The Chronological Classic 1941


1. You Betcha My Life
2. Down, Down,Down
3. Tune Town Shuffle
4. I'm Tired Of Walting For You
5. One-Two-Three-O'Lairy
6. Basie Boogie
7. Fancy Meeting You
8. Diggin' For Dex
9. My Old Flame
10. Fiesta In Blue
11. Tom Thumb
12. Take Me Back Baby
13. King Joe pt. 1
14. King Joe pt. 2
15. Moon Nocturne
16. Something New
17. I Struck Match In The Dark
18. Platterbrains
19. All Of Me

20. Feather Marchant
21. Down For Double
22. More Than You Know
23. Harvard Blues
24. Coming-Out Party

Personnel (on 1-4) : 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 Cuffe, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as,vo), Tab Smith (as,ss), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo), Kenny Clarke (dr on 3.4)

Location & Date : NYC, May 21, 1941

Personnel (on 5-8) : same personnel but add Robert Scott, Eli Robinson (tb) replaces Dicky Wells and Dan Minor (tb)

Location & Date : NYC, Jul 2, 1941

Personnel (on 9-12) : same personnel but add Lynne Sherman (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Sep 24, 1941

Personnel (on 13-24) : same personnel but add Paul Robinson (vo) replaces Lynne Sherman (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Oct 1, 1941 (13-16)
NYC, Nov 3, 1941 (17-19)
NYC, Nov 17, 1941 (20-24)