Helen Humes with Basie discography ?

[deadcoldfish]

Does anyone know of a "comprehensive" discography of Helen Humes with the Basie band and offshoots ?

Thanks,

Paul

[couw]

I pulled this from my Basie files for the http://www.count-basie.com site, these have not been corrected yet and I pulled them out pretty fast and the dirty way, so there may be some inconsistencies and mistakes. I have info on the releases as well, but need some time to integrate that. Hope this helps nonetheless.

June 3, 1938, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Sextet (Helen Humes & Band)

Buck Clayton (tp, out-2) Lester Young (ts,cl, out-2) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g,out-2) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

Allez Oop (Count Basie)

Blues with Helen (Count Basie-Helen Humes) -1

I Ain't Got Nobody (Spencer Williams) -2

Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman-Edgar Sampson-Mitchell Parish)

Song of the Wanderer (N. Moret) -1

Mortgage Stomp (Count Basie)

Lady Be Good (George & Ira Gershwin)

I Never Knew (Ted Fiorito-Gus Kahn)

July 9, 1938, Famous Door? New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2) band vcl-3

One O'Clock Jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

Every Tub (Count Basie-Eddie Durham)

arr: Eddie Durham

Song of the Wanderer (N. Moret) -1

Flat Foot Floogie (Slim Gailard-Slam Stewart-Bud Green) -2, -3

arr: Don Redman

Lady Be Good (George & Ira Gershwin)

Boogie Woogie Blues (Sullivan-Ruskin) -2

One O'Clock Jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

I Let a Song Go ut of My Heart (Duke Ellington) -2

One O'Clock Jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

August 12, 1938, Famous Door, New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl)

I Haven't Changed a Thing

August 23, 1938, Famous Door, New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

Yeah Man (Robinson-Noble Sissle)

arr: Horace Henderson

John's Idea (Eddie Durham-Count Basie)

arr: Eddie Durham Faded

Melody in F (Oliver Nelson)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

Must We Just Be Friends?-1

September 13, 1938, Famous Door, New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans (cl,ts), Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

Wo-ta-ta (Eddie Durham)

arr: Eddie Durham

Indiana (James Henley-Ballard McDonald)

arr: head arrangement Incomplete

Love of My Life-1

John's Idea (Eddie Durham-Count Basie)

arr: Eddie Durham Faded

September 24, 1938, Famous Door, New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl)

Margie (Benny Davis-Con Conrad-J. Russell Robinson)

This Time it's Real (Walter Shivers-Emmerich-Bernier)

November 16, 1938, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

64746-A Dark Rapture (Benny Goodman-Manny Kurtz-Edgar Sampson) -1

arr: Don Redman or Jimmy Mundy

64747-A Shorty George (Count Basie)

arr: Andy Gibson

64748-A The Blues I Like to Hear (Buster Smith-Jimmy Rushing) -2

arr: Buster Smith

64749-A Do You Wanna Jump Children (Jimmy Van Heusen-Bryant-Selmann) -2

arr: Andy Gibson

64750-A Panassie Stomp (Count Basie)

arr: head arrangement

February 3, 1939, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Chu Berry, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as, bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

64979-A Cherokee (Part 1) (Ray Noble)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

64980-A Cherokee (Part 2) (Ray Noble)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

64981-A Blame it on My Last Affair (Buddy DeSylva-Les Brown-Ray Henderson) -1

arr: Jimmy Mundy Master

64981-B Blame it on My Last Affair (Buddy DeSylva-Les Brown-Ray Henderson) -1

arr: Jimmy Mundy Alternate

February 4, 1939, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

64982-A Jive at Five (Harry Sweets Edison)

arr: Harry "Sweets" Edison

64983-A Thursday (Haber-Sachs-Graham) -1

arr: Buck Clayton

64984-A Evil Blues (Count Basie) -2

arr: head arrangement

64985-A Lady Be Good (George & Ira Gershwin)

arr: head arrangement

March 20, 1939, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

W24243-1 Don't Worry 'bout Me (Rube Bloom-Ted Koehler) -1

arr: Andy Gibson Master Take

W24243-2 Don't Worry 'bout Me (Rube Bloom-Ted Koehler) -1

arr: Andy Gibson Alternate

W24244-1 Jump for Me (Count Basie)

arr: Andy Gibson

April 5, 1939, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

W24337-A And the Angels Sing (Ziggy Elman-Johnny Mercer) -1

arr: Andy Gibson

W24338-A If I Didn't Care (J Lawrence) -1

W24339-A Twelfth Street Rag (L. Bowman-Sumner)

arr: head arrangement

W24340-A Miss Thing (Part 1) (Count Basie-S. Martin)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

W24341-A Miss Thing (Part 2) (Count Basie-S. Martin)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

June 24, 1939, Chicago, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

WC-2632-A You Can Count on Me (Maxwell-Joseph Myrow) -1

Master

WC-2632-B You Can Count on Me (Maxwell-Joseph Myrow) -1

Alternate

WC-2633-A You and Your Love (Johnny Green-Johnny Mercer) -1

WC-2634-A How Long, How Long Blues (Leroy Carr) -2

arr: head arrangement Master

WC-2634-B How Long, How Long Blues (Leroy Carr) -2

arr: head arrangement Alternate

WC-2635-A Sub-deb Blues (Martin-Count Basie-Sears-McKinnon) -1

July 15, 1939, Famous Door, New York, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Buddy Tate, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

One o'clock jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

Swinging the Blues (Eddie Durham-Count Basie)

arr: Eddie Durham

Rock-a-Bye Basie (Lester Young-Shad Collins)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

Don't Worry 'bout Me (Rube Bloom-Ted Koehler) -1

arr: Andy Gibson

Time Out (Eddie Durham )

arr: Eddie Durham

Boogie Woogie Blues (Sullivan-Ruskin) -2

arr: Head arrangement

Roseland Shuffle (Saul Chaplin-Sammy Cahn)

arr: Fletcher Henderson

White Sails-1

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Joseph Meyer-Billy Rose-Ballard McDonald)

arr: Jimmy Mundy

One o'clock jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

November 7, 1939, Los Angeles, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Shad Collins, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as) Lester Young, Buddy Tate (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

WCO26280-A Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Harold Arlen-Ted Koehler) -1

arr: Andy Gibson

WCO26281-A Ham 'n' Eggs (Count Basie)

arr: Count Basie

WCO26282-A Hollywood Jump (Count Basie)

arr: Andy Gibson

WCO26283-A Someday Sweetheart (J & B Spikes) -1

arr: Andy Gibson

February 20, 1940, Southland Theater Restaurant, Boston, radio broadcast

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis, Al Killian (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Vic Dickenson (tb) Earl Warren (as) Lester Young, Buddy Tate (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

One o'clock jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

arr:

Ebony Rhapsody (Franz Liszt)

arr: Don Redman

Riff Interlude (Count Basie)

arr: Count Basie

Darn That Dream (Jimmie Van Heusen-Eddie DeLange) -1

Take It, Prez ! (ad lib)

arr: Head arrangement

Baby Don't Tell on Me (Lester Young-Jimmy Rushing) -2

arr: Eddie Durham

If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (James P. Johnson-Henry Creamer) -1

I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin)

October 30, 1940, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis, Al Killian (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Vic Dickenson (tb) Earl Warren (as) Lester Young, Buddy Tate (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2)

CO29006-1 All or Nothing at All (Lawrence-Altmann) -1

CO29006-2 All or Nothing at All (Lawrence-Altmann) -1

CO29007-1 The Moon Fell in the River (DeRose-Mitchell Parish) -1

CO29007-2 The Moon Fell in the River (DeRose-Mitchell Parish) -1

CO29008-1 What's Your Number (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29008-2 What's Your Number (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29008-3 What's Your Number (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29009-1 Draftin' Blues (Pinkard) -2

CO29009-2 Draftin' Blues (Pinkard) -2

CO29009-3 Draftin' Blues (Pinkard) -2

CO29009-4 Draftin' Blues (Pinkard) -2

November 19, 1940, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis, Al Killian (tp) Dicky Wells, Dan Minor, Vic Dickenson (tb) Earl Warren (as) Lester Young, Buddy Tate (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

CO29087-1 Five O'Clock Whistle (Gannon-Myrow-Irwin)

arr: Don Redman

CO29087-2 Five O'Clock Whistle (Gannon-Myrow-Irwin)

arr: Don Redman

CO29087-3 Five O'Clock Whistle (Gannon-Myrow-Irwin)

arr: Don Redman

CO29088-1 Love Jumped Out (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29088-2 Love Jumped Out (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29088-3 Love Jumped Out (Buck Clayton)

arr: Buck Clayton

CO29089-1 My Wanderin' Man (Leonard Feather) -1

arr: Leonard Feather

CO29089-2 My Wanderin' Man (Leonard Feather) -1

arr: Leonard Feather

CO29089-3 My Wanderin' Man (Leonard Feather) -1

arr: Leonard Feather

CO29090-1 Broadway (Henri Woode)

arr: Henri Woode

CO29090-2 Broadway (Henri Woode)

arr: Henri Woode

October 1950, Snader telescription films, New York, Studio Session

Count Basie

Clark Terry (tp) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Wardell Gray (ts) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Gus Johnson (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1)

One o'clock jump (Eddie Durham-Hot Lips Page-Buster Smith)

I Cried for You (Gus Arnheim-Aby Leman-Herb Brown) -1

Basie Boogie (Milton Ebbins)

Basie's Conversation

If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (James P. Johnson-Henry Creamer) -1

[deadcoldfish]

Wow! Thanks, I guess I should have remembered about your Basie site.

Yes, it does help, as I can try to cross reference with what I have already, and see what I need.

Paul

[mikeweil]

There is, of course, Humes' Aladdin session with Prez:

December 22, 1945, Los Angeles, studio session

Helen Humes vocal, Willie Smith altosax, Maxwell Davis & Lester Young tenor sax, Jimmy Bunn piano, Dave Barbour guitar, Junior Rudd bass, Henry Tucker drums.

126B Riffin' Without Helen (Humes out)

122B-2 Please Let me Forget

125A-2 He Don't Love Me Anymore

125B-3 Pleasing Man Blues

127A-2 See See Rider

126A-3 It's Better To Give Than Receive

Complete session on Blue Note CD The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young CDP 7243 8 32787 2 5

Two of Humes' Mercury sessions include Buck Clayton.

[couw]

Wow! Thanks, I guess I should have remembered about your Basie site.

my pleasure, the discography isn't up yet on the site.