- Basie English (a.k.a. "Basie Talks")comp/arr : Johnny Guarnieri
solo : Paul Quinichette (ts),Jimmy Wilkins (tb), Marshal Royal (as) - Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
arr : unknown
solo : Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Marshal Royal (as) - Nailscomp/arr : Buster Harding
solo : Paul Quinichette (ts) - Blee Blop Bluescomp : A.K.Salim, William 'Count' Basie
arr : A.K.Salim
solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Joe Newman (tp) - You're Not The Kindcomp : Will Hudson, Irving Mills
arr : Nat Pierce
solo : Marshal Royal (as) - Be My Guest (a.k.a."Basses Loaded")comp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
solo : Joe Newman (tp), Jimmy Wilkins, Benny Powell (tb), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts) - Basie Jonescomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
solo : Henry Coker (tb), Paul Quinichette (ts), Ernie Wilkins (as) - Ours Alonecomp/arr : Neal Hefti
solo : Joe Newman (tp), Count Basie (p) - New Basie Bluescomp : Nat Pierce, William 'Count' Basie
arr : Nat Pierce
solo : Count Basie (p), Paul Quinichette (ts) - Paradise Squatcomp : William 'Count' Basie, Buster Harding
arr : Buster Harding
solo : Count Basie (p), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts) - Every Tub *comp : Eddie Durham, William "Count" Basie
arr : Neal Hefti
solo : Lester Young (ts) - Every Tub *comp : Eddie Durham, William "Count" Basie
arr : Neal Hefti
solo : Lester Young (ts)
Count Basie And His Orchestra
Personnel : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Gene Ramey (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Jimmy Wilkins (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as,cl), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Paul Quinichette, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Lester Young (ts on *)
Location & Date :
Birdland, NYC, Jan 6, 1953 (1,2,6)
Birdland, NYC, Jan 7, 1953 (7-11)
Birdland, NYC, Jan 8, 1953 (3)
Birdland, NYC, Jan 14, 1953 (4,5,12)