All selections unedited and previously unreleased. Count Basie, piano ; Freddie Green, guitar ; Eddie Jones, bass ; Sonny Payne, Irene Reid, and O.C. Smith, drums ; Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Al Aarons, trumpets ; Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Quentin Jackson, trombones ; Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Fowlkes, Eric Dixon, saxophones. Recorded by Europe 1, May 5, 1962 at the Olympia in Paris and March 29, 1960 at Palais de Chaillot. Compact discs. Biographical and program notes by Donald Elfman, Frank Tenot and Daniel Filipacchi on container insert.
Contents:
CD1. Shiny stockings -- H.R.H. -- A little tempo please -- Makin' whoopee -- Who me -- In a mellow tone -- Blues in hoss flat -- Splanky -- Seque in C -- Why not -- Easy money -- Vine Steet rumble -- Discomotion -- Mama's talking soft. CD2. Jumpin' at the Woodside -- Easin' it -- All right, OK, you win -- Basie -- Lil' darlin' -- Toot sweet -- You're too beautiful -- Blee blop blues -- April in Paris -- The song is you -- Stella by starlight -- Cute -- I needs to be bee'd with -- Nails -- The blues -- One o'clock jump.
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