Caughey Roberts (as,cl-2)
Radio broadcast, live "The Chatterbox", William Penn Hotel, Pittsburg, PA, February 10, 1937
  1. "Moten swing (theme) Jazz Moderne, Jazz Archives JA16
  2. "King Porter Stomp"
  3. "I'll Always Be in Love With You"
  4. "You Do The Darndest Things, Baby!" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals)
  5. "Swinging at the Daisy Chain"
  6. "Yeah Man!" (incomplete)
  7. "Riffin'" ("Rug cutter's swing") (2)
Caughey Roberts (cl-3)
Rradio broadcast, live "The Chatterbox", William Penn Hotel, Pittsburg, PA, February 12, 1937
  1. "Lady Be Good," Jazz Archives JA16
  2. "Tattersfield Stomp" (3)
  3. "Magnolias in the Moonlight" (inc) (3)
Count Basie And His Orchestra
Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore (trumpets) replaces Joe Keyes, Carl Smith, Freddie Green (guitar) replaces Claude Williams
Recorded in New York, March 26, 1937
62078-A: "Exactly like you" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Decca 1252
62079-A: "Boo Hoo" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Decca 1228
62080-A: "The glory of love," Decca 1228
62081-A: "Boogie woogie" ("I may be wrong") (Jimmy Rushing,ens, vocals, Decca 1252
Mildred Bailey (vocals) acc by Buck Clayton (trumpets) Edmond Hall (cl) Herschel Evans (tenor sax) James Sherman (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums)
Recorded in New York, June 29, 1937
21332-1: "If You Should Ever Leave," Voc 3615
21333-1: "The Moon Got In My Eyes," Voc 3626
21334-2: "Heaven Help This Heart of Mine," Voc 3615
21335-1: "It's the Natural Thing To Do," Voc 3626
21335-2: "It's the Natural Thing To Do," Mosaic MD10-204 [CD]
Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore (trumpets) Eddie Durham, George Hunt, Dan Minor (trombones) Earle Warren (alto and bass sax) Herschel Evans (tenor sax) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (alto,bar) Count Basie (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums) Jimmy Rushing, Billie Holiday (vocals) Jimmy Mundy, Eddie Durham (arranger) Howard Doyle (mc)
Radio broadcast "Savoy Ballroom", New York, June 30, 1937
  1. "Moten Swing" (theme), Archives of Jazz (It)101.581
  2. "Shout and Feel It,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Alamac QSR-2412
  3. "The You and Me That Used to Be" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, AoJ (It)101.581
  4. "The Count Steps In" (jm arr), Jazz Society (F)AA-552
  5. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (bh vcl,[[Buck Clayton, arranter, Bravo (E)BR-374
  6. "I'll Always Be in Love With You," Alamac QSR-2412
  7. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, [[Buck Clayton, arranter, Alamac QSR-2412
  8. "Swing, Brother Swing,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Bravo (E)BR-374
  9. "Bugle Blues," JSoc (F)AA-589, Alamac QSR-2412
  10. "I Got Rhythm, " Alamac QSR-2412
  11. "Moten Swing" (clsg theme), Ev FS-318, 1001/5
Buster Smith (arranger) Skip Martin (arranger) Eddie Durham (tb,g-1) added
Recorded in New York, July 7, 1937
62331-B: "Smarty," Skip Martin, arranger, Decca 1379
62332-A: "One O'Clock Jump" (ed, hbs arr), Decca 1363, 3708, 11087, 25056
62333-A: "Listen My Children" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Decca 1379
62334-A: "John's Idea,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Decca 1363, 3518
Eddie Durham (tb,g-1)
Recorede in New York, August 9, 1937
62511-A: "Good Morning Blues,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Eddie Durham, arranger, Decca 1446, 18125
62511-B: "Good Morning Blues,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Eddie Durham, arranger, Decca 1446, 18125
62512-A: "Our Love Was Meant To Be," Earle Warren, vocals, Skip Martin, arranger, Decca 1446
62513-A: "Time Out" (ed arr, 1), Decca 1538
62514-A: "Topsy,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Decca 1770
Benny Morton (trombones) replaces George Hunt
Recorded in New York, October 13, 1937
62682-A: "I Keep Remembering" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Decca 1581
62683-A: "Out The Window,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Decca 1581
62684-A: "Don't You Miss Your Baby,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Eddie Durham, arranger, Decca 1770
62685-A: "Let Me Dream" (ew vcl, Eddie Durham arranger, Decca 1538
Billie Holiday, vocals, Fletcher Henderson, arranger
Radio broadcast, "Meadowbrook," Cedar Grove, New Jersey, November 3, 1937
  1. "Moten Swing" (theme, [[Buck Clayton, arranter, Bulldog (E)AJKL/BDL-2020
  2. "One O'Clock Jump," Alamac QSR-2412
  3. "I Can't Get Started," Billie Holiday, vocals, [[Buck Clayton, arranger, Bravo (E)BR-374
  4. "A Study In Brown," [[Fletcher Henderson, arranger, Alamac QSR-2412
  5. "(I got) Rhythm On My Nursery Rhymes" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Alamac QSR-2412
  6. "John's Idea,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Alamac QSR-2412
  7. "Good Morning Blues" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Alamac QSR-2412
  8. "Dinah" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Jazz Society (F)AA-602
Harry James and His Orchestra: Harry James (tp,arr) Buck Clayton (trumpets) Eddie Durham (trombones) Earle Warren (also sax) Herschel Evans (tenor sax) Jack Washington (alto and bari sax) Jess Stacy (piano) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums) Helen Humes (vocals)
Recorded in New York, December 1, 1937
B22083-1: "Jubilee" Helen Humes, vocals, Br 8038
B22083-3: "Jubilee" Helen Humes, vocals, Br 8038
B22084-1: "When We're Alone" ("Penthouse serenade"), Tax (Swd)m8015
B22084-2: "When We're Alone" ("Penthouse serenade"), Br 8035
B22085-1: "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Helen Humes, vocals, Br 8038
B22086-1: "Life Goes To a Party" (hj arr), Tax (Swd)m8015
B22086-2: "Life Goes To a Party" (hj arr), Br 8035
Karl George (trumpets) replaces Bobby Moore
Recorded in New York, January 3, 1938
63122-A: "Georgiana,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Eddie Durham, arranger, Decca 1682
63123-A: "Blues in the Dark,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Buck Clayton, arranger, Decca 1682
Vernon Brown (trombones) replaces Eddie Durham
Recorded in New York, January 5, 1938
B22249-1: "Texas Chatter," Br 8067
B22249-2: "Texas Chatter," Tax (Swd)m8015
B22250-1: "Song of the Wanderer" ("Where Shall I Go?") Helen Humes, vocals, Br 8067
B22251-1: "It's The Dreamer In Me" Helen Humes, vocals, Br 8055
B22251-2: "It's The Dreamer In Me" Helen Humes, vocals, Tax (Swd)m8015
B22252-1: "One O'Clock Jump" (hj arr), Br 8055
B22252-2: "One O'Clock Jump" (hj arr), Col 36232, 37142
  • Count Basie
Harry Edison (trumpets) replaces Karl George
Recorded in New York, February 16, 1938
63286-A: "Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today," Decca 1880 (Jimmy Rushing, vocals)
63287-A: "Every Tub,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Decca 1728
63288-A: "Now will you be good?" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Decca 1728
63289-A: "Swinging the Blues,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Decca 1880
Count Basie And His Orchestra : Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Harry Edison, Ed Lewis (trumpets) Eddie Durham (tb,g,arr) Dan Minor, Benny Morton (trombones) Earle Warren (also sax) Herschel Evans (ts,cl-1,arr) Lester Young (ts,cl-2) Jack Washington (alto and bari sax) Count Basie (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums) Jimmy Rushing (vocals) Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham, Don Kirkpatrick (arranger)
Recorded in New York, June 6, 1938
63918-A: "Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Coconut Oil,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, dk arr), Decca 2030
63919-A: "Blue and Sentimental" (ed arr,2), Decca 1965, 3882, 11087, 25314
63920-A: "Doggin' Around" (hev,eb arr,1), Decca 1965, 18125 (album 214), 28926
  • Count Basie
Dicky Wells (trombones) replaces Eddie Durham, Helen Humes (vocals) added, Charles Arlington (mc)
Radio broadcast, "America Dances", New York City, July 9, 1938
  1. "One O'Clock Jump" (opening theme), Collectors Classics (Dan)CC-9
  2. "Every Tub,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Columbia 33301 (demo disc), Bulldog (E)BDL-2020,
  3. "Song of the Wanderer" Helen Humes, vocals, Coll. Classics (Dan)CC-9
  4. "[Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)|Flat Foot Floogie]]" (Jimmy Rushing, band, vocals, Bulldog (E)BDL-2020
  5. "Lady be good (ens, vocals, Bulldog (E)BDL-2020, Fanfare 18-118
  6. "Boogie Woogie Blues" (Jimmy Rushing, ens, vocals, Bulldog (E)BDL-2020
  7. "One O'Clock Jump" ColC (Dan)CC-9, Fan 18-118
  8. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Fanfare 18-118
  9. "One O'Clock Jump (closing theme), Fanfare 18-118
  • Count Basie
Radio broadcasts, "Famous Door", New York City, July 11 – Nov. 12, 1938
  1. "Limehouse Blues" Masters of Jazz (F)MJCD111 [CD]
  2. "One O'Clock Jump"
  3. "One O'Clock Jump" (alt. fragment)
  4. "King porter Stomp
  5. "Sent for you yesterday (Jimmy Rushing, vocals)
Harry James (trumpets) Benny Carter (cl,as,arr) Dave Matthews (also sax) Babe Russin, Herschel Evans (tenor sax) Lionel Hampton (vibes and vocals) Billy Kyle (piano) John Kirby (double bass) Jo Jones (drums)
Recorded in New York, July 21, 1938
024065-1: "I'm In The Mood For Swing" (bc arr) Vic 26011
024066-1: "Shoe Shiner's Drag," Vic 26011
024067-1: "Anytime At All" (lh vcl, [[Buck Clayton, arranter, Vic 26039
024068-1: "Muskrat Ramble," Vic 26017
Harry James (tp-1) Herschel Evans (cl-2) Fletcher Henderson (arranger)
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, July 23, 1938
  1. "Time Out,” arranged by Eddie Durham, Jazz Hour JH3003 [CD]
  2. "If I Could Be With You" Helen Humes, vocals)
  3. "Jumpin' at the Woodside (2), Masters of Jazz (F)MJCD111 [CD]
  4. "I hadn't Anyone Till You" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals)
  5. "King Porter Stomp," Fletcher Henderson, arranger 1, IAJRC 14
  6. "Lady Be Good," Jazz Pan (Swd) LP2, Joker (It)SM3113
  7. "Everybody Loves My Baby" (not complete), Jazz Hour JH3003 [CD]
  • Count Basie
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, August 9, 1938
  1. "One O'Clock Jump" (opng theme) Jazz Arch JA41, Jazz Pan (Swd)LP23, VJC 1033 [CD],
  2. "King Porter Stomp," Fletcher Henderson, arranger, Jazz Arch JA41, Jazz Pan (Swd)LP23, EPM
  3. "John's Idea," Jazz Hour JH3003
  4. "I've Got a Date With a Dream" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals, Masters of Jazz (F)MJCD85 [CD]
  5. "Lady Be Good" (not complete)
  • Count Basie
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, August 12, 1938
  1. "I haven't changed a thing Helen Humes, vocals, Jazz Arch JA41
Herschel Evans (cl-2) Don Redman (arranger) Lester Young (cl-1)
Recorded in New York, August 22, 1938
64471-A: "Stop Beatin' 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (Jimmy Rushing, ens, vocals) Decca 2004
64471-B: "Stop Beatin' 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (Jimmy Rushing, ens, vocals) Decca 2004
64472-A: "London Bridge is Falling Down" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals) Decca 2004
64473-A: "Texas Shuffle" (he arr,1) Decca 2030
64474-A: "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (2) Decca 2212
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, August 23, 1938
  1. "Yeah Man," Jazz Pan (Swd)LP23
  2. "John's Idea"
  3. "Melody in F"
  4. "Must We Just Be Friends?" Helen Humes, vocals)
  • Count Basie
Herschel Evans (cl-1)
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, August 24, 1938
  1. "Nagasaki ("Slip Horn Jive"), arranged by Eddie Durham, Jazz Arch JA41
  2. "Doggin' around (hev,eb arr,1)
  3. "One O'Clock Jump"
  • Count Basie
Lester Young (cl-1)
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, September 6, 1938
  1. "Indiana" (1), Jazz Arch JA41
  2. "Out the Window" (incomplete), arranged by Eddie Durham
  • Count Basie
Herschel Evans (cl-1)
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York City, September 13, 1938
  1. "Wo-ta-ta" (1,*) Jazz Arch JA41
  2. "Indiana" (incomplete)
  3. "Love of My Life" Helen Humes, vocals)
  4. "John's Idea"
  • Count Basie
Horace Henderson (arranger)
Radio broadcast, "Famous Door", New York, October 9 or 10, 1938
  1. "Yeah man!” (“Yeah yeah”) Helen Humes, arranger, Jazz Arch JA41
Recorded in New York, October 31, 1938
B23642-1: "Everybody's laughing" (bh, vocals) Br 8259, Col JG34840, CBS (E)88266, Col CK45449,
B23643-1: "Here it is tomorrow again" (bh, vocals) Br 8259, Col JG34840, CK45449, CBS (E)88266,
Recorded in New York, November 9, 1938
B23687-1: "Say It With a Kiss,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Br 8270, Col C3L40, JG34840, PG32127, KG23127, CBS
B23688-1: "April in My Heart,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Br 8265, Queen-disc (It)Q-064, Sony
B23688-2: "April in My Heart" (bh vcl,*), Meritt 19, Queen-disc (It)Q-064, Sony
B23689-1: "I'll Never Fail You,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Br 8265, Queen-disc (It)Q-064, Raretone
B23690-1: "They Say,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Br 8270, A81924, A500758, Col DO-1908, Decatur
B23690-2: "They Say,” Billie Holiday, vocals, Col C3L40, CL2427, CBS (Eu)62815, Col PG32127,
Buck Clayton (trumpets) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (tenor sax) Count Basie (piano) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums) together with members of Benny Goodman's orchestra
Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis (trumpets) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (trombones) Earle Warren (also sax) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (tenor sax) Jack Washington (alto and bari sax) Count Basie (piano) Freddie Green (guitar) Walter Page (double bass) Jo Jones (drums) Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes (vocals) Andy Gibson, Buster Smith, arrangers
Recorded in New York, November 16, 1938
64746-A: "Dark rapture Helen Humes, vocals, Decca 2212
64747-A: "Shorty George," Andy Gibson, arranger, Decca 2325, 3709
64748-A: "The Blues I Like To Hear,” Jimmy Rushing vocals, Buster Smith, arranger, Decca 2284
64749-A: "Do You Wanna Jump Children?,” Jimmy Rushing, vocals, ag arr), Decca 2224
64750-A: "Panassie Stomp", Decca 2224
  • Count Basie
Hot Lips Page (trumpets) added on (1), Shad Collins (trumpets) added, to band personnel
"Spirituals to Swing" concert, Carnegie Hall, New York, December 23, 1938
  1. "Swingin' The Blues" Vanguard 169/71
  2. "One O'Clock Jump" Vanguard VRS-8523
  3. "Blues with Lips" (1) Vanguard VRS-8523
  4. "I Never Knew" Vanguard 169/71
  5. "Every Tub"
  6. "Stealin' Blues" (Jimmy Rushing, vocals)
Jimmy Mundy (arranger)
Recorded in New York, January 5, 1939
64851-A: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (hh vcl, jm arr), Decca 2249
65852-A: "Sing For Your Supper," Helen Humes, vocals, jm arr), Decca 2249