Infos
CD 1:
#1-4: as Jones-Smith, Inc., Chicago, November 9, 1936
Carl Smith - trumpet, Lester Young - tenor sax, Count Basie - piano, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#2, 3) - vocal
#5-8: as Basie's Bad Boys, Chicago, February 13, 1939
Buck Clayton, Shad Collins - trumpets, Dickie Wells (#6) - trombone, Lester Young - tenor sax, Count Basie - piano (#5, 8) / organ (#6, 7), Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#6) - vocal
#9-10: as Count Basie's Kansas City Seven, New York, September 5, 1939
Buck Clayton - trumpet, Dickie Wells - trombone, Lester Young - tenor sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums
#11-18: as Count Basie & his All-American Rhythm Section, New York, July 24, 1942
Buck Clayton (#12-14, 18) - trumpet, Don Byas (#12-14, 18) - tenor sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums
#19-22: as Count Basie Octet. New York, May 16, 1950
Clark Terry - trumpet, Buddy DeFranco - clarinet, Charlie Rouse - tenor sax, Serge Chaloff - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Jimmy Lewis - bass, Buddy Rich - drums
CD 2:
#1-8: as Count Basie Octet, New York, November 2 (#1-4) and 3 (#5-8), 1950
Clark Terry - trumpet, Buddy DeFranco - clarinet, Wardell Gray - tenor sax, Rudy Rutherford - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Jimmy Lewis - bass, Gus Johnson - drums
#9-23: as Count Basie and his Orchestra; #9-11: New York, March 19, 1939; #12-14: Chicago, April 5, 1939; #15-16: Chicago, May 19, 1939; #17-18: New York, August 4, 1939, #19-20: New York, March 19,1940; #21-22: New York, March 20, 1940; #23: Chicago, August 8, 1940
Buck Clayton, Shad Collins (#9-18), Harry Edison, Ed Lewis, Al Kilian (#19-23) - trumpets, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (#9-18), Dickie Wells, Vic Dickenson (#19-23) - trombones, Earle Warren - alto sax, Lester Young, Buddy Tate - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Helen Humes (10), Jimmy Rushing (15, 22) - vocal
CD 3: as Count Basie & his Orchestra
#1--2: New York, November 19, 1940; #3: New York, December 13, 1940; #4-5: New York, January 28, 1941; #6-7: Chicago, April 10, 1941
Buck Clayton, Al Killian, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis - trumpets, Dan Minor, Vic Dickenson (#1-3), Ed Cuffee (#4-7), Dickie Wells - trombones, Tab Smith (#3-7) - soprano sax / alto sax, Earle Warren - alto sax, Lester Young (#1, 2), Paul Bascomb (#3), Don Byas (#4-7), Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins (#6) - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#3, 7) - vocal
#8: New York, November 17, 1941; #9: New York, January 21 ,1942; #10-11: Los Angeles, July 27, 1942
Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis - trumpets, Dickie Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson - trombones, Tab Smith (#8, 9) - soprano sax / alto sax, Coughey Roberts (#10, 11) - alto sax, Buddy Tate, Don Byas - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - gutar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#8) - vocal
#12: New York, December 6, 1944; #13: New York, February 26, 1945
Harry Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman, Al Stearns (#12), Ed Lewis (#13) - trumpets, Dickie Wells, Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor - trombone, Earle Warren, Jimmy Powell - alto sax, Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson - tenor sax, Rudy Rutherford - clarinet / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Rodney Richardson - bass, Shadow Wilson - drums
#14-15: Los Angeles, Octobr 9, 1945; #16-18: New York, February 4, 1946
Emmett Berry, Snooky Young (#14, 15), Joe Newman (#16-18), Harry Edison, Ed Lewis - tp, Dickie Wells (#14, 15), George Matthews (#16-18), Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, J.J.Johnson - tb, George Dorsey (#14, 15), Jimmy Powell (#16-18), Preston Love - as, Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Tate - ts, Rudy Rutherford - clarinet / baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Rodney Richardson - bass, Shadow Wilson (#14, 15), Jo Jones (#16-18) - drums, Jimmy Rushing (#15/17) - vocal
19-21: New York, July 31, 1946
Emmett Berry, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis, Joe Newman, Snooky Young - trumpet, J.J.Johnson, Ted Donnelly, George Matthews, Eli Robinson - trombone, Rudy Rutherford - clainet / alto sax, Preston Love - alto sax, Buddy Tate, Illinois Jacquet - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums
#22-23: New York, April 10, 1951
Bob Mitchell, AlPorcino, Clark Terry, Lamar Wright - trumpet, Leon Comegys, Matthew Gee, Booty Wood - trombone, Marshall Royal, Rubin Phillips - alto sax, Wardell Gray, Lucky Thompson - tenor sax, Charlie Fowlkes - baritone sax, Jimmy Lewis - bass, Gus Johnson - drums
CD 4: as Count Basie & his Orchestra
#1-10: The Famous Door, New York City, July 15, 1939; #14: The Panther Room, Hotel Sherman, Chicago, June 5, 1939
Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis - trumpets, Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dickie Wells - trombones, Earle Warren - alto sax, Buddy Tate, Lester Young - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Helen Humes (#4, 8), Jimmy Rushing (#6) - vocal
#11-12: The Savoy Ballroom, New York City, June 30, 1937; #13: The Meadowbrook Lounge, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, November 3, 1937
Buck Clayton, Bobbie Moore, Ed Lewis - trumpet, Dan Minor, George Hunt (#11, 12), Eddie Durham (#13), Bennie Moten (#13) - tb, Earle Warren - alto sax, Lester Young, Herschel Evans - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - green, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Billie Holiday - vocal
#15-19: The Southland Theatre Restaurant, Boston, February 20, 1940
Buck Clayton, Al Killian, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis - trumpets, Dan Minor, Vic Dickenson, Dickie Wells - trombone, Earle Warren - alto sax, Buddy Tate, Lester Young - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums, Helen Humes (#16), Jimmy Rushing (#18) - vocal
#20-22: Café Society Uptown, New York City, September 20 (#20), October 10 (#21), September 29 (#22), 1941
Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis - trumpet, Dickie Wells, Eli Robinson, Robert Scott - trombone, Tab Smith - soprano sax / alto sax, Earle Warren - alto sax, Don Byas, Buddy Tate - tenor sax, Jack Washington - baritone sax, Count Basie - piano, Freddie Green - guitar, Walter Page - bass, Jo Jones - drums