The Alternative Takes
In Chronological Order
Vol.2


1. Drafting Blues
2. Drafting Blues (Breakdown)
3. Drafting Blues (Breakdown)
4. Five O'clock Whistle (Breakdown)
5. Five O'clock Whistle
6. Love Jumped Out
7. Love Jumped Out
8. My Wanderin Man
9. My Wanderin Man
10. Broadway
11. It's The Same Old South
12. It's The Same Old South
13. Stampede In G Minor
14. Stampede In G Minor
15. RockinĄ­ The Blues
16. It Counts A Lot
17. It Counts A Lot
18. It's Square But It Rocks
19. It's Square But It Rocks (Breackdown)
20. It's Square But It Rocks
21. Wiggle Woogie
22. Beau Brummel
23. Beau Brummel
24. Beau Brummel
25. Jump The Blues Away

Personnel (on 1-10) : 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 (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Oct 30, 1940 (1-3)
NYC, Nov 19, 1940 (4-10)

Personnel (on 11-15,18-24) : 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, Paul Bascomb (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Dec 13, 1940 (11-15)
NYC, Jan 20, 1941 (18-20)
NYC, Jan 22, 1941 (21-24)

Personnel (on 16,17) : Sam Donahue And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), John Jordan (gt), Walter Sherman (b), Hal Hahn (dr), Harry Gozzard, Bud Davis, Mitch Paull (tp), Ken Houghey (tb), Bill Nichol, John Forys (as), Sam Donahue, Max Kriseman, Paul Petrilla (ts)

Location & Date : NYC, Dec 26, 1940

Personnel (on 25) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Ed Cuffee, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 28, 1941