris Crossed
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams2:21
19The Comeback
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
recording of:
The Comeback
composer:
Charles Frazier and Memphis Slim
Count Basie & His Orchestra feat. Joe Williams4:22

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Release

ASIN:US: B000001LZ5 [info]