The Chronological Classic
1940 - 1941


1. Five O'clock Whistle
2. Love Jumped Out
3. My Wanderin' Man
4. Broadway

5. It's The Same Old South
6. Stampede In G Minor
7. Who Am I ?
8. Rockin' The Blues
9. It's Square But It Rocks
10. I'll Forget
11. You Lied To Me
12. Wiggle Woogie
13. Beau Brummel

14. Music Makers
15. Jump The Blues Away
16. Deep In The Blues
17. The Jitters
18. Tuesday At Ten
19. Undecided Blues
20. I Do Mean You
21. 9:20 Special
22. H And J
23. Feedin' The Bean
24. Goin' To Chicago

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, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Tab Smith (as,ss), Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Helen Humes (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Nov 19, 1940

Personnel (on 5-13) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (dr), Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian (tp), Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Tab Smith (as,ss), Buddy Tate, Paul Bascomb (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date :
NYC, Dec 13, 1940 (5-8)
NYC, Jan 20, 1941 (9-10)
NYC, Jan 22, 1941 (11-13)

Personnel (on 14-24) : 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 Cuffee, Dan Minor (tb), Earl Warren (as), Tab Smith (as,ss), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bs), Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vo), Coleman Hawkins (ts on 20-24)

Location & Date :
NYC, Jan 28, 1941 (14-19)
Chicago, Apr 10, 1941 (20-24)