Verve session · recorded live
July 7, 1957
Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, evening
- This day's music is on 2 records: Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport, The Essential Jazz Vocals
In the room
Count Basie – piano, organ- Wendell Culley – trumpet
- Reunald Jones – trumpet
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
Roy Eldridge – trumpet- Henry Coker – trombone
- Bill Hughes – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Bill Graham – alto sax
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
Frank Foster – tenor sax- Frank Wess – tenor sax, flute
Lester Young – tenor sax
Illinois Jacquet – tenor sax- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar
Jimmy Rushing – vocal- Eddie Jones – bass
- Sonny Payne – drums
Jo Jones – drums
The takes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Swingin' At Newport | MGV-8243 |
| – | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | MGV-8243 |
| – | Lester Leaps In | MGV-8243 |
| – | Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) | MGV-8243, V-8505 |
| – | Boogie Woogie | MGV-8243 |
| – | Evenin' | MGV-8243 |
| – | One O'Clock Jump (theme) | MGV-8243 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8243 · 1957Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At NewportCount Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport
V-8505 · 1963The Essential Jazz VocalsVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
18 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGV-8320 | Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1 | Various Artists | 1959 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, Bill Graham, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Lester Young, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Sonny Payne, Jo Jones | |
| MGV-8341 | Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record | Various Artists | 1959 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, Bill Graham, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Lester Young, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Sonny Payne, Jo Jones |
16 of them 11 albums
14 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-647 | Count Basie Dance Session Album #2 | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1955 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| MGC-666 | Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1955 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| MGC-724 | King Of Swing | Count Basie | 1956 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones |
12 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-626 | Count Basie Dance Session | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones | |
| MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Count Basie, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman, Roy Eldridge, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jo Jones |
11 of them 1 album
| 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, Sonny Payne |
10 of them 5 albums
9 of them 8 albums
8 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL 997 | One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie | 1957 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones | |
| V-8605 | Our Shining Hour | Sammy Davis, Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |