The Best of Count Basie – The Golden Years

Dopo aver ascoltato “One O’Clock Jump” del 1937 andiamo a conoscere più da vicino Count Basie attraverso questo contributo presente su Youtube a cura di Halidonmusic. Parliamo di The Golden Years – The Best of Count Basie, album che è possibile acquistare su Amazon e ebay. Andiamo di seguito a vedere di quali tracklist si compone questa speciale raccolta con il minutaggio inizio dei vari brani. Per ogni traccia presenti anche i nomi dei musicisti.

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)