The Chronological Classic
1938 - 1939


1. Blues In The Dark
2. Sent For You Yesterday ( And Here You Come Today )
3. Every Tub
4. Now Will You Be Good
5. Swingin' The Blues
6. Mama Don't Want No Peas An' Rice An' Coconut Oil
7. Blue And Sentimental
8. Doggin' Around
9. Stop Beatin' Around The Mulberry Bush
10. London Bridge Fallin' Down
11. Texas Shuffle
12. Jumpin' At The Woodside
13. How Long, How Long Blues
14. The Dirty Dozen
15. Hey, Lawdy Mama
16. The Five
17. Boogie Woogie
18. Dark Rupture
19. Shorty George
20. The Blues I Like To Hear
21. Do You Wanna Jump Children
22. Pannasie Stomp
23. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
24. Sing For Your Supper
25. Oh ! Red

Personnel (on 1) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Karl Georges (tp), Eddie Durham (tb,gt), Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts,cl), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 3, 1938

Personnel (on 2-8) : same personel but add Harry 'Sweets' Edison (tp) replaces Karl Georges (tp)

Location & Date :
NYC, Feb 16, 1938 (2-5)
NYC, Jun 6, 1938 (6-8)

Personnel (on 9-12) : same personel but add Dicky Wells (tb) replaces Eddie Durham (tb,gt)

Location & Date : NYC, Aug 12, 1938

Personnel (on 13-17) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Nov 9, 1938

Personnel (on 18-22) : 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, Lester Young (ts,cl), Jack Washington (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Nov 16, 1938

Personnel (on 23,24) : same personel but add Lester "Shad" Collins (tp)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 5, 1938

Personnel (on 25) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 26, 1938