The Best of the Roulette Years

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Kid from Red Bank
recording of:
The Kid From Red Bank
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
2:36
2The Late, Late Show
recording of:
The Late Late Show
lyricist:
Murray Berlin
composer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
2:57
3Flight of the Foo Birds
recording of:
Flight of the Foo Birds
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
3:24
4Jive at Five
recording of:
Jive at Five
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
3:05
5Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
4:08
6Lullaby of Birdland
recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
4:48
7Cute
recording of:
Cute
lyricist:
Stanley Styne
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:14
8Segue in C
recording of:
Segue in C
composer:
Frank Wess
6:16
9Topsy
recording of:
Topsy
composer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd.
3:43
10Jumpin’ at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1961-07-06), Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06) and Marshall Royal (on 1961-07-06)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1961-07-06) and Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-07-06)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1961-07-06)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-07-06) and Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (from 1961-07-06 until 1961-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-07-06)
flute:
Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1961-07-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-07-06)
reeds:
Russell Procope (on 1961-07-06) and Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
solo piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-07-06)
solo tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-07-06) and Paul Gonsalves (on 1961-07-06)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1961-07-06) and Frank Wess (on 1961-07-06)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (on 1961-07-06), Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06), Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-07-06) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-06)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1961-07-06), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-07-06), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06), Lennie Johnson (trumpet) (on 1961-07-06), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-07-06), Ed Mullens (on 1961-07-06), Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06) and Snooky Young (on 1961-07-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1961-07-06)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1961-07-06)
orchestra:
The Count Basie Orchestra (on 1961-07-06) and The Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington) (on 1961-07-06)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1961-07-06)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks (in 1957)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), WC Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
version of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
13:12
11Broadway
recording of:
Broadway
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
3:23
12Tickle Toe
recording of:
Tickle Toe
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
2:36
13Scoot
recording of:
Scoot
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
2:32
14For Lena and Lennie
recording of:
For Lena and Lennie
composer:
Quincy Jones (in 1959)
3:52
15Whirly-Bird
recording of:
Whirly-bird
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
3:51
16Down for Double
recording of:
Down for Double
writer:
Freddie Green
publisher:
Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
3:01
17Easy Money
5:22
18Turnabout
3:59
19Taps Miller
recording of:
Taps Miller
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
3:23
20Ol’ Man River
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
5:35