Singer: Earl Bostic
Title: The Best Of Bostic
Label: King Records ‎– 395-500, King Records ‎– 500
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1956
Category: Jazz
Style: Bop
Size MP3 zip: 1542 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1819 mb
Rating: 4.6✭
Format: MP3 DTS AUD AC3 MOD MP4 DMF AHX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Flamingo Written-By – Anderson*, Grouya*
A2	Always Written-By – Irving Berlin
A3	Deep Purple Written-By – Parish*, DeRose*
A4	Smoke Rings Written-By – Gifford*, Washington*
A5	What No Pearls Written-By – Earl Bostic
A6	Jungle Drums Written-By – Lombardo*, O'Flynn*, Lecuona*
B1	Serenade Arranged By – Earl BosticWritten-By – Franz Schubert
B2	I Can't Give You Anything But Love Written-By – Fields-McHugh*
B3	Seven Steps Written-By – Earl Bostic
B4	I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Written-By – Bassman*, Washington*
B5	Don't You Do It Written-By – Earl Bostic
B6	Steamwhistle Jump Written-By – Earl Bostic

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Earl Bostic

Notes

This was the first 12 inch LP released by King.

King black/silver 1/2 inch tall, 2 inch wide "crownless" King label.

395-500 - The Best Of Bostic - Earl Bostic [1956] Original issue has Earl Bostic on cover. Reissued in the late 1950s as "Dance To The Music Of Earl Bostic" King 500 with a cover featuring a girl in a swimsuit.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (side A runout etched): K-12-1-X6
• Matrix / Runout (side B runout etched): K-12-2-X1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
500, 395-500	Earl Bostic	The Best Of Earl Bostic ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	King Records , Regency	500, 395-500	Canada	Unknown
500	Earl Bostic	The Best Of Bostic ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Sing	500	Denmark	1988
395-500	Earl Bostic	The Best Of Bostic ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Regency	395-500	Canada	1956
500	Earl Bostic	The Best Of Bostic ‎(LP, Album, Comp)	King Records	500	US	1956
500	Earl Bostic	The Best Of Earl Bostic ‎(LP, Comp, RE, Mono)	King Records	500	US	Unknown

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