by Count Basie and His Orchestra · Classics Records · CD · EAN 3307517068422
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«Count Basie and His Orchestra 1942» is the compilation by Count Basie and His Orchestra, released in 1993 by Classics Records, on CD.
It brings together the studio recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra made during 1942, at the height of the swing era. These are twenty big band tracks with classics like «One O'Clock Jump» and «St. Louis Blues», performed with soloists such as Don Byas, Buck Clayton and Jo Jones, and with the voice of Jimmy Rushing among others.
Volume in the The Chronological Classics series, which documents historic jazz recordings in chronological order; reference CLASSICS 684.
Aimed at collectors and fans of classic jazz seeking a faithful documentation of Count Basie's sessions from the 1940s.
