Volume 2 - The Best Of Basie (1938-1939)
Count Basie
Label : MCA Records [Jazz Heritage - Vol.10]
Reference : M.C.A. 510.019, 510.019
Date :
| A1 | Swinging The Blues | C. Basie [Count Basie] | 2:42 |
| A2 | Blue And Sentimental | C. Basie [Count Basie], J. Livingston [Jerry Livingston], M. David [Mack David] | 3:07 |
| A3 | Doggin’ Around | H. Evans [Herschel Evans] | 2:57 |
| A4 | Texas Shuffle | H. Evans [Herschel Evans] | 3:01 |
| A5 | Jumpin’ At The Woodside | C. Basie [Count Basie] | 3:01 |
| A6 | Shorty George | C. Basie [Count Basie] | 2:43 |
| B1 | Panassie Stomp | C. Basie [Count Basie] | 2:45 |
| B2 | You Can Depend On Me | Ch. Carpenter [Charles Carpenter], E. Hines [Earl Hines], L. Dunlop [Louis Dunlap] | 3:07 |
| B3 | Cherokee I-II | R. Noble [Ray Noble] | 6:04 |
| B4 | Blame It On My Last Affair | H. Nemo [Henry Nemo], I. Mills [Irving Mills] | 2:42 |
| B5 | Jive At Five | H. Edison [Harry Edison] | 2:46 |
| B6 | Lady Be Good | I. Gershwin - G. Gershwin [George & Ira Gershwin] | 3:07 |
| Alto Saxophone | Earl Warren [Earle Warren] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Alto Saxophone | Ronald ’Jack’ Washington [Ronald Washington] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B5 |
| Baritone Saxophone | Ronald ’Jack’ Washington [Ronald Washington] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Bass | Walter Page | |
| Drums | Jo Jones | |
| Guitar | Freddie Green | |
| Orchestra | Count Basie And His Orchestra [Count Basie Orchestra] | |
| Piano | Count Basie | |
| Tenor Saxophone | Hershal Evans [Herschel Evans] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B5 |
| Tenor Saxophone | Leon ’Chu’ Berry | B6 |
| Tenor Saxophone | Lester Young | |
| Trombone | Bennie Morton [Benny Morton] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trombone | Dan Minor | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trombone | Dickie Wells | A4-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trombone | Eddie Durham | A1-A3 |
| Trumpet | Buck Clayton | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trumpet | Edward Lewis [Ed Lewis] | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trumpet | Harry Edison | A1-A6,B1,B3-B6 |
| Trumpet | Lester ’Shad’ Collins [Shad Collins] | B2-B6 |
| Vocals | Helen Humes | B3-B5 |
| Vocals | Jimmy Rushing | B2 |
All tracks recorded in New York.
A1 : February 16, 1938
A2 & A3 : June 6, 1938
A4 & A5 : August 22, 1938
A6 & B1 : November 16, 1938
B2 & B3 : February 2, 1939
B4 & B5 : February 3, 1939
B6 : February 4, 1939
