By Loren Schoenberg, Conductor and Saxophonist These lists have been compiled with the newcomer to jazz in mind. We have shied away from compilations wherever possible, for the simple reason that you may very well wind up buying the complete albums that were excerpted in the compilations. Here you have a small but representative sampling of some of the very best music Count Basie recorded in every period of his career, with as little duplication as possible. Jumpin' at the Woodside Recorded August 22, 1938 (Courtesy Verve Music Group) Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today Recorded February 16, 1938 (Courtesy Verve Music Group) One O'Clock Jump Recorded 1937 (Courtesy Verve Music Group) The Complete Decca Recordings (1937-1939) Decca April in Paris Verve Kansas City Suite: The Music of Benny Carter Roulette Basie and Zoot Original Jazz Classics Count Basie at Newport Verve The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 2 Columbia The Jubilee Alternatives Hep