Verve session · in the studio
August 17, 1954
Count Basie And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Count Basie Dance Session Album #2, Basie
In the room
Count Basie – piano, organ- Wendell Culley – trumpet
- Reunald Jones – trumpet
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Bill Hughes – trombone, piano
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
- Ernie Wilkins – alto, tenor sax, arranger
Frank Foster – tenor sax- Frank Wess – tenor sax
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Buster Harding – arranger
Neal Hefti – arranger- Eddie Jones – bass
Gus Johnson – drums
The takes
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1895-7 | Stereophonic | MGC-647 |
| 1896-2 | Sixteen Men Swinging | MGC-647 |
| 1896-4 | - | Not issued at the time · later on Clef 89147 |
| 1897-4 | Ska-di-dle-dee-bee-doo | MGC-666 |
| 1898-4 | Perdido | MGC-666 |
| 1899-2 | Mambo Mist | MGC-647 |
| 1900-2 | Eventide | MGC-666 |
| 1901-1 | Two Franks | MGC-666 |
| 1902-1 | Ain't Misbehavin' | MGC-666 |
| 1903-1 | Rails | MGC-666 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGC-647 · 1955Count Basie Dance Session Album #2Count Basie And His Orchestra
MGC-666 · 1955BasieCount Basie And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8407 | The Essential Count Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1961 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buster Harding, Neal Hefti, Eddie Jones, Gus Johnson |
17 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-724 | King Of Swing | Count Basie | 1956 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Eddie Jones, Gus Johnson |
16 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, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti, Eddie Jones |
15 of them 9 albums
14 of them 5 albums
13 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-148 | Count Basie Big Band | 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, Buster Harding, Neal Hefti, Gus Johnson | |
| MGC-685 | The Count! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1955 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buster Harding, Neal Hefti, Gus Johnson |
12 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, Buster Harding, 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, Buster Harding, 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, Buster Harding, Gus Johnson | |
| V-8579 | Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti |
11 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
10 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-2 | Genius + Soul = Jazz | Ray Charles | 1961 | Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| V-8511 | On My Way & Shoutin' Again! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1963 | Count Basie, Thad Jones, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Neal Hefti |
9 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-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 6 albums
7 of them 9 albums
6 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG 12086 | Trombones | Various Artists | 1956 | Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Bill Hughes, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, 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 | |
| A-15 | Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 | Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 | 1962 | Count Basie, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones |
5 of them 11 albums
4 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| MGN-1031 | Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich With Howard Gibeling's Orchestra | 1955 | Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green | |
| MGN-1078 | The Wailing Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich Ensemble | 1956 | Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Freddie Green | |
| MG 12095 | Jazz For Playboys | Various Artists | 1957 | Joe Newman, Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Gus Johnson | |
| LP-633 | This is Me | J. C. Heard Octet | 1958 | Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes | |
| LP-653 | The Last Of The Big Plungers | Al Grey And The Basie Wing | 1960 | Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Eddie Jones | |
| LP-663 | Early In The Morning | Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio | 1960 | Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green |