The Golden Years, Volume 4: 1944-45

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Tracklist

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1Kansas City Stride
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
4:17
2Beaver Junction
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
recording of:
Beaver Junction (on 1944-05-27)
composer:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
3:40
3Circus in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
3:36
4Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1944-05-27)
recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (on 1944-05-27)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:04
5Basie Strides Again (Along Avenue C)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-05-27) and Earle Warren (on 1944-05-27)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1944-05-27)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-05-27)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-05-27)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-05-27)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-05-27) and Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1944-05-27)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-05-27), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-05-27), Louis Taylor (on 1944-05-27) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-05-27)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-05-27), Al Killian (on 1944-05-27), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-05-27)
instrumental recording of:
Avenue C (on 1944-05-27)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Dave Lambert (Jazz vocalist)
composer:
Buck Clayton
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:01
6Harvard Blues
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1944-10-30) and Earle Warren (on 1944-10-30)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1944-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Price (US jazz/R&B drummer & singer) (on 1944-10-30)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1944-10-30)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1944-10-30)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1944-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Illinois Jacquet (on 1944-10-30) and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1944-10-30)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1944-10-30), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1944-10-30), Louis Taylor (on 1944-10-30) and Dicky Wells (on 1944-10-30)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1944-10-30), Al Killian (on 1944-10-30), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-10-30) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1944-10-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Harvard Blues (on 1944-10-30)
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
4:27
7Taps Miller
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1945-01-11)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11) and Shadow Wilson (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
recording of:
Taps Miller (on 1945-01-11)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
5:09
8Jimmy's Blues
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1945-01-11)
3:06
9Take Me Back Baby
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1945-01-11)
3:15
10Playhouse No.2 Stomp
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
recording of:
Playhouse no. 2 Stomp (variations on I Got Rhythm)
writer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Count Basie (pianist)
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
5:06
11Just an Old Manuscript
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
recording of:
Just An Old Manuscript (on 1945-01-11)
composer:
Don Redman
3:30
12On the Upbeat
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-01-11) and Earle Warren (on 1945-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1945-01-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-01-11)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-01-11)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-01-11) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-01-11)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-01-11), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-01-11), Louis Taylor (on 1945-01-11) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-01-11)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-01-11), Al Killian (on 1945-01-11), Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-01-11)
3:49
13High Tide
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
vocals:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller (on 1945-05-14)
recording of:
High Tide (I Ain’t Mad at You) (on 1945-05-14)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Freddie Green and Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet)
5:43
14Sent for You Yesterday
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1945-05-14)
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
2:19
15Jimmy's Boogie Woogie
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing (on 1945-05-14)
recording of:
Jimmy’s Boogie Woogie (on 1945-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rushing
1:54
16Tippin' on the Q.T.
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
3:43
17San Jose
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
2:46
18B Flat Blues
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1945-05-14) and Earle Warren (on 1945-05-14)
double bass:
Rodney Richardson (on 1945-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1945-05-14)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1945-05-14)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1945-05-14)
reeds:
Rudy Rutherford (saxophone/clarinet) (on 1945-05-14)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1945-05-14) and Lucky Thompson (on 1945-05-14)
trombone:
Ted "Muttonleg" Donnelly (on 1945-05-14), J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1945-05-14), Eli Robinson (trombonist) (on 1945-05-14) and Dicky Wells (on 1945-05-14)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-05-14), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1945-05-14), Karl George (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14), Al Killian (on 1945-05-14) and Ed Lewis (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-05-14)
2:40