Verve session · in the studio
December 12, 1953
Count Basie And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Count Basie Dance Session, King Of Swing
In the room
Count Basie – piano, organ- Wendell Culley – trumpet
- Reunald Jones – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Henderson Chambers – trombone
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
- Ernie Wilkins – alto, tenor sax, arranger
Frank Foster – tenor sax- Frank Wess – tenor sax, arranger
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar, arranger
Neal Hefti – arranger- Johnny Mandel – arranger
- Eddie Jones – bass
Gus Johnson – drums
The takes
1 of these 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1403-3 | Peace Pipe | MGC-626 |
| 1404-3 | Straight Life | MGC-626 |
| 1405-1 | Bubbles | MGC-626, MGC-724 |
| 1406-2 | Softly With Feeling | MGC-626 |
| 1407-6 | Cherry Point | MGC-626, MGC-724 |
| 1408-1 | Base Goes Wess | MGC-626 |
| 1409-2 | Right On | Not issued at the time · later on Clef 89120 |
| 1409-5 | - | MGC-626, MGC-724 |
| 1410-1 | The Blues Done Come Back | MGC-626, MGC-724 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-626 · 1954Count Basie Dance SessionCount Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-724 · 1956King Of SwingCount BasieTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
15 of them 4 albums
13 of them 8 albums
12 of them 8 albums
11 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-633 | Basie-Jazz | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MGV-4000 | Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs | Al Hibbler | 1956 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MGV-8195 | Compendium Of Jazz #2 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson |
9 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, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| V-4061 | Ella And Basie! | Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1963 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, 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, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, 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, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, 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, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
8 of them 7 albums
7 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG-26022 | The Vice "Pres" | Paul Quinichette | 1954 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MG-26035 | Sequel | Paul Quinichette | 1954 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MG-36027 | The Vice "Pres" | Paul Quinichette | 1955 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| MG 12126 | The Jazz Hour | Various Artists | 1958 | Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones | |
| V-8605 | Our Shining Hour | Sammy Davis, Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| V-8646 | Prysock/Basie | Arthur Prysock, Count Basie | 1966 | Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
6 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCP-66 | The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson | Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet | 1957 | Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Eddie Jones | |
| CL 997 | One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie | 1957 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Gus Johnson | |
| LP 1307 | Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe | Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra | 1959 | Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| LP 1312 | The Genius Of Ray Charles | Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra | 1959 | Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| V-8687 | Basie's Beat | Count Basie | 1967 | Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |