Jazz Moods: Hot is essentially a single-disc sampler for Sony/Legacy's America's # 1 Band: The Columbia Years box set, which collects Count Basie material from his late-'30s and early-'40s stay at the label.
Of the six studio tracks that open the disc, Lester Young's "Tickle Toe" and Young's signature "Lester Leaps In" stick out, as does Basie's economical piano style on "Shoe Shine Boy." The latter half of the compilation is given over to some delightful live performances from the Columbia era, including four tunes ("Boogie Woogie Blues," "Swingin' the Blues," "Roseland Shuffle," "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie") recorded at the Famous Door in 1939, "Moten Swing" (which spotlights Basie's easy swinging piano) from the Panther Room that same year, a version of "Swing, Brother, Swing" from the Savoy Ballroom, and a single track each from the Southland Theatre Restaurant ("I Got Rhythm") in 1940 and the Café Society Uptown ("Jumpin' at the Woodside") in 1941.
Again, everything here is included in the box set, but for listeners who don't have the time or the cash to spend on a four-disc collection, this 14-track sampler makes perfect sense.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh, Lady Be GoodGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Count Basie | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Lester Leaps InLester Young | Count Basie | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 3 | Shoe Shine Boy (Alternate Take) | Jones-Smith, Incorporated | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| 4 | Louisiana (78rpm Version) | Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | Swing, Brother, Swing (Live) | Billie Holiday, Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 01:50 | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| 6 | Tickle Toe (Album Version) | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| 7 | Broadway (Album Version) | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | Boogie Woogie Blues (Live) | Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| 9 | Swingin' The Blues (Live) | Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 11 MB |
| 10 | Roseland Shuffle (Live) | Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| 11 | Moten Swing (Live) | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 12 | Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie (Live) | Count Basie & His Orchestra | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| 13 | Jumpin' At The Woodside (Live) | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| 14 | I Got Rhythm (Live) | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 140 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Count Basie | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 3 | David Bett | Art Direction |
| 4 | Billy Bird | Composer |
| 5 | Walter Bishop, Sr. | Composer |
| 6 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 7 | Saul Chaplin | Composer |
| 8 | Eddie Durham | Composer |
| 9 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 11 | Michael Gillete | Printer |
| 12 | J.C. Johnson | Composer |
| 13 | Ballard MacDonald | Composer |
| 14 | Teddy McRae | Composer |
| 15 | Joseph Meyer | Composer |
| 16 | Bennie Moten | Composer |
| 17 | Buster Moten | Composer |
| 18 | Lewis Raymond | Composer |
| 19 | Andy Razaf | Composer |
| 20 | Billy Rose | Composer |
| 21 | Seth Rothstein | Project Director |
| 22 | Darren Salmieri | Artist Coordination |
| 23 | Bob Schafer | Composer |
| 24 | Rocky Schenck | Cover Photo |
| 25 | Richard Seidel | Compilation Producer |
| 26 | Pinetop Smith | Composer |
| 27 | Mark Wilder | Mastering |
| 28 | Clarence Williams | Composer |
| 29 | Henry J. Wood | Composer |
| 30 | Lester Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |