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Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (April 11, 1997)
  • Original Release Date: May 13, 1994
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Allegro Corporation
  • ASIN: B000001NIX
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,941 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. And The Angels Sing
2. If I Didn't Care
3. Twelfth Street Rag
4. Miss Thing-Part I
5. Miss Thing-Part II
6. Lonesome Miss Pretty
7. Bolero At The Savoy
8. Nobody Knows
9. Pound Cake
10. You Can Count On Me
11. You And Your Love
12. How Long Blues
13. Sub-Deb Blues
14. Moonlight Serenade
15. Song Of The Islands
16. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
17. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
18. Dickie's Dream
19. Lester Leaps In
20. The Apple Jump
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More great sides, March 12, 2005
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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vol. 1-1939 (Audio CD)
This is the third volume of Basie's complete recordings on Chronological Classics. The final run of Decca sessions is here, and then the first of the Vocalion/Columbia dates. The Deccas are better than the Vocalions: "You can depend on me," "Jive at five," and "Oh, lady be good" are all Decca sides, and they are the best cuts on the CD. The first Vocalion session was a small-group affair that featured some nice Pres on clarinet. This is another CD of essential Count Basie from the early years.
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4.0 out of 5 stars More classic Kansas City swing!, September 17, 2002
This review is from: Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939 (Audio CD)
The third volume of this great series which reissues all of Basie's classic early material in chronological order. In all honesty, I have to admit that I find most of Basie's instrumental material a bit monotonous -- the horn sections are way too punchy and the arrangements, while undeniably swank, are also quite repetitive. But the vocals...? OH BABY! With Helen Humes and Jimmy Rushing splitting the microphone time, what's there to complain about? Her voice is oh-so-sweet and he's got the soulful blues 'way down deep inside. And yeah, the singin' non-vocal tunes are also not to be ignored... With Lester Young, Jo Jones, Don Byas and all those other Kansas City jazz cats running around, this is music that has to be checked out by the true student of jazz... no matter *what* I think!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Kansas City swing, September 17, 2002
This review is from: Vol. 1-1939 (Audio CD)
The third volume of this great series which reissues all of Basie's classic early material in chronological order. In all honesty, I have to admit that I find most of Basie's instrumental material a bit monotonous -- the horn sections are way too punchy and the arrangements, while undeniably swank, are also quite repetitive. But the vocals...? OH BABY! With Helen Humes and Jimmy Rushing splitting the microphone time, what's there to complain about? Her voice is oh-so-sweet and he's got the soulful blues 'way down deep inside. And yeah, the singin' non-vocal tunes are also not to be ignored... With Lester Young, Jo Jones, Don Byas and all those other Kansas City jazz cats running around, this is music that has to be checked out by the true student of jazz... no matter *what* I think!
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