COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA ONE NIGHT STAND BROADCASTS 1944-46 This collection brings together five performances by Count Basie's Orchestra between 1944 and 1946 During the latter years of WWII and thereafter, the American Forces Radio Service broadcast regular shows to entertain the troops and maintain morale, and many of the top swing and big bands of the day undertook 'live' broadcasts as part of this effort. This collection brings together five performances by Count Basie's Orchestra between 1944 and 1946 at popular New York venues, which went out as part of the AFRS "One Night Stand" series. The line-ups feature some of the top names to pass through Basie's band - Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Walter Page, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Dicky Wells and Jo Jones among them, and with Jimmy Rushing and Thelma Carpenter among the featured vocalists. The recordings have not been readily available on CD, and so are likely to be of interest to collectors and enthusiasts who enjoy capturing the atmosphere of the 'live' jazz broadcasts, complete with linking announcements, which were very much part of that era. Basie's band exhibits.
18 Wish You Were Waiting for Me (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal By Maxine Johnson)
19 Together (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal By Jimmy Rushing)
20 Hey Rube (Count Basie & His Orch.)
- Disc 2 -
1 Medley - One O'Clock Jump, Jazz Me Blues (Count Basie & His Orch.)
2 I'm Just A Lucky So And So (Count Basie & His Orch.- Vocal by Ann Moore)
3 San Jose (Count Basie & His Orch.)
4 Adventure - July 26th 1946 (Count Basie & His Orch.- Vocal by Bob Bailey)
5 Red Bank Boogie - July 26th 1946 (Count Basie & His Orch.)
6 Take Me Back Baby (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal by Jimmy Rushing)
7 Queer Street (Count Basie & His Orch.)
8 Mean To Me (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal by Ann Moore)
9 Every Tub (Count Basie & His Orch.)
10 One O'Clock Jump - Theme, Aug. 2nd 1946 (Count Basie & His Orch.)
11 My What A Fry (Count Basie & His Orch.)
12 Adventure - Aug. 2nd 1946 (Count Basie & His Orch.)
13 Down For Double (Count Basie & His Orch.)
14 I Don't Know Why (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal by Ann Moore)
15 I'm Just A Lucky So And So (Count Basie & His Orch.)
16 9.20 Special (Count Basie & His Orch.)
17 Blue Skies (Count Basie & His Orch., Vocal by Jimmy Rushing)
18 Jumpin' At The Woodside - Aug. 2nd 1946, incomplete (Count Basie & His Orch.)
COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA ONE NIGHT STAND BROADCASTS 1944-46 This collection brings together five performances by Count Basie's Orchestra between 1944 and 1946 During the latter years of WWII and thereafter, the American Forces Radio Service broadcast regular shows to entertain the troops and maintain morale, and many of the top swing and big bands of the day undertook 'live' broadcasts as part of this effort. This collection brings together five performances by Count Basie's Orchestra between 1944 and 1946 at popular New York venues, which went out as part of the AFRS "One Night Stand" series. The line-ups feature some of the top names to pass through Basie's band - Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Walter Page, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Dicky Wells and Jo Jones among them, and with Jimmy Rushing and Thelma Carpenter among the featured vocalists. The recordings have not been readily available on CD, and so are likely to be of interest to collectors and enthusiasts who enjoy capturing the atmosphere of the 'live' jazz broadcasts, complete with linking announcements, which were very much part of that era. Basie's band exhibits.
