Blee Blop Blues

Album Cover

  1. Blee Blop Bluescomp : A.K.Salim, William 'Count' Basie
    arr : A.K.Salim
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  2. Basie English (a.k.a. "Basie Talks")comp/arr : Johnny Guarnieri
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Bill Hughes (tb), Marshal Royal (as)
  3. Soft Drink (a.k.a."Jonesy")comp : Reunald Jones
    arr : Manny Albam
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Thad Jones (tp)
  4. Flute Juicecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Frank Wess (fl)
  5. April In Pariscomp : Vernon Duke, Edgar 'Yip' Harburg
    arr : Wild Bill Davis
    solo : Benny Powell (tb), Thad Jones (tp)
  6. Stormy Weathercomp : Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
    arr : unknown
    solo : Billie Holiday (vo)
  7. Oh, Lady Be Goodcomp : George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
    arr : unknown
    solo : Billie Holiday (vo)
  8. Fancy Meeting Youcomp : Richard Kollmar
    arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp)

  9. Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)comp : Eddie Durham, William 'Count' Basie, Jimmy Rushing
    solo : Jimmy Rushing (vo)
  10. Jumpin' At The Woodsidecomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
    solo : Lester Young (ts)
  11. Blee Blop Bluescomp : A.K.Salim, William 'Count' Basie
    arr : A.K.Salim
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  12. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : Ernie Wilkins

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel (1-5,8) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr on 1-5), Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as,cl), Bill Graham (as), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Buddy Rich (dr on 8)

Personnel (6,7): Count Basie (org), Bobby Tucker (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Buddy Rich (dr), Buck Clayton (tp), Lester Young (ts), Billy Holiday (vo)

Location & Date : Carnegie Hall, NYC, May 6, 1955


Personnel (9-12) : 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,cl), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Jimmy Rushing (vo on 9), Lester Young (ts on 10), George Shearring (p on 12)

Location & Date : NBC-Tv "Steve Allen Tonight" show , Birdland, NYC, Dec 16, 1954