The Alternative Takes
In Chronological Order
Vol.1


1. Shoe Shine Boy
2. Good Morning Blues
3. Stop Beatin' Around The Mulberry Bush
4. Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well
5. In The Evenin' (When The Sun Goes Down)
6. Blame It On My Last Affair
7. What Goes Up Must Come Down
8. Baby Don't Tell On Me
9. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
10. Taxi War Dance
11. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
12. You Can Count On Me
13. How Long Blues
14. Dicky's Dream
15. Dicky's Dream
16. Lester Leaps In
17. Lets Make Hay While The Sun Shines
18. Louisiana
19. Let Me See
20. Blow Top
21. Gone With "What" Wind
22. The Moon Fell In The River
23. What's Your Number?
24. What's Your Number?

Personnel (on 1) : Jones-Smith Incorporated
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Oct 9, 1936

Personnel (on 2) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Bobby Moore (tp), Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,gt), Earl Warren (as), Herschel Evans (ts,cl), Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Aug 9, 1937

Personnel (on 3) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison (tp), Dicky Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Herschel Evans (ts,cl), Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Aug 22, 1938

Personnel (on 4,5) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 26, 1939

Personnel (on 6) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Shad Collins (tp), Dicky Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Chu Berry, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Helen Humes (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 3, 1939

Personnel (on 7-13) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Shad Collins (tp), Dicky Wells, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Mar 19, 1939 (7-10)
NYC, Mar 20, 1939 (11)
Chicago, Jun 24, 1939 (12,13)

Personnel (on 14-16) : Count Basie's Kansas City Seven
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Buck Clayton (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Lester Young (ts)

Location & Date : NYC, Sep 5, 1939

Personnel (on 17-19) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Buck Clayton (tp), Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Mar 19, 1940 (17,18)
NYC, Mar 20, 1940 (19)

Personnel (on 20,21) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs)

Location & Date : NYC, May 31, 1940

Personnel (on 22-24) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Buck Clayton (tp), Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as,bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Oct 30, 1940