Verve session · in the studio

January 25, 1952

Count Basie And His Orchestra

In the room

Count Basie – piano
Paul Campbell – trumpet
Wendell Culley – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Charlie Shavers – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Jimmy Wilkins – trombone
Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
Ernie Wilkins – alto, tenor sax
Floyd Johnson – tenor sax
Paul Quinichette – tenor sax
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Neal Hefti – arranger
Sy Oliver – arranger
Jimmy Lewis – bass
Gus Johnson – drums

The takes

2 of these 4 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
688-6	Jive At Five	Meant for MGC-729, which never came out · later on Mercury 8987
689-5	No Name	MGC-148
690-5	Redhead	MGC-148
691-5	Every Tub	Meant for MGC-729, which never came out · later on Mercury 8987

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Count Basie And His Orchestra – Count Basie Big Band (Clef MGC-148)

MGC-148 · 1954Count Basie Big BandCount Basie And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

17 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Floyd Johnson, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson

15 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
	V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson

14 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson

13 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson

12 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Gus Johnson
	MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Gus Johnson

11 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Gus Johnson

10 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti

9 of them 12 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

8 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Paul Quinichette, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

7 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

6 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1952	Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

4 of them 19 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-26021	Pres Meets Vice-Pres	Lester Young, Paul Quinichette	1954	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Gus Johnson
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Gus Johnson
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Shavers, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Ernie Wilkins
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Shavers, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins, Freddie Green
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8616	Basie Picks The Winners	Count Basie	1965	Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8659	Basie's Beatle Bag	Count Basie & His Orchestra	1966	Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

3 of them 14 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG 12006	Kenny Clarke	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes
MG 15053	The Kenny Clarke Sextet Vol. 2	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Freddie Green
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG 12061	Meet Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson Septet	1956	Henry Coker, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Henry Coker, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes
LP-633	This is Me	J. C. Heard Octet	1958	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
LP-653	The Last Of The Big Plungers	Al Grey And The Basie Wing	1960	Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Henry Coker, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes

2 of them 39 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 9029	The "Pres" And The "Bean"	Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young	1953	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Count Basie, Freddie Green
BCP-27	Gershwin, Shavers And Strings	Charlie Shavers	1955	Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver
BCP-1021	The Most Intimate	Charlie Shavers	1955	Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGC-721	Lady Sings The Blues	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1956	Charlie Shavers, Paul Quinichette
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGN-1083	Jazz Recital	Dizzy Gillespie	1956	Jimmy Wilkins, Ernie Wilkins
LP 1234	The Boss Of The Blues	Joe Turner Sings Kansas City Jazz	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 12072	North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess	Frank Foster Septet	1956	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MG 12078	No 'Count	Frank Foster	1956	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MG 12086	Trombones	Various Artists	1956	Henry Coker, Benny Powell
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
BCP-6021	The Chase Is On	Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette	1957	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG 12096	Trumpets All Out	Various Artists	1957	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver
LP 1281	LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith	LaVern Baker With Phil Moore's Orchestra	1958	Ernie Wilkins, Paul Quinichette
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Charlie Shavers, Sy Oliver
MGV-8354	Drummer's Holiday	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1960	Charlie Shavers, Ernie Wilkins
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Count Basie, Freddie Green
RLP 411	Letter From Home	The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson	1962	Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8444	Guest Soloist: Cannonball Adderley	Ray Brown With The All-Star Big Band	1962	Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
V-8552	Any Number Can Win	Jimmy Smith	1963	Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8583	Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?	Jimmy Smith	1964	Joe Newman, Charlie Shavers
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Joe Newman, Benny Powell