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| A1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Honeysuckle RoseWritten-By – Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller* |
2:51 |
| A2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Pennies From HeavenWritten-By – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke |
2:59 |
| A3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Swinging At The Daisy ChainWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:43 |
| A4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Roseland ShuffleWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:29 |
| A5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Exactly Like YouWritten-By – Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh* |
2:41 |
| A6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Boo-HooWritten-By – Carmen Lombardo, Edward Heyman, John Jacob Loeb |
2:28 |
| A7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | The Glory Of LoveWritten-By – Billy Hill |
2:32 |
| A8 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)Written-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy Rushing |
2:47 |
| B1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Smarty (You Know It All)Arranged By – Skippy Martin*Written-By – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed |
2:42 |
| B3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | One O'Clock JumpArranged By – Buster SmithWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:56 |
| B3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Listen My Children (And You Shall Hear)Arranged By – Skippy Martin*Written-By – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed |
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| B4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | John's IdeaWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*Written-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
2:50 |
| B5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Good Morning BluesWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy RushingWritten-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
3:13 |
| B6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Good Morning BluesWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy RushingWritten-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
3:03 |
| B7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Our Love Was Meant To BeArranged By – Skippy Martin*Written-By – AlexHill*, Joe Davis , Thomas "Fats" Waller* |
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| B8 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Time OutWritten-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
2:56 |
| C1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | TopsyWritten-By – Edgar BattleWritten-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
3:06 |
| C2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | I Keep RememberingWritten-By – Charles Newman , Isham Jones |
2:47 |
| C3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Out The WindowWritten-By, Arranged By – Eddie Durham |
2:44 |
| C4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Don't You Miss You BabyArranged By – Eddie DurhamWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy Rushing |
3:03 |
| C5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Let Me DreamWritten By – Fred NormanWritten-By – Buddy Edwards*, Norman Brown |
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| C6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | GeorgiannaWritten-By – Arthur Johnson/B. Croom*, Frankie Carle, R. Mc. Kenzie* |
2:31 |
| C7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Blues In The DarkWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy Rushing |
2:59 |
| C8 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come TodayWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing |
2:51 |
| D1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Every TubArranged By – Wilbur "Buck" Clayton*Written-By – William "Count" Basie* |
3:13 |
| D2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Now Will You Be Good?Written-By – R. Trecker*, P. Jentes*, C. Pease* |
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| D3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Swinging The BluesArranged By – Eddie DurhamWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:41 |
| D4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Mama Don't Want No Peas And Rice And Coconut And OilWritten-By – M. Charles*, R. Gilbert* |
2:47 |
| D5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Blue And SentimentalWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jerry Livingston, Mack David |
3:06 |
| D6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Doggin' AroundWritten-By, Arranged By – Herschel Evans |
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| D7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry BushWritten-By – J. Reichner*, W. Bolland* |
3:01 |
| D8 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | London Bridge Is Falling DownWritten-By – D. Baer*, B. Schuster*, R. Seymour* |
2:56 |
| E1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Texas ShuffleWritten-By, Arranged By – Herschel Evans |
3:00 |
| E2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Jumpin' At The WoodsideWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
3:00 |
| E3 | –Count Basie Quartet* | How Long BluesWritten-By – Leroy Carr |
2:53 |
| E4 | –Count Basie Quartet* | The Dirty DozenWritten-By – Rufus Perryman |
2:59 |
| E5 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Hey Lawdy MamaWritten-By – Amos Easton |
2:43 |
| E6 | –Count Basie Quartet* | The FivesWritten-By – Mayo J. Williams*, Richard M. Jones |
2:44 |
| E7 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Boogie WoogieWritten-By – Clarence "Pinetop" Smith |
2:59 |
| F1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Dark RaptureArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – Bennie Goodman*, Edgar Sampson, Mannie Kurtz* |
2:34 |
| F2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Shorty GeorgeArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:41 |
| F3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | The Blues I Like To HearWritten-By, Arranged By – Buster Smith |
3:04 |
| F4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Do You Wanna Jump, Children?Arranged By – Andy GibsonWritten-By – Al Donahue, Jimmy Van Heusen, C. Selsman*, Willy Bryant* |
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| F5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Panassié StompArranged By – Andy GibsonWritten-By – William "Count" Basie* |
2:44 |
| F6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | My Heart Belongs To DaddyWritten-By – Cole Porter |
2:56 |
| F7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Sing For Your SupperArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers* |
2:37 |
| G1 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Oh ! RedWritten-By – Joe McCoy |
2:54 |
| G2 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee WellWritten-By – Alston* |
3:06 |
| G3 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee WellWritten-By – Alston* |
3:03 |
| G4 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Dupree BluesWritten-By – George White |
3:02 |
| G5 | –Count Basie Quartet* | When The Sun Goes DownWritten-By – Leroy Carr |
2:53 |
| G6 | –Count Basie Quartet* | When The Sun Goes DownWritten-By – Leroy Carr |
2:51 |
| G7 | –Count Basie Quartet* | Red WagonWritten-By – Richard M. Jones |
2:51 |
| H1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | You Can Depend On MeWritten-By – Charles Carpenter, Earl Hines, Louis Dunlap |
3:06 |
| H2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Cherokee I & IIArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – Ray Noble |
6:02 |
| H3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Blame It On My Last AffairArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – Henry Nemo, Irving Mills |
2:40 |
| H4 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Jive At FiveWritten-By – Harry Edison |
2:44 |
| H5 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | ThursdayArranged By – Jimmie Mundy*Written-By – Sachs*, Graham*, Aber* |
3:03 |
| H6 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Evil BluesWritten-By – William "Count" Basie*, Jimmy Rushing |
3:11 |
| H7 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Oh ! Lady Be GoodWritten-By – Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin* |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – C.P.F. Barclay
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Caughey Roberts (tracks: A1 to A8), Earl Warren* (tracks: B1 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H3, H5 to H7)
- Baritone Saxophone – Ronald "Jack" Washington* (tracks: A1 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H7)
- Bass – Walter Page
- Clarinet – Evans* (tracks: E2), Young* (tracks: D5, E1)
- Drums – Jo Jones
- Electric Guitar – Durham* (tracks: B8, D5)
- Guitar – Claude Williams (tracks: A1 to A4), Freddie Greene* (tracks: A5 to H7)
- Liner Notes – Richard Dartigues
- Photography By [Cover] – Jean-Pierre Leloir
- Piano – William "Count" Basie*
- Reissue Producer – Jacques Lubin, Jean Lemerre
- Tenor Saxophone – Herschel Evans (tracks: A1 to E2, F1 to F7), Leon "Chu" Berry (tracks: H2 to H3, H5 to H7), Lester Young (tracks: A1 to E2, F1 to F7, H1 to H7)
- Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: B5 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H3, H5 to H7), Dan Minor (tracks: A1 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H3, H5 to H7), Dickie Wells (tracks: D7 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H7), Eddie Durham (tracks: B5 to D6), George Hunt (tracks: A1 to B4)
- Trumpet – Bobby Moore (tracks: A5 to C5), Wilbur "Buck" Clayton* (tracks: A1 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H7), Carl "Tati" Smith* (tracks: A1 to A4), Ed Lewis (tracks: A5 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H7), Harry Edison (tracks: C8 to E2, F1 to F7, H2 to H7), Joe Keyes (tracks: A1 to A4), Karl George (tracks: C6 to C7), Lester "Shad" Collins* (tracks: F6 to F7, H1 to H7)
- Vocals – Earl Warren* (tracks: B7, C5), Jimmy Rushing (tracks: A2, A5, A6, A8, B3, B4, C2, C4, C6, C7, D2, D4, D7, D8)
Notes
Complete recorded works1937-1939
60 titles in chronological order.
Comes with a 10-page booklet.
C2 credited to Ralph Jones
F4 credited to Sam Donahue
Tracks A1 to A4: New York, January 21, 1937
Tracks A5 to A8: New York, March 26, 1937
Tracks B1 to B4: New York, July 7, 1937
Tracks B5 to C1: New York, August 9, 1937
Tracks C2 to C5: New York, October 13, 1937
Tracks C6 to C7: New York, January 3, 1938
Tracks C8 to D3: New York, February 16, 1938
Tracks D4 to D6: New York, June 6, 1938
Tracks D7 to E2: New York, August 22, 1938
Tracks E3 to E7: New York, November 9, 1938
Tracks F1 to F5: New York, November 16, 1938
Tracks F6 to F7: New York, January 5, 1939
Tracks G1 to G7: New York, January 25 & 26, 1939
Tracks H1 to H3: New York, February 2 & 3, 1939
Tracks H4 to H7: New York, February 3 & 4, 1939
Similar to "Early Count", with rainbow labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: SACEM / SGDL / SACD / SDRM
- Price Code: Ⓓ × 4
- Other (Disc 1 Category): 510.167
- Other (Disc 2 Category): 510.168
- Other (Disc 3 Category): 510.169
- Other (Disc 4 Category): 510.170
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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| 510.167 to 510.170 | Count Basie Orchestra | "Early Count" (4xLP, Comp, RP, Box) | MCA Records | 510.167 to 510.170 | France | Unknown |
| 0600753428368 | Count Basie | The Original American Decca Recordings (3xCD, Comp, RE) | Verve Records | 0600753428368 | Italy | 2013 |
| GRP-3-6112 | Count Basie | The Original American Decca Recordings (3xCD, Comp) | GRP, MCA Records | GRP-3-6112 | Europe | 1992 |
| DRCD11173 | Count Basie | Complete Original American Decca Recordings (3xCD, Comp) | Definitive Records | DRCD11173 | Spain | 2000 |
| 533501Y | Count Basie | The Complete Decca Recordings (3xCD, Comp, RE) | Jazz Heritage | 533501Y | US | 1993 |










