Live At Birdland -Smooth Sailing-

Album Cover

  1. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  2. Breadcomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  3. Basie English (a.k.a. "Basie Talks")comp/arr : Johnny Guarnieri
    solo : Paul Quinichette (ts),Jimmy Wilkins (tb), Marshal Royal (as)
  4. Jumpin' At The Woodside *comp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
    solo : Henry Coker (tb), Lester Young (ts)
  5. Why Not ?comp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts)
  6. Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
    arr : unknown
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Marshal Royal (as)
  7. Be My Guest (a.k.a."Basses Loaded")comp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Jimmy Wilkins, Benny Powell (tb), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  8. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie

  9. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  10. Basie Jonescomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Henry Coker (tb), Paul Quinichette (ts), Ernie Wilkins (as)
  11. Ours Alonecomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Count Basie (p)
  12. New Basie Bluescomp : Nat Pierce, William 'Count' Basie
    arr : Nat Pierce
    solo : Count Basie (p), Paul Quinichette (ts)
  13. Paradise Squatcomp : William 'Count' Basie, Buster Harding
    arr : Buster Harding
    solo : Count Basie (p), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  14. Every Tub *comp : Eddie Durham, William "Count" Basie
    arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Lester Young (ts)

  15. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  16. Prevuecomp/arr : Paul Quinichette
    solo : Paul Quinichette (ts)
  17. Nailscomp/arr : Buster Harding
    solo : Paul Quinichette (ts)
  18. Pres *comp/arr : unknown
    solo : Lester Young (ts)
  19. Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
    arr : unknown
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Paul Quinichette (ts), Marshal Royal (as)
  20. Breadcomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Joe Newman (tp), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts)
  21. Smooth Sailingcomp : Arnett Cobb
    arr : unknown
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Ernie Wilkins (as), Paul Quinichette (ts)

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : 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), Paul Quinichette, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Lester Young (ts on *)

Location & Date :
Birdland, NYC, Jan 6, 1953 (1-8)
Birdland, NYC, Jan 7, 1953 (9-14)
Birdland, NYC, Jan 8, 1953 (15-21)