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Count Basie the soloist, 1941-1949. Cover Image

Count Basie [sound recording] : the soloist, 1941-1949.

Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (Author). Wess, Frank, 1922- (Added Author). Green, Freddie, 1911- (Added Author). Page, Walter. (Added Author). Keenan, Norman. (Added Author). Jones, Eddie. (Added Author). Jones, Jo, 1911- (Added Author). Jones, Rufus, 1915- (Added Author). Payne, Sonny, 1926-1979 (Added Author).

Record details

Physical Description: 1 sound disc (43 min., 31 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [S.l. : s.n. ; p1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Compact disc; analog recording. Recorded New York City, Jan. 27, 1941 (1st-2nd works); Nov. 1951 (3rd work); prob. mid '40s (4th work); Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 3, 1959 (5th work); Paris, May 12, 1967 (6th work); prob. late '50s (7th work); Z<U+008A>urich, Feb. 6, 1959 (8th work); San Francisco, 1967 (9th-14th works); Z<U+008A>urich, 1954 (15th work).
Formatted Contents Note:	There'll by some changes made (1:58) -- Rockin' chair (1:28) --Basie Boogie (2:13) -- Basie Boogie (1:53) -- Basie Boogie (2:58) -- Basie Blues (2:16) -- All of me (2:52) -- Cute (3:46) -- Blues no. 2 (2:00) --Squeeze me (1:40) -- Blues no. 1 (3:27) -- Blues no. 3 (3:57) -- As long as I live (1:18) -- Blues no. 4 (2:55) -- Nails (8:24).
Participant or Performer Note:	Count Basie, piano ; with Frank Wess, flute ; Freddie Green, guitar ; Walter Page, Norman Keenan, Eddie Jones, bass ; Jo Jones, Rufus Jones, Sonny Payne, drums.