Count Basie Super Chief
1972 2x Vinyl

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Columbia, Columbia
tracks a5 to a7, b3, c1 to c3 alto saxophone Earle Warren
tracks a5 to a7, b3, c1 to c3 alto saxophone Jack Washington
tracks c5 to c7 alto saxophone Tab Smith
tracks a5 to a7, b3, c4 to c7 baritone saxophone Jack Washington
tracks a1 to b3, b6 to d7 bass Walter Page
tracks b6 clarinet Buster Bailey
tracks b1, b2 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks a5 to a7 clarinet Herschel Evans
tracks a5 to a7, b4, b5, d1 to d4 clarinet Lester Young
compilation producer Michael Brooks
drums Jo Jones
engineer Don Meehan
tracks a5 to b2, b4 to d7 guitar Freddie Green
tracks d2, d3 organ Count Basie
tracks b3, b4 organ [hammond] Glenn Hardman
tracks a1 to a7, c1 to d1, d4 to d7 piano Count Basie
tracks b3 piano Jess Stacy
tracks b1, b2 piano Jimmy Sherman
tracks b6, b7 piano Teddy Wilson
tracks c1 to c3, c5 to c7 tenor saxophone Buddy Tate
tracks d5, d7 tenor saxophone Don Byas
tracks a5 to b3 tenor saxophone Herschel Evans
tracks a1 to a7, b4 to c3, c5, d1 to d4 tenor saxophone Lester Young
tracks c6 tenor saxophone Paul Bascomb
tracks a6, a7, b7 to c3, c5 to c7 trombone Benny Morton
tracks a5 to a7, c1 to c3, c5 to c7 trombone Dan Minor
tracks c1 to c3, c5 to c7, d2 trombone Dickie Wells
tracks b3 trombone Eddie Durham
tracks a5 trombone George Hunt
tracks a5 trumpet Bobby Moore
tracks a5 to b3, b6 to c3, c5 to d5, d7 trumpet Buck Clayton
tracks a1 to a4 trumpet Carl Smith
tracks a5 to a7, c1 to c3, c5 to c7 trumpet Ed Lewis
tracks a6, a7, c1 to c7 trumpet Harry Edison
tracks b3 trumpet Harry James
tracks b4, b5 trumpet Lee Castle
tracks c1 to c3, c5 to c7, d1 to d4 trumpet Shad Collins
tracks b7 vocals Billie Holiday
tracks a7, c2 vocals Helen Humes
tracks a2, a3, c4, c6, d2 vocals Jimmy Rushing
tracks b1, b2 vocals Mildred Bailey
Auto-coupled release.

C2, C3, C6, D1 - D4 are previously unreleased

Recording dates & places:
A1 - A4: Chicago, October 1936
A5: air-check, Savoy Ballroom, NY, June 30, 1937
A6, A7: air checks, New York, July 9, 1938
B1, B2: New York, June 29, 1937
B3: New York, Dec. 1, 1937
B4, B5: Chicago, June 26, 1939
B6: New York, June 1, 1937
B7: New York, Jan. 6, 1938
C1: New York, April 5, 1939
C2: Chicago, May 19, 1939
C3: New York, March 19, 1940
C4: New York, March 20, 1940
C5: New York, May 31, 1940
C6: New York, Dec. 13, 1940
C7: New York, Nov. 19, 1940
D1 - D4: Chicago, April 26, 1939
D5 - D7: Hollywood, CA, July 24, 1942
Matrix / Runout: P AL 31225-1A PX (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: P AL 31226-1C S \ P X o (Side B runout)
Matrix / Runout: P BL 31226-1A B P X o (Side C runout)
Matrix / Runout: P BL 31225-1A B P X o (Side D runout)



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