Live At Birdland
- Blues Backstage -


1. April In Paris
2. Little Pony
3. Easy Living
4. Nails -> Blues
5. Rock-A-Bye Basie
6. Jumpin' At The Woodside

7. 'S Wonderful
8. Easy To Remember
9. East Of The Sun
10. How Important Can It Be
11. That Old Devil Moon
12. Make Yourself Comfortable
13. Lullaby Of Birdland

14. Jumpin' At The Woodside

15. Cherry Point
16. You For Me

17. Lullaby Of Birdland
18. Soft Drink (a.k.a."Jonesy")
19. Blues Backstage
20. Basie English
21. Why Not ?
22. April In Paris
23. Everyday I Have The Blues
24. One O'clock Jump

Personnel (on 1-6) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Stan Getz (ts on 2-4), Lester Young (ts on 6)

Location & Date : Birdland, NYC, Dec 16, 1954


Personnel (on 7-13) : Sarah Vaughan And Count Basie's Orchestra
Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (dr), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Sarah Vaughan (vo)

Location & Date : Carnegie Hall, NYC, Sep 25, 1954


Personnel (on 14) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie, (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Lester Young (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date : Birdland, NYC, Dec 17, 1954


Personnel (on 15-16) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie, (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date : Birdland, NYC, Dec 21, 1954


Personnel (on 17-24) : Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie, (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal, Bill Graham (as), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Joe Williams (vo)

Location & Date : NBC "All Star Parade Of Bands" broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Jun 11, 1955