The Chronological Classic
1945 - 1946


1. Avenue C
2. This Heart Of Mine
3. That Old Feeling
4. High Tide ( I Ain't Mad At You )
5. Sent For You Yesterday ( And Here You Come Today )
6. Jimmy's Boogie Woogie
7. Tippin' On The Q.T.
8. San Jose
9. B Flat Blues
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. Blue Skies
12. Jiven Joe Jackson
13. High Tide ( I Ain't Mad At You )
14. Queer Street
15. Patience And Fortitude
16. The Mad Boogie
17. Lazy Lady Blues
18. Rambo
19. Stay Cool
20. The King

 Personnel (on 1-3) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Al Killian, Joe Newman (tp), Dicky Wells, Ted Donnely, Eli Robinson, Louis Taylor (tb), Earl Warren, Jmmy Powell (as), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs,cl), Lynne Sherman (vo), add string section (on 2.3)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 26, 1945

Personnel (on 4-10) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Karl George (tp), Dicky Wells, J.J.Johnson, Ted Donnely, Eli Robinson (tb), Earl Warren (as,vo), Buddy Tate, Lucky Thompson (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs,cl), Jimmy Rushing, Taps Miller (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, May 14, 1945

Personnel (on 11-14) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Emmet Berry, Snooky Young (tp), Dicky Wells, J.J.Johnson, Ted Donnely, Eli Robinson (tb), Preston Love, George Dorsey (as), Buddy Tate, Illinois Jacquet (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs,cl), Jimmy Rushing, Ann Moore (vo)

Location & Date : LA, Oct 9, 1945

Personnel (on 15-16) : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Rodney Richardson (b), Shadow Wilson (dr), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Emmet Berry, Snooky Young (tp), George Matthews, J.J.Johnson, Ted Donnely, Eli Robinson (tb), Preston Love, Jimmy Powell (as), Buddy Tate, Illinois Jacquet (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs,cl), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

Location & Date : NYC, Jan 9, 1946

Personnel (on 17-20) : same personnel but add Jo Jones (dr) replaces Shadow Wilson (dr)

Location & Date : NYC, Feb 4, 1946