Away from Base

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It’s hard to keep a good thing to yourself, and even Basie had to lend out his prized players now and then. Here are Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Jo Jones and more Basie sidemen ON LOAN to Billie Holiday (Mean to Me; Me Myself and I; Let’s Do It), Benny Goodman (Make Believe), Harry James (One O’Clock Jump), Teddy Wilson (If Dreams Come True), Lionel Hampton (Any Time at All), Mildred Bailey and more, 101 sides!