The Best Of Count Basie
Count Basie
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CAT # PACD-2405-408-25
1. Tree Frog 5:15 2. Swee' Pea 4:36 3. Ticker 4:37 4. Flirt 5:52 5. Blues For Alfy 4:42 6. Billie's Bounce 3:12 7. Festival Blues 11:54
Tree Frog, Swee' Pea, Ticker, Flirt, Blues for Alfy, Billie's Bounce, Festival Blues
with Louis Bellson, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Forrest, Curtis Fuller, Freddie Green, Johnny Griffin, Milt Jackson, Bobby Mitchell, and others
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