1968 Live

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    Disc-1 (Blu-Jazz BJ017CD)

  1. Hittin' 12comp/arr : Bobby Harrison
    solo : Richard Boone (tb)
  2. Basiecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins, -
    solo : Oscar Brashear (tp), Eric Dixon (ts)
  3. All Of Mecomp : Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks
    arr : Billy Byers
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  4. Lonely Streetcomp/arr : Sammy Nestico
    solo : Marshal Royal (as)
  5. Days Of Wine And Rosescomp : Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  6. Good Time Bluescomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  7. A Night In Tunisiacomp : Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
    arr : Eric Dixon
    solo : Oscar Brashear (tp)
  8. Goin' To Chicago (a.k.a. "Boone Talk")comp : Jimmy Rushing, William 'Count' Basie
    solo : Richard Boone (vo)
  9. I Got Rhythmcomp : George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
    solo : Richard Boone (vo)
  10. Whirly-Birdcomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  11. Shiny Stockingscomp/arr : Frank Foster
    solo : Oscar Brashear (tp)
  12. Repetitioncomp : Neal Hefti
    arr : Eric Dixon
    solo : Al Aarons (flh)
  13. Li'l Darlin'comp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Sonny Cohn (tp)
  14. It Could Happen To Youcomp : Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
    solo : Eric Dixon (fl)

    15. Disc-2 (Blu-Jazz BJ025CD)

  15. In A Mellotonecomp : Duke Ellington
    arr : Frank Foster
    solo : Richard Boone (tb)
  16. Magic Fleacomp/arr : Sammy Nestico
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  17. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Homecomp : Hughie Cannon
    solo : Marlena Shaw (vo)
  18. On A Clear Daycomp : Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
    solo : Marlena Shaw (vo)
  19. Goin' To Chicago - Kansas City - Everyday I Have The Bluescomp : Jimmy Rushing, William 'Count' Basie - Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller - Peter Chatman (Memphis Slim)
    solo : Marlena Shaw (vo)
  20. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
  21. Jumpin' At The Woodsidecomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Norman Keenan (b), Harold Jones (dr), Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons (tp), Steve Galloway, Grover Mitchell (tb), Richard Boone (tb,vo), Bill Hughes (btb), Marshal Royal, Bobby Plater (as), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Eric Dixon (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Marlena Shaw (vo)

Location & Date : TDF broadcast, Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov 8, 1968