Blee Blop Blues - Live From Birdland -

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  1. Fancy Meeting Youcomp : Richard Kollmar
    arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Count Basie (p), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  2. Smooth Sailingcomp : Arnett Cobb
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Ernie Wilkins (as), Paul Quinichette (ts)
  3. Paradise Squatcomp : William 'Count' Basie, Buster Harding
    arr : Buster Harding
    solo : Count Basie (p), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)

  4. Breadcomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  5. Peace Pipecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  6. Falling In Love All Over Againcomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Marshal Royal (as)
  7. Perdidocomp : Juan Tizol
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Ben Webster (ts)

  8. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  9. Blee Blop Bluescomp : A.K.Salim, William 'Count' Basie
    arr : A.K.Salim
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  10. Straight Lifecomp/arr : Johnny Mandel
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  11. Peace Pipecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman(tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  12. Cherry Pointcomp/arr : Neal Hefti, -
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  13. How High The Moon (a.k.a. "The Moon Is Not Green")comp : Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Marshal Royal (as), Benny Powell (tb), Ernie Wilkins (ts), Joe Newman? (tp)
  14. Softly With Feelingcomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Joe Wilder (tp)
  15. Fancy Meeting Youcomp : Richard Kollmar
    arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  16. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel (1-7): 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), Ben Webster, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date :
WMGM broadcast The Band Box, Birdland, NYC, Apr 6, 1953 (1-3)
WMGM broadcast The Band Box, Birdland, NYC, Apr 13, 1953 (4-7)

Personnel (8-16): Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Joe Wilder, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as,cl), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date : NBC "All Star Parade Of Bands" broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Jan 1, 1954