Questo cd riunisce due album originali di Count Basie: “Broadway Basie’s Way” (Command RS-905 SD) e “Hollywood Basie’s Way” (Command RS-912 SD). Come suggeriscono i titoli, i due album vedono l’orchestra di Basie impegnata nella rilettura di famosi brani tratti da musical e da film. Tra i membri illustri della band ci sono stelle del jazz come Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis e, sul primo album, Roy Eldridge. Basie non ha mai più registrato la maggior parte dei brani di questi album. Come bonus vengono proposte tre delle pochissime eccezioni, ossia versioni alternative di “Just in Time” (con la voce di Tony Bennett), “Secret Love”, e “A Fine Romance” (con la voce di Joe Williams).
01 Hello Young Lovers [From The King And I]
02 A Lot Of Living To Do [From Bye Bye Birdie]
03 Just In Time [From Bells Are Ringing]
04 Mame [From Mame]
05 On A Clear Day [From On A Clear Day You Can See Forever]
06 It’s All Right With Me [From Can Can]
07 On The Street Where You Live [From My Fair Lady]
08 Here’s That Rainy Day [From Carnival In Flanders]
09 From This Moment On [From Out Of This World ]
10 Baubles, Bangles And Beads [From Kismet]
11 People [From Funny Girl]
12 EverythiNg’s Coming Up Roses [From Gypsy]
13 Secret Love [From Calamity Jane]
14 Laura [From Laura]
15 In The Still Of The Night [From Rosalie]
16 A Foggy Day [From A Damsel In Distress]
17 The Shadow Of Your Smile [From The Sandpiper]
18 The Trolley Song [From Meet Me In St. Louis]
19 Strangers In The Night [From A Man Could Get Killed]
20 A Fine Romance [From Swing Time] / 21 Carioca [From Flying Down To Rio]
22 Hurry Sundown Blues [From Hurry Sundown]
23 It Might As Well Be Spring [From State Fair]
24 Days Of Wine And Roses [From Days Of Wine And Roses]
25 Just In Time [1958 Vocal Version]
26 Secret Love [1959 Version]
27 A Fine Romance [1956 Vocal Version]