Verve session · in the studio
June 27, 1956
Count Basie And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 6 records: Hall Of Fame, Metronome All-Stars 1956, Here Come The Swinging Bands, One O'Clock Jump, The Essential Count Basie, Verve's Choice!
In the room
- Ernie Wilkins – arranger
The takes
2 of these 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2909-6 | Lollypop | MGV-8291 |
| 2910-5 | Too Close For Comfort | Not issued at the time · later on Verve 314 519 852-2 |
| 2911-1 | 62VK211 | One O'Clock Jump (short version) | Not issued at the time · later on Verve VK-105 |
| 2911-2 | One O'Clock Jump (long version) | MGC-743, MGV-8207, MGV-8288, V-8407, V-8596 |
| 2912-2 | 62VK450 | Basie's Back In Town | MGC-743 |
| 2913-2 | From Coast To Coast | MGV-8288 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8291 · 1959Hall Of FameCount Basie
MGC-743 · 1956Metronome All-Stars 1956George Wallington Solo
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious Artists
MGV-8288 · 1958One O'Clock JumpElla Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams
V-8407 · 1961The Essential Count BasieCount Basie And His Orchestra
V-8596 · 1964Verve's Choice!The Best Of Count Basie