THE BEST OF COUNT BASIE

1. One O’ Clock Jump (Durham – Page – Smith) 00:00
solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), George Hunt (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet)
2. Doggin’ Around (Evans) 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) 05:53
solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax)
4. Time Out (Durham) 08:43
solos: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Eddie Durham (guitar), Basie (piano)
5. Topsy (Durham – Battle) 11:41
solos: Buck Clayton (trumpet), Jack Washington (baritone sax), Basie, piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax)
6. Out the Window (Durham) 14:48
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Basie (piano), Benny Morton (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Bobby Moore (trumpet)
7. Every Tub (Basie – Durham) 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) 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) 23:26
solos: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Ed Lewis (trumpet), Lester Young (clrinet), Herschel Evans (tenor sax),
10. Texas Shuffle (Evans) 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) 29:33
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Herschel Evans (clarinet)
12. Jive at Five (Edison) 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) 35:18
solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet), Basie (piano)
14. Taxi War Dance (Young)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) 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) 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) 49:11
solos: Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Basie (piano), Harry Edison (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax)
18. Ham ‘n Eggs (Basie) 52:15
solos: Basie (piano), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax)
19. I Never Knew (Fio Rito – Kahn) 54:46
solos: Dickie Wells (trombone), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Basie (piano), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax)
20. Tickle Toe (Young) 57:23
solos: Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)
21. Easy Does It (Oliver – Young) 59:58
solos: Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)
22. Let Me See (Edison) 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) 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) 1:08:57
solos: Basie (piano), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Dan Minor (trombone)
25. Moten Swing (Basie – Durham) 1:11:45
solos: Basie (piano), Harry Edison (trumpet), Buddy Tate (tenor sax), Dickie Wells (trombone)
26. Broadway (Woode) 1:14:07
solos: Harry Edison (trumpet), Basie (piano), Lester Young (tenor sax), Harry Edison (trumpet)

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Scritto nel 1937 è diventato il cavallo di battaglia della sua orchestra. Infatti veniva suonato in chiusura dei concerti.

Nel 1979 il brano tra i vincitori della Grammy Hall of Fame oltre che rientrare nel progetto della Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), il National Endowment for the Arts, e Scholastic Inc. come canzone del secolo.

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