The Birdland Era Volume 1

Album Cover

  1. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  2. Blee Blop Bluescomp : A.K.Salim, William 'Count' Basie
    arr : A.K.Salim
    solo : Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  3. Straight Lifecomp/arr : Johnny Mandel
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  4. Peace Pipecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman(tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  5. Cherry Pointcomp/arr : Neal Hefti, -
    solo : Count Basie (p)
  6. How High The Moon (a.k.a. "The Moon Is Not Green")comp : Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Marshal Royal (as), Benny Powell (tb), Ernie Wilkins (ts), Joe Newman? (tp)
  7. Softly With Feelingcomp/arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Joe Wilder (tp)
  8. Fancy Meeting Youcomp : Richard Kollmar
    arr : Neal Hefti
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp)
  9. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie

  10. Lullaby Of Birdlandcomp : George Shearing
    arr : unknown
  11. Peace Pipecomp/arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Frank Wess (ts), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb)
  12. Basie English (a.k.a."Basie Talks")comp/arr : Johnny Guarnieri
    solo : Frank Foster (ts), Bill Hughes (tb), Marshal Royal (as)
  13. Over The Rainbowcomp : Harold Arlen, Edgar 'Yip' Harburg
    arr : Quincy Jones
    solo : Marshal Royal (as), Henry Coker (tb)
  14. Perdidocomp : Juan Tizol
    arr : Ernie Wilkins
    solo : Frank Wess (fl,ts)
  15. One O'clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : Ernie Wilkins

Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel (1-9): Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Reunald Jones, Joe Wilder, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers (tb), Benny Powell (btb), Marshal Royal (as,cl), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date :
NBC "All Star Parade Of Bands" broadcast, Birdland, NYC, Jan 1, 1954


Personnel (9-15): 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)

Location & Date : Birdland, NYC, Aug 6, 1954