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Bob the Builder
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Count Basie pre-1942

#1 Post by Bob the Builder » Tue May 18, 2004 8:32 pm

I'm in the process of looking at my early Basie recordings (pre-1942)

There are the albums I've got or am looking at getting to date:
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The Count Basie Story [Proper] link


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The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-1939) link


Cutting Butter (The Complete Columbia Recordings 1939-1942) - Count Basie.
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Count Basie & His Orchestra 1937/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1936
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Is there any other early Basie Albums worth looking for?

Is it worth getting:
Rock-A-Bye Basie: Live in '38 & '39 ?link
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#2 Post by russell » Tue May 18, 2004 8:49 pm

Great minds think alike BTB - I was just searching for a thread to post my question when up came your thread. A question along a similar line - how much overlap is there between "Cutting Butter" set mentioned above and the
"Americas No 1 Band : The Columbia Years" link

Is it worth possessing both?
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#3 Post by Bob the Builder » Tue May 18, 2004 10:32 pm

None of the live recordings on CD4 of Americas No 1 Band : The Columbia Years" is on the Cutting Butter CD., and there are several other songs that are not on both.
I would say may be 40% of the songs on Americas No 1 Band CD are not in the Cutting Butter CD.
I love this CD Russell, in particularly the live recordings.

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#4 Post by Matthew » Wed May 19, 2004 1:16 pm

Check out the Golden Years CDs. I think there are four of them. I've got 1-3, and I LOVE them. They feature radio broadcasts and such - music made specifically for dancing. Sound quality on most tracks is good enough for most, I'd think.

Vol. 1

Vol. 2

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Re: Count Basie pre-1942

#5 Post by mark0tz » Wed May 19, 2004 3:05 pm

Bob the Builder wrote: Is it worth getting:
Rock-A-Bye Basie: Live in '38 & '39 ?link
imho, no... not even for a dollar. Well, maybe a dollar.

Cafe Society Uptown 1941
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