Verve session · in the studio

December 15, 1952

Count Basie Sextet

This day's music is on 2 records: The Count Basie Sextet, The Swinging Count!

In the room

Count Basie – piano, organ
Joe Newman – trumpet
Paul Quinichette – tenor sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Gene Ramey – bass
Buddy Rich – drums

The takes

2 of these 10 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
977-3	Basie Beat	MGC-146, MGC-706
977-4	-	Not issued at the time
978-2	She's Funny That Way	Not issued at the time
978-4	-	MGC-146, MGC-706
979-1	Count's Organ Blues	MGC-146, MGC-706
980-1	K.C. Organ Blues	MGC-146, MGC-706
981-7	Blue And Sentimental	MGC-146, MGC-706
982-1	Stan Shorthair	MGC-146, MGC-706
983-2	As Long As I Live	MGC-146, MGC-706
984-4	Royal Garden Blues	MGC-146, MGC-706

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

Where it ended up

Count Basie Sextet – The Count Basie Sextet (Clef MGC-146)

MGC-146 · 1954The Count Basie SextetCount Basie Sextet

Count Basie And His Sextet – The Swinging Count! (Clef MGC-706)

MGC-706 · 1956The Swinging Count!Count Basie And His Sextet

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey, Buddy Rich

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
	MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey

4 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGC-647	Count Basie Dance Session Album #2	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green

3 of them 30 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, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGC-144	An Evening With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1953	Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-686	Recital By Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGN-1031	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich
MGN-1078	The Wailing Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich Ensemble	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8783	Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Count Basie, Joe Newman, 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, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Count Basie, Joe Newman, 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, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8605	Our Shining Hour	Sammy Davis, Count Basie	1965	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Count Basie, Joe Newman, Freddie Green

2 of them 42 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
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
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG-26021	Pres Meets Vice-Pres	Lester Young, Paul Quinichette	1954	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGN-1056	The Jazz Giants '56	Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey	1956	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
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-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Paul Quinichette, Gene Ramey
BCP-6021	The Chase Is On	Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette	1957	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
PRLP 7127	For Basie	Paul Quinichette, Shad Collins, Freddie Green, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Nat Pierce	1958	Paul Quinichette, Freddie Green
MG-36119	Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller	Dinah Washington With Ernie Wilkins Orchestra	1958	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
MGV-8308	The Lester Young Story	The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	1959	Freddie Green, Gene Ramey
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Count Basie, Freddie Green
CL 1805	Fast Livin' Blues	Jon Hendricks	1962	Joe Newman, Freddie Green
V-8511	On My Way & Shoutin' Again!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Freddie Green
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8563	More Hits Of The '50's And '60's	Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8616	Basie Picks The Winners	Count Basie	1965	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8646	Prysock/Basie	Arthur Prysock, Count Basie	1966	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8659	Basie's Beatle Bag	Count Basie & His Orchestra	1966	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Count Basie, Freddie Green
V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Count Basie, Freddie Green