Basie's Best, Count Basie And His Orchestra (1960) r. 1942-1946

Wednesday's lunch record is Basie's Best, Count Basie And His Orchestra" (1960) r. 1942-1946. This compilation of Counts hot big hits from the 1940's. Big band swing jazz played by the masters .His rythm section is intact and swindding hard, Freddy Green (guitar, Walter Page (bass), Jo Jones (drums) and Count on the 88's. Mosts of these recording feature his sixteen piece orchestra. . The YouTube sample song is "The Mad Boogie" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLByd3bmAdg . . . . . bucko  .