The Alternative Takes
In Chronological Order
Vol.4


1. Something New
2. Platterbrains
3. Platterbrains
4. All Of Me

5. All Of Me

6. Feather Merchant
7. Feather Merchant
8. Down For Double
9. More Than You Know
10. Harvard Blues
11. Coming-Out Party
12. One O'clock Jump
13. 'Ay Now
14. 'Ay Now
15. For The Good Of Your Country
16. For The Good Of Your Country
17. Basie Blues
18. Time On My Hands
19. Ain't It The Truth ?
20. Ain't It The Truth ?
21. Jimmy's Blues
22. Red Bank Boogie
23. Avenue C
24. Avenue C
25. Avenue C
26. That Old Feeling

Personnel (on 1) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Robert Scott, Ed Cuffee, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Paul Robinson (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Oct 1, 1941

Personnel (on 2-11) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Robert Scott, Ed Cuffee, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing, Lyne Sherman (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Nov 3, 1941
NYC, Nov 17, 1941

Personnel (on 12-16) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren, Tab Smith (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 21, 1942

Personnel (on 17,18) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren, Jerry Blake (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing, Henry Nemo (vo)

Location & Date : Chicago, Apr 3, 1942

Personnel (on 19,20) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren, Jerry Blake, Caughey Roberts (as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing, Henry Nemo (vo)

Location & Date : Hollywood, Jul 27, 1942

Personnel (on 21,22) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Al Sterns, Joe Newman, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor (tb), Earl Warren, Jimmy Powell (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Dec 6, 1944

Personnel (on 23-26) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Ed Lewis, Joe Newman, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor (tb), Earl Warren, Jimmy Powell (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs), Lyne Sherman (vo), unknown string section (on 26)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 26, 1945