Lester Young with Count Basie

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Count Basie and His Orchestra - Live recordings

Count Basie and His Orchestra February 8, 1937, February 10, 1937, and February 12, 1937;

Pittsburgh;Broadcasts, Hotel William Penn.

[Oh] Lady Be Good

[Oh] Lady Be Good (different version)

Roseland Shuffle (Shoe Shine Swing)

Moten Swing (sign-off theme)

St. Louis Blues into Moten Swing (sign-off theme)

Moten Swing (opening theme)

King Porter Stomp

I'll Always Be in Love with You

You Do the Darndest Things Baby

Swingin' at the Daisy Chain

Yeah Man

Riffin'

Tattersfield Stomp

June 30, 1937; New York City; Broadcast, Savoy Ballroom.

Moten Swing (Theme)

Shout and Feel It

The You and Me That Used to Be

The Count Steps In

They Can't Take That Away from Me

I'll Always Be in Love with You

When My Dreamboat Comes Home

Swing, Brother, Swing

Bugle Blues

I Got Rhythm

Moten Swing (Theme)

November 3, 1937; Cedar Grove, New Jersey; Broadcast, Meadowbrook Lounge.

Moten Swing (Theme)

One O'Clock Jump

I Can't Get Started

Study in Brown

I Want Rhythm in my Nursery Rhymes

John's Idea

Good Morning Blues

Dinah

July 9, 1938; New York City; CBS and BBC Broadcast, "America Dances."

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

Every Tub

Song of the Wanderer

Flat Foot Floogie

[Oh] Lady Be Good

Boogie Woogie Blues

One O'Clock Jump (different version)

I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

July 23, 1938; New York City, Broadcast, Famous Door..

King Porter Stomp (IAJRC LP-14)

[Ohl Lady Be Good (Jazz Panorama LP-2)

August 9, 1938, New York City, Broadcast, Famous Door.

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

King Porter Stomp

August 12, 1938; New York City, Broadcast, Famous Door.

I Haven't Changed a Thing

August 23, 1938; New York City; Broadcast Famous Door.

Yeah Man

John's Idea

Melody in F

August 24, 1938; New York City; Broadcast, Famous Door.

Nagasaki

Doggin' Around

One O'Clock jump (Theme)

September 6, 1938; New York City; Broadcast, Famous Door.

Indiana

Out The Window

September 13, 1938; New York City; Broadcast, Famous Door.

Ta-Ta

Indiana

Love of My Life

John's Idea

October 9, 1938; New York City; Broadcast, Famous Door.

Yeah Man

December 23, 1938; New York City; "Spirituals to Swing" concert, Carnegie Hall.

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

One O'Clock jump (Theme)

Blues with Lips

Rhythm Man

"Make Believe Ballroom" Jam Session 1938; Broadcast WNEW Studio.

I Know That You Know

June 4, 1939; Chicago; Broadcast, Hotel Sherman.

Southland Shuffle (Jump for Me)

June 5, 1939; Chicago; Broadcast, Hotel Sherman.

Moten Swing

Darktown Strutters Ball

One O'Clock jump (Theme)

June 10, 1939; Chicago; Broadcast, Hotel Sherman.

I've Found a New Baby

Summer, 1939; New York City; CBS Broadcast, "America Dances," Famous Door.

Swinging the Blues

Rock-A-Bye Basie

Don't Worry 'Bout Me

Time Out

Roseland Shuffle (Shoe Shine Swing)

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

Jam Session (Count Basie Orchestra, Benny Goodman Sextet, and others) December 24, 1939; New

York City; Same concert as above.

Lady Be Good

Count Basie and His Orchestra February 20, 1940; Boston; Broadcast, Southland Cafe.

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Ebony Rhapsody

Riff Interlude

Darn That Dream

Take It Prez

Baby Don't Tell on Me

If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)

I Got Rhythm

Ca. 1940; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Broadcast .

Louisiana

Green Bay

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

December 1943; New York City; Broadcast, AFRS "Jubilee" 55 .

Jumpin' at the Woodside

Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me

Don't Believe Everything You Dream

I've Found a New Baby

January 10, 1944; New York City; Lang-Worth transcriptions (Studio recordings for radio use).

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Don't Believe Everything You Dream

Don't Cry Baby

I've Had This Feeling Before

Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)

Wiggle Woogie

9:20 Special

Down for Double

Swing Shift [Swing]

Rockin' the Blues

I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night

I've Found a New Baby

Basie Boogie

Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me

Rock-A-Bye Basie

Red Bank Boogie

One O'Clock jump

April 3, 1944; New York City; Fats Waller Memorial Concert, Carnegie Hall.

Ain't Misbehavin'

April 10, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

My, What A Fry!

One O'Clock Jump

Ca. April 10, 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln, AFRS "O.N.S." 198.

Diggin' for Dex

Ain't It the Truth

Take Me Bark, Baby

Jumpin' at the Woodside

Ca. April 14, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Bangs

Ain't But the One (Son of a Gun)

I've Found a New Baby

Ca. April 14, 1944; New York City; Columbia Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

King Porter Stomp

April 17, 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln, AFRS "O.N. S." 213.

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Avenue C

Tess's Torch Song

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself a Letter

Rock-a-Bye Basie

Dance of the Gremlins

When They Ask About You

April 21, 1944; New York City; Columbia Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Kansas City Stride

April 24, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Jazz Me Blues

Blue Lou

Ca. April 24, 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln, AFRS "O.N.S." 228.

Ain't Misbehavin'

Jumpin' at the Woodside

April or May 1944; New York City; Broadcast(s), Hotel Lincoln, AFRS "Down Beat," 103, 145.

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

I've Found a New Baby

Avenue C

Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me

Basie Boogie

Harvard Blues

Jumpin' at the Woodside

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

April or May 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

One O'Clock Jump (Theme)

Dinah

Blue Room Jump

Probably April or May 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Tush

May 13, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Tush

Jazz Me Blues

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

One O'Clock Jump

Probably May 14, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Every Tub

May 17, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Dance of the Gremlins

Blue Room Jump (Andy's Blues)

May 20, 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Call Me Darling

Ain't It the Truth

May 25, 1944; New York City; Lang-Worth transcriptions.

Let's Jump

Time Alone Will Tell

This I Love above All

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

Circus in Rhythm

Tush

Ain't It the Truth

I Dream of You

May 29, 1944; New York City; Mutual Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

Call Me Darling

My, What a Fry!

Avalon

May 30, 1944; New York City; Columbia Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln.

There'll Be Some Changes Made

Probably late May 1944; New York City; Broadcast, Hotel Lincoln, AFRS "0. N. S." 269.

It's Sand, Man!

Circus in Rhythm

Swing Shift [Swing]

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You

Jumpin' at the Woodside

Ca. September 11, 1944; Los Angeles; Broadcast, AFRS "Jubilee" 96, 112.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

1944; Unknown location; Broadcast, AFRS "B.M.L" 481.

Let's Jump

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

One O'Clock Jump

Jumpin' at the Woodside

Andy's Blues

1944; Unknown location; Broadcast.

Hey, Rube!

July 29, 1952; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

One O'Clock Jump

August 11, 1952; New York City-, Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

One O'Clock Jump

January 1, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

January 3, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Every Tub

January 6, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

January 7, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Every Tub

January 10, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

January 13, 1953; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

January 14, 1953; New York City; NBC Broadcast, "Stars in jazz," Birdland.

Every Tub

September 25, 1954; New York City; Concert, Carnegie Hall.

Pennies from Heaven

Jumpin' at the Woodside

December 16, 1954; New York City; Broadcast (Radio and TV), Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

Lester Young with Count Basie - Live recordings

December 17, 1954; New York City; Broadcast, Birdland.

Jumpin' at the Woodside

1955; New York City; possibly same concert as above.

Lady Be Good

July 7, 1957; Newport, R. I.; Concert, Newport Jazz Festival.

Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Lester Leaps In

Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)

Boogie Woogie

Evenin'

One O'Clock Jump

Last updated August 16, 2000

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