Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939

Count Basie | Format: Audio CD

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)

Track Listings

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

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More classic Kansas City swing!, September 17, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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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!

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Kansas City swing, September 17, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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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!