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Blues in the Dark

The Count Basie Orchestra

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  1. Released on Classics, also Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra), Muggles (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) and Solo Flight (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)

  2. Written by Count Basie, also Good Bait (Nina Simone), Jumpin’ at the Woodside (Duke Ellington) and Harvard Blues

  3. Part of The Chronological Classics: Count Basie and His Orchestra 1938–1939, also Shorty George

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Written by
Count Basie
Performed by
Benny Morton, Buck Clayton, Count Basie, Dan Minor, Earle Warren, Ed Lewis, Eddie Durham, Freddie Green, Herschel Evans, Jack Washington, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Karl George, Lester Young and Walter Page
Part of
The Chronological Classics: Count Basie and His Orchestra 1938–1939
Released on
Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Benny Morton

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Benny Morton

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Buck Clayton

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Buck Clayton

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Count Basie

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Count Basie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Dan Minor

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Dan Minor

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Earle Warren

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Earle Warren

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Ed Lewis

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Ed Lewis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Eddie Durham

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Eddie Durham

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Freddie Green

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Freddie Green

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Herschel Evans

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Herschel Evans

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Jack Washington

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Jack Washington

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Jimmy Rushing

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Jimmy Rushing

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Jo Jones

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Jo Jones

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Karl George

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Karl George

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Lester Young

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Lester Young

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was performed by Walter Page

    Blues in the Dark was performed by Walter Page

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was written by Count Basie

    Blues in the Dark was written by Count Basie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Count Basie and His Orchestra 1938–1939

    Blues in the Dark is part of the release The Chronological Classics: Count Basie and His Orchestra 1938–1939

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz Classics is the label of the song Blues in the Dark

    Classics is the label of the song Blues in the Dark

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  19. 19MusicBrainz Blues in the Dark was released on 1990

    Blues in the Dark was released on 1990

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026