11 July 2013

78 RPM: Count Basie & His Orchestra - Decca 1770

Don't You Miss Your Baby?
written by William Basie
performed by Count Basie & His Orchestra,
vocal by James Rushing
recorded 13 October 1937
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore - trumpets
Eddie Durham, Benny Morton, Dan Minor - trombones
Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Earl Warren, Jack Washington - reeds
Count Basie - piano
Freddie Green - guitar
Walter Page - bass
Jo Jones - drums

Topsy
written by Eddie Durham
performed by Count Basie & His Orchestra
recorded 9 August 1937
Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore - trumpets
Eddie Durham, George Hunt, Dan Minor - trombones
Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Earl Warren, Jack Washington - reeds
Count Basie - piano
Freddie Green - guitar
Walter Page - bass
Jo Jones - drums

Notice that, for some reason, the label gives composer credit to Count Basie.  Trombonist Eddie Durham is the actual songwriter.

Released as Decca 1770 in May 1938


James Rushing

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