Count Basie (born August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida), American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands.
Count Basie - 1936-1938 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Shoe Shine Boy (3:00)
02. Evenin' (2:57)
03. Boogie Woogie (3:15)
04. Oh! Lady Be Good (3:09)
05. Honeysuckle Rose (2:58)
06. Pennies from Heaven (3:01)
07. Swingin' at the Daisy Chain (2:49)
08. Roseland Shuffle (2:33)
09. Exactly Like You (2:42)
10. Boo-Hoo (2:27)
11. The Glory of Love (2:32)
12. Boogie Woogie (2:51)
13. Smarty (2:43)
14. One O'Clock Jump (3:01)
15. Listen My Children (And You Shall Hear) (3:06)
16. John's Idea (2:55)
17. Good Morning Blues (3:13)
18. Our Love Was Meant to Be (2:44)
19. Time Out (2:56)
20. Topsy (3:06)
21. I Keep Remembering (2:44)
22. Out the Window (2:46)
23. Don't You Miss Your Baby (3:08)
24. Let Me Dream (3:09)
25. Georgiana (2:41)
Count Basie - 1938-1939 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Blues in the Dark (3:02)
02. Sent for You Yesterday (2:54)
03. Every Tub (3:15)
04. Now Will You Be Good (2:52)
05. Swinging the Blues (2:42)
06. Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Cocoanut Oil (2:56)
07. Blue and Sentimental (3:09)
08. Doggin' Around (2:58)
09. Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush (3:14)
10. London Bridge Is Fallin' Down (3:00)
11. Texas Shuffle (3:03)
12. Jumpin' at the Woodside (3:05)
13. How Long, How Long Blues (2:56)
14. The Dirty Dozen (3:04)
15. Hey Lawdy Mama (2:47)
16. The Fives (2:49)
17. Boogie Woogie (3:04)
18. Dark Rupture (2:44)
19. Shorty George (2:44)
20. The Blues I Like to Hear (3:16)
21. Do You Wanna Jump Children (2:45)
22. Panassie Stomp (2:46)
23. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (2:59)
24. Sing for Your Supper (2:47)
25. Oh! Red (2:56)
Count Basie - 1939 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well (3:06)
02. Dupree Blues (3:06)
03. When the Sun Goes Down (2:57)
04. Red Wagon (2:56)
05. You Can Depend on Me (3:08)
06. Cherokee - Part I (3:06)
07. Cherokee - Part II (3:02)
08. Blame It on My Last Affair (2:43)
09. Jive at Five (2:47)
10. Thursday (3:12)
11. Evil Blues (3:12)
12. Oh! Lady, Be Good (3:10)
13. I Ain't Got Nobody (2:58)
14. Going to Chicago (3:07)
15. Live and Love Tonight (3:06)
16. Love Me or Leave Me (2:32)
17. What Goes Up Must Come Down (2:47)
18. Rock-A-Bye Basie (3:03)
19. Baby, Don't Tell on Me (2:53)
20. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight (3:00)
21. Taxi War Dance (2:50)
22. Don't Worry About Me (2:48)
23. Jump for Me (3:09)
Count Basie - 1939, Vol.2 (The Chronological Classics)
01. And the Angels Sing (3:05)
02. If I Didn't Care (2:48)
03. Twelfth Street Rag (3:03)
04. Miss Thing - Part I (2:59)
05. Miss Thing - Part II (2:45)
06. Lonesome Miss Pretty (2:55)
07. Bolero at the Savoy (3:01)
08. Nobody Knows (2:48)
09. Pound Cake (2:47)
10. You Can Count on Me (2:58)
11. You and Your Love (2:44)
12. How Long Blues (3:01)
13. Sub-Deb Blues (2:59)
14. Moonlight Serenade (3:14)
15. Song of the Islands (3:05)
16. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2:43)
17. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (2:32)
18. Dickie's Dream (3:12)
19. Lester Leaps In (3:14)
20. The Apple Jump (3:00)
21. I Left My Baby (3:14)
22. Riff Interlude (3:04)
23. Volcano (2:51)
24. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2:35)
Count Basie - 1939-1940 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Ham 'n' Eggs (2:36)
02. Hollywood Jump (2:37)
03. Someday, Sweetheart (2:43)
04. I Never Knew (2:42)
05. Tickle-Toe (2:40)
06. Let's Make Hey! While the Sun Shines (2:53)
07. Louisiana (2:27)
08. Easy Does It (3:29)
09. Let Me See (2:48)
10. Blues (I Still Think of Her) (2:49)
11. Somebody Stole My Gal (2:54)
12. Blow Top (2:55)
13. Gone with "What" Wind (2:49)
14. Super Chief (3:26)
15. You Can't Run Around (3:21)
16. Evenin' (2:41)
17. World Is Mad - Part I (2:37)
18. World Is Mad - Part II (2:51)
19. Moten Swing (2:21)
20. It's Torture (2:52)
21. I Want a Little Girl (2:41)
22. All or Nothing at All (2:44)
23. The Moon Fell in the River (2:48)
24. What's You Number? (2:51)
25. Draftin' Blues (2:28)
Count Basie - 1940-1941 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Five O'Clock Whistle (3:04)
02. Love Jumped Out (3:13)
03. My Wanderin' Man (3:08)
04. Broadway (2:59)
05. It's the Same Old South (3:07)
06. Stampede in G minor (2:46)
07. Who Am I? (2:50)
08. Rockin' the Blues (3:11)
09. It's Square But It Rocks (2:29)
10. I'll Forget (2:45)
11. You Lied to Me (2:43)
12. Wiggle Woogie (2:41)
13. Beau Brummel (3:12)
14. Music Makers (2:44)
15. Jump the Blues Away (3:01)
16. Deep in the Blues (3:08)
17. The Jitters (2:46)
18. Tuesday at Ten (2:59)
19. Undecided Blues (2:57)
20. I Do Mean You (2:48)
21. 9.20 Special (3:09)
22. H and J (2:35)
23. Feedin' the Bean (3:13)
24. Goin' to Chicago Blues (3:21)
Count Basie - 1941 (The Chronological Classics)
01. You Betcha My Life (2:38)
02. Down, Down, Down (3:02)
03. Tune Town Shuffle (3:10)
04. I'm Tired of Waiting for You (2:30)
05. One-Two-Three-O'Lairy (2:41)
06. Basie Boogie (2:24)
07. Fancy Meeting You (2:28)
08. Diggin' for Dex (3:10)
09. My Old Flame (3:07)
10. Fiesta in Blue (3:09)
11. Tom Thumb (3:09)
12. Take Me Back, Baby (3:02)
13. King Joe - Part I (3:23)
14. King Joe - Part II (3:11)
15. Moon Nocturne (3:27)
16. Something New (2:20)
17. I Struck a Match in the Dark (3:08)
18. Platterbrains (2:52)
19. All of Me (3:03)
20. Feather Merchant (3:04)
21. Down for Double (2:56)
22. More Than You Know (3:16)
23. Harvard Blues (3:22)
24. Coming-Out Party (3:29)
Count Basie - 1942 (The Chronological Classics)
01. One O'Clock Jump (3:06)
02. Blue Shadows and White Gardenias (3:12)
03. 'Ay Now (2:33)
04. Basie Blues (3:08)
05. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (3:03)
06. How Long Blues (2:59)
07. Royal Garden Blues (3:08)
08. Bugle Blues (2:23)
09. Sugar Blues (2:57)
10. Farewell Blues (3:17)
11. Cafe Society Blues (3:18)
12. Way Back Blues (3:28)
13. St. Louis Blues (3:19)
14. Rusty Dusty Blues (3:13)
15. Ride On (3:19)
16. Lost the Blackout Blues (3:13)
17. Time on My Hands (3:22)
18. It's Sand, Man! (3:08)
19. Ain't It the Truth? (2:55)
20. For the Good of Your Country (3:15)
Count Basie - 1943-1945 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Dance of the Gremlins (4:08)
02. G.I. Stomp (2:18)
03. Yeah Man (2:44)
04. Rhythm Man (2:41)
05. Kansas City Stride (4:24)
06. Beaver Junction (3:40)
07. Circus in Rhythm (3:45)
08. Aunt Hagar's Country Home (3:21)
09. Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You? (4:09)
10. Basie Strides Again (Along Avenue C) (3:02)
11. Harvard Blues (4:34)
12. Taps Miller (3:23)
13. Jimmy's Blues (2:58)
14. I Didn't Know About You (3:21)
15. Red Bank Boogie (2:38)
16. Taps Miller (5:12)
17. Jimmy's Blues (3:23)
18. Take Me Back, Baby (3:13)
19. Playhouse No.2 Stomp (Variations on "I Got Rhythm") (5:02)
20. Old Manuscript (3:28)
21. On the Upbeat (3:52)
Count Basie - 1945-1946 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Avenue C (3:12)
02. This Heart of Mine (3:09)
03. That Old Feeling (3:19)
04. High Tide (5:38)
05. Sent for You Yesterday (2:16)
06. Jimmy's Boogie Woogie (1:53)
07. Tippin' on the Q.T. (3:46)
08. San Jose (2:45)
09. B Flat Blues (2:39)
10. Sweet Lorraine (4:02)
11. Blue Skies (2:54)
12. Jivin' Joe Jackson (2:21)
13. High Tide (2:51)
14. Queer Street (3:06)
15. Patience and Fortitude (3:19)
16. The Mad Boogie (2:57)
17. Lazy Lady Blues (3:06)
18. Rambo (3:21)
19. Stay Cool (3:12)
20. The King (3:07)
Count Basie - 1947 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Backstage at Stuff's (2:34)
02. My Buddy (2:53)
03. Shine on Harvest Moon (2:25)
04. Lopin' (2:31)
05. I Never Knew (2:17)
06. Sugar (2:52)
07. The Jungle King (3:17)
08. Take a Little Off the Top (3:33)
09. I Ain't Mad at You (3:18)
10. After You've Gone (2:36)
11. House Rent Boogie (2:43)
12. South (2:50)
13. Don't You Want a Man Like Me (2:45)
14. Blue and Sentimental (3:04)
15. 7th Avenue Express (2:39)
16. Mr. Roberts' Roost (2:31)
17. Sophisticated Swing (2:41)
18. Guest in a Nest (3:01)
19. Your Red Wagon (2:51)
20. Money Is Honey (2:49)
21. Just a Minute (2:41)
22. Baby Don't Be Mad at Me (2:51)
23. I've Only Myself to Blame (2:57)
Count Basie - 1947-1949 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Robbins Nest (3:09)
02. Hey Pretty Baby (3:03)
03. It's Monday Every Day (3:09)
04. Bye Bye Baby (2:35)
05. Ready, Set, Go! (2:43)
06. Bran' New Dolly (3:22)
07. Cheek to Cheek (3:21)
08. Just an Old Manuscript (3:15)
09. Katy (2:57)
10. She's a Wine-O (2:54)
11. Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (2:15)
12. Shoutin' Blues (2:36)
13. After You've Gone (2:36)
14. St. Louis Baby (2:54)
15. Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? (2:15)
16. Wonderful Thing (2:35)
17. Slider (2:52)
18. Mine Too (2:26)
19. Walking Slow Behind You (2:46)
20. Slider (2:55)
21. Normania (2:57)
22. Rocky Mountain Blues (3:11)
Count Basie - 1950-1951 (The Chronological Classics)
01. If You See My Baby (2:22)
02. Solid as a Rock (3:04)
03. Rat Race (2:41)
04. Sweets (2:26)
05. Neal's Deal (2:47)
06. Bluebeard Blues (3:06)
07. The Golden Bullet (2:28)
08. You're My Baby, You (Instr.) (2:58)
09. You're My Baby, You (Vocal) (2:56)
10. Song of the Islands (2:53)
11. These Foolish Things (3:01)
12. I'm Confessin' (3:13)
13. One O'Clock Jump (2:58)
14. I Ain't Got Nobody (3:11)
15. Little White Lies (3:18)
16. I'll Remember April (2:38)
17. Tootsie (2:52)
18. Howzit (2:58)
19. Nails (3:30)
20. Little Pony (2:30)
21. Beaver Junction (2:59)
22. 'Ay Now (2:11)
Count Basie - 1952-1953 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Blues for the Count and Oscar (3:10)
02. Be My Guest (3:04)
03. You're Not the Kind (3:20)
04. Extended Blues (6:00)
05. Let Me Dream (2:43)
06. Sent for You Yesterday (3:14)
07. Goin' to Chicago (3:23)
08. I Want a Little Girl (2:54)
09. Oh, Lady Be Good! (2:28)
10. Song of the Islands (2:53)
11. Basie Beat (3:25)
12. She's Funny That Way (4:15)
13. Count's Organ Blues (3:12)
14. K.C. Organ Blues (2:57)
15. Blue and Sentimental (3:06)
16. Stan Shorthair (2:54)
17. As Long as I Live (3:13)
18. Royal Garden Blues (3:07)
19. Plymouth Rock (3:46)
20. Blues Go Away (3:23)
21. Peace Pipe (2:31)
22. Straight Life (4:32)
Count Basie - 1953-1954 (The Chronological Classics)
01. Bubbles (4:03)
02. Softly with Feelings (3:08)
03. Cherry Point (3:24)
04. Basie Goes Wess (3:56)
05. Right On (2:43)
06. The Blues Done Come Back (3:38)
07. Slow But Sure (3:46)
08. You for Me (3:13)
09. She's Just My Size (4:32)
10. Soft Drink (3:08)
11. Two for the Blues (2:51)
12. Blues Backstage (4:38)
13. I Feel Like a New Man (2:56)
14. Down for the Count (6:03)
15. Stereophonic (2:27)
16. Sixteen Men Swinging (3:07)
17. Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo (3:40)
18. Perdido (4:57)
19. Mambo Mist (4:07)
