The Chronological Classic
1939 Vol.2


1. And The Angels Sing
2. If Didn't Care
3. Twelfth Street Rag
4. Miss Thing pt.1
5. Miss Thing pt.2
6. Lonesome Miss Pretty
7. Bolero At The Savoy
8. Nobody Knows
9. Pound Cake
10. You Can Count On Me
11. You And Your Love
12. How Long, How Long Blues
13. Sub-Deb Blues
14. Moonlight Serenade
15. Song Of The Islands
16. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
17. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
18. Dickie's Dream
19. Lester Leaps In
20. The Apple Jump
21. I Left My Baby
22. Riff Interlude
23. Volcano
24. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

Personnel (on 1-5) : 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 (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Apr 5, 1939

Personnel (on 6-17) : 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 (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
Chicago, May 19, 1939 (6-9)
Chicago, Jun 24, 1939 (10-13)
NYC, Aug 4, 1939 (14-17)

Personnel (on 18,19) : 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 20-24) : same personel as 6-17.

Location & Date :
NYC, Nov 6, 1939 (20-23)
NYC, Nov 7, 1939 (24)