RCA Years
Count Basie And His Orchestea
オールド・ベイシー時代の末期にＲＣＡレーベルに残したセッションを集めたフランス盤３枚組LPボックス・アルバム。
ビッグバンド不遇の時代と言われるこの時期にもオーケストラを維持し続けたベイシーの、こだわりと情熱を後世に伝える音源です。
（この時代に、ポール・ゴンザルベス君がベイシー・バンドにいたとは知りませんでした・・・）
アンディ・ウォーホルのイラストを使用した右ジャケットは、さらに14曲（同一曲の別テイク含む）を加えた計62曲を収録した日本独自監修の国内盤３枚組CDバージョン。
大好き度：★★★
◎なかでもこの１曲！ → 「Normania」
「Blee Blop Blues」としてお馴染みの熱血ジャンプ・ナンバー。
アトミック時代の狂ったように爆走するバージョンに比べれば、まだ落ち着いた？演奏です。
1.Bill's Mill
2.Free Eats
3.Meet Me At No Special Place
4.Futile Frustation
5.Swingin' The Blues
6.Baise's Basement
7.Backstage At Stuff's
8.Lopin'
9.House Rent Boogie
10.After You've Gone
11.South
12.Blue And Sentimental
13.Seventh Avenue Express
14.Sophisticated Swing
15.Guest In A Nest
16.Just A Minuts
17.One O'Clock Boogie
18.Shine On Harvest Moon
19.I Ain't Mad At You
20.Shoutin' Blues
21.Mr Roberts' Roost
22.St.Louis Boogie
23.Robbin's Nest
24.My Buddy
25.Bye Bye Baby
26.Don't You Want A Man Like Me
27.Your Red Wagon
28.Hey Pretty Baby
29.I Never Knew
30.Brand New Wagon
31.Money Is Honey
32.Sugar
33.The Jungle King
34.Cheek To Cheek
35.Just An Old Manuscript
36.Katy
37.She's A Wine-O
38.Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball
39.St.Louis Baby
40.Wonderful Thing
41.Normania
42.Mine Too
43.Walking Slow Behind You
44.The Slider
45.If You See My Baby
46.Solid As a Rock
47.Rat Race
48.Sweets
(1)(2) Jan.3,1947, Los Angeles
(3)(4)(17) Mar.13,1947, New York
Ed Lewis,Emmett Berry,Snooky Young,Harry Edison:trumpet:
Ted Donnelly,George Matthews,Eli Robinson,Bill Johnson:trombone
Preston Love,Rudy Rutherford:alto sax,clarinet
Buddy Tate,Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Ann Baker(3):vocal
(5)(6)(7)(22)(24) May.20,1947, New York
Emmett Berry:trumpet:
George Matthews:trombone
Charlie Price:alto sax
Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Count Basie:piano,organ
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
(8)(18)(29)(32) May.21,1947, New York
Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax,alto sax
Count Basie:piano,organ
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
(19)(33) May.22,1947, New York
(9)(10)(11) May.23,1947, New York
Ed Lewis,Emmett Berry,Snooky Young,Harry Edison:trumpet:
Ted Donnelly,George Matthews,Eli Robinson,Bill Johnson:trombone
Preston Love,Charlie Price:alto sax
Buddy Tate,Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing(10,33),Taps Miller(19):vocal
(12)(13)(21)(26) Oct.19,1947, Chicago
Ed Lewis,Emmett Berry,Snooky Young,Harry Edison:trumpet:
Ted Donnelly,Dickie Wells,Eli Robinson,George Simon:trombone
Preston Love,Charlie Price:alto sax
Buddy Tate,Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Bob Bailey(12),Jimmy Rushing(26):vocal
(14)(15)(27)(31) Dec.8,1947, Los Angeles
(16) Dec.9,1947, Los Angeles
Ed Lewis,Emmett Berry,Snooky Young,Harry Edison:trumpet:
Ted Donnelly,Dickie Wells,Eli Robinson,George Matthews:trombone
Preston Love,Charlie Price:alto sax
Buddy Tate,Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing(27,31):vocal
(23)(25)(28) Dec.12,1947, Los Angeles
Ed Lewis,Emmett Berry,Snooky Young,Harry Edison:trumpet:
Ted Donnelly,George Washington,Eli Robinson,George Matthews:trombone
Preston Love,Charlie Price:alto sax
Buddy Tate,Paul Gonsalves:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano,celeste(23)
Freddie Green:guitar
Walter Page:bass
Jo Jones:drums
Jimmy Rushing(25,28):vocal
(30)(34)(35)(36) Apr.11,1949, Los Angeles
Harry Edison,Emmett Berry,Clark Terry,Jimmy Nottingham,Gerald Wilson:trumpet
Ted Donnelly,Dickie Wells,George Matthews,Melba Liston:trombone
Earl Warren,Charlie Price:alto sax
Paul Gonsalves,Bill Parker:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano,celeste(23)
Freddie Green:guitar
Singleton Palmer:bass
George Ballard:drums
Bobby Troup(30):vocal
(20)(37)(38) Jun.29,1949, New York
(39) Jul.13,1949, New York
(40)(42)(43)(44) Jul.22,1949, New York
Harry Edison,Emmett Berry,Clark Terry,Jimmy Nottingham,Gerald Wilson:trumpet
Ted Donnelly,Dickie Wells,George Matthews:trombone
Earl Warren,Charlie Price:alto sax
Paul Gonsalves,Bill Parker:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano,celeste(23)
Freddie Green:guitar
Singleton Palmer:bass
George Ballard:drums
Jimmy Rushing(37,43),Taps Miller(38):vocal
(41) Aug.5,1949, New York
Harry Edison,Emmett Berry,Clark Terry,Jimmy Nottingham,Gerald Wilson:trumpet
Ted Donnelly,Dickie Wells,George Matthews:trombone
Earl Warren,Charlie Price:alto sax
Paul Gonsalves,Bill Parker,Jimmy Taylor:tenor sax
Jack Washington:baritone sax
Count Basie:piano,celeste(23)
Freddie Green:guitar
Singleton Palmer:bass
George Ballard:drums
(45)(46)(47)(48) Feb.5,1950, New York
Harry Edison:trumpet
Dickie Wells:trombone
Georgie Auld:tenor sax
Gene Ammons:tenor sax,baritone sax
Count Basie:piano,celeste(23)
Freddie Green:guitar
Al McKibbon:bass
Gus Johnson:drums
George Eyes(45),Deep River Boys(46):vocal