On Decca (1937-1939)

Count Basie And His Orchestea

ベイシーが自身のオーケストラを立ち上げてデッカ・レーベルに残した全セッションを収録した4枚組LPボックス・アルバムで、(49)~(58)はベイシーとリズム・セクションのみによるコンボ演奏。
ベイシーのオーケストラでは初期からスター・プレイヤーが活躍していて、この頃はベイシー自身のピアノも雄弁だった事がわかります。
ベイシー・バンドに合流してからベイシーと生涯を共にしたフレディ・グリーンの参加は、1938年3月のセッションからだったのですね。
右ジャケットは、(49)~(58)抜きのオーケストラ曲だけを収録した2枚組CDバージョン。

大好き度:★★★

◎なかでもこの1曲! → 「One O'Clock Jump」
ベイシー・バンドのテーマ曲となったこの曲も、後年にアーニー・ウィルキンスによって付け加えられた後半のテュッティが無いシンプルなアレンジです。

1.Honeysuckle Rose
2.Pennies From Heaven
3.Swingin' At The Daisy Chain
4.Roseland Shuffle
5.Exactly Like You
6.Boo-Hoo
7.The Glory Of Love
8.Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wring)
9.Smarty (You Know It All)
10.One O'Clock Jump
11.Listen, My Children And You Shall Hear
12.John's Ldea
13.Good Morning Blues-Take A
14.Good Morning Blues-Take B
15.Our Live Was Meant To Be
16.Time Out
17.Topsy
18.I Keep Remembering
19.Out The Window
20.Don't You Miss Your Baby
21.Let Me Dream
22.Georgianna
23.Blues In The Dark
24.Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
25.Every Tub
26.Now Will You Be Good?
27.Swingin' The Blues
28.Mama Don't Want No Peas'n' Rice'n' Coconut Oil
29.Blue And Sentimental
30.Doggin' Around
31.Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush
32.Lindon Bridge Is Falling Down
33.Texas Shyffle
34.Jumpin' At The Woodside
35.Dark Rapture
36.Shorty George
37.The Blues I Like To Hear
38.Do You Wanna Jump, Children?
39.Panassie Stomp
40.My Heart Belongs To Daddy
41.Sing For Your Supper
42.You Can Depend On Me
43.A Cherokee, Part I & II
44.Blame It On My Last Affair
45.Jive At Five
46.Thursday
47.Evil Blues
48.Oh! Lady, Be Good
49.How Long, How Long Blues
50.The Dirty Dozens
51.Hay Lawdy Mama
52.The Fives
53.Boogie Woogie
54.Oh! Red
55.Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Wlell
56.Dupree Blues
57.When The Sun Goes Down
58.Red Wagon

(1)~(4) Jan.21,1937, NewYork
Back Clayton,Joe Keyes,Carl Smith:trumpet
George Hunt,Don Minor:trombone
Caughey Rberts:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Cloude Williams:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(5)~(8) Mar.26,1937, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Back Clayton,Bobby Moore:trumpet
George Hunt,Don Minor:trombone
Caughey Rberts:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(9)~(12) Jul.7,1937, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Bobby Moore,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,George Hunt:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax,baritone sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(13)~(17) Aug.9,1937, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Bobby Moore,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,George Hunt:trombone
Eddie Durham:trombone,guitar
Earl Warren:alto sax,vocal
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(18)~(21) Act.13,1937, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Bobby Moore,Back Clayton:trumpe
Don Minor,Benny Morton:trombone
Eddie Durham:trombone,guitar
Earl Warren:alto sax,vocal
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(22)~(23) Jan.3,1938, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Karl George,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,George Hunt:trombone
Eddie Durham:trombone,guitar
Earl Warren:alto sax,vocal
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(24)~(27) Feb.16,1938, NewYork
(28)~(30) Jun.6,1938, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton:trombone
Eddie Durham:trombone,guitar
Earl Warren:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(31)~(34) Oct.22,1938, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton,Dicky Wells:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax,clarinet
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing:vocal

(35)~(39) Nov.16,1938, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton,Dicky Wells:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing,Helen Humes:vocal

(40)~(41) Jan.5,1939, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton,Lester "Shad" Collins:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton,Dicky Wells:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax
Herschel Evans,Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing,Helen Humes:vocal

(42) Feb.2,1939, NewYork
Lester "Shad" Collins:trumpet
Lester Young:tenor sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushingvocal

(43)~(44) Feb.3,1939, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton,Lester "Shad" Collins:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton,Dicky Wells:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax
Lester Young,Lenon "Chu" Berry:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing,Helen Humes:vocal

(45) Feb.4,1939, NewYork
Harry Edison,Back Clayton,Lester "Shad" Collins:trumpet
Dicky Wells:trombone
Lester Young:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums

(46)~(48) Feb.4,1939, NewYork
Ed Lewis,Harry Edison,Back Clayton,Lester "Shad" Collins:trumpet
Don Minor,Benny Morton,Dicky Wells:trombone
Earl Warren:alto sax
Lester Young,Lenon "Chu" Berry:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing,Helen Humes:vocal

(49)~(53) Nov.9,1938, NewYork
(44)~(58) Jan.26,1939, NewYork
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums