Tracklist

A1	The New Basie Blues	3:24
A2	Sure Thing	3:01
A3	Why Not	3:29
A4	Fawncy Meeting You	3:01
A5	Bootsie	3:21
A6	Tom Whaley	2:55
B1	Paradise Squat	4:04
B2	Basie Talks	3:28
B3	Hob Nail Boogie	3:32
B4	Jack And Jill	2:52
B5	Bunny	3:06
B6	Cash Box	3:22

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Wilkins
• Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Fowlkes
• Bass – Jimmy Lewis
• Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Marshall Royal
• Drums – Gus Johnson
• Guitar – Freddie Green
• Liner Notes – 岩浪洋三*
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Herman Leonard
• Piano – Count Basie
• Supervised By – Norman Granz
• Tenor Saxophone – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tracks: A5 to B6), Floyd Johnson (tracks: A1 to A4), Paul Quinichette
• Trombone – Benny Powell, Henry Coker, Jimmy Wilkins
• Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: A1 to A4), Joe Newman, Paul Campbell , Reunald Jones (tracks: A5 to B6), Wendell Culley

Notes

A Japanese reissue. Tracks A1 to A4 recorded on January 17, 1952 in New York . Tracks A5 to B6 recorded July 22 to 25, 1952 in New York.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A stamped): Ⓧ MV - 2644 A A - 1 - 2 GF9Ⓚ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B stamped): MV - 2644 A A - 1 - 2
• Rights Society (Center Label A & B): JASRAC
• Other (Rear Cover): Ki 7908

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG C-685	Count Basie	The Count ‎(LP)	Clef Records	MG C-685	US	1955
MGV-8070	Count Basie	The Count! ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records	MGV-8070	US	1957
UCCV-9134	Count Basie	The Count ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Clef Records	UCCV-9134	Japan	2004

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