Live At Birdland - Blues Backstage -

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  1. April In Pariscomp : Vernon Duke, Edgar 'Yip' Harburg
    arr : Wild Bill Davis
    solo : Benny Powell (tb), Thad Jones (tp)
  2. Little Ponycomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Stan Getz (ts)
  3. Easy Livingcomp : Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
    solo : Stan Getz (ts)
  4. Bluescomp/arr : unknown
    solo : Stan Getz (ts)
  5. Rock-A-Bye Basiecomp : William 'Count' Basie, Lester Young, Shad Collins
    arr : Jimmy Mundy
    solo : Henry Coker (tb), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)
  6. Jumpin' At The Woodsidecomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
    solo : Lester Young (ts)

  7. 'S Wonderfulcomp : George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  8. Easy To Remembercomp : Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  9. East Of The Suncomp : Brooks Bowman
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  10. How Important Can It Becomp : Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  11. That Old Devil Mooncomp : Burton Lane, Edgar 'Yip' Harburg
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  12. Make Yourself Comfortablecomp : Bob Merrill
    solo : Sarah Vaughan (vo)
  13. Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
    arr : unknown

  14. Jumpin' At The Woodsidecomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
    solo : Lester Young (ts)

  15. Cherry Pointcomp/arr : Neal Hefti, -
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  16. You For Mecomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Frank Foster (ts)

  17. Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
  18. Soft Drink (a.k.a."Jonesy")comp : Reunald Jones
    arr : Manny Albam
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Thad Jones (tp)
  19. Blues Backstagecomp/arr : Frank Foster
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Henry Coker (tb), Joe Newman (tp)
  20. Basie English (a.k.a. "Basie Talks")comp/arr : Johnny Guarnieri
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Bill Hughes (tb), Marshal Royal (as)
  21. Why Not ?comp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Thad Jones (tp), Frank Wess (fl)
  22. April In Pariscomp : Vernon Duke, Edgar 'Yip' Harburg
    arr : Wild Bill Davis
    solo : Benny Powell (tb), Thad Jones (tp)
  23. Everyday I Have The Bluescomp : Peter Chatman (Memphis Slim)
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Joe Williams (vo)
  24. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie

1-6,14-16 : Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : 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), Lester Young (ts on 6,14)

Location & Date :
NBC-Tv "Steve Allen Tonight" show , Birdland, NYC, Dec 16, 1954 (1-6)
Birdland, NYC, Dec 17, 1954 (14)
Birdland, NYC, Dec 21, 1954 (15,16)


7-13 : Sarah Vaugan with Count Basie Band

Personnel : 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,cl), 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


17-24 : Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : 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 (as,cl), 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