Verve session · in the studio
July 15 and 16, 1963
Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 3 records: Ella And Basie!, Verve's Choice!, The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
In the room
Count Basie – piano- Al Aarons – trumpet
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
Don Rader – trumpet- Fortunatus Fip Ricard – trumpet
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
Grover Mitchell – trombone- Benny Powell – trombone
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
- Eric Dixon – tenor, alto sax, flute
Frank Foster – tenor, alto sax, flute, tenor sax- Frank Wess – tenor, alto sax, flute
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar
Ella Fitzgerald – vocal
Quincy Jones – arranger- Buddy Catlett – bass
- Sonny Payne – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 63VK504 | Shiny Stockings | V-4061 |
| 63VK505 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | V-4061 |
| 63VK506 | 'Deed I Do | V-4061 |
| 63VK507 | My Last Affair | V-4061 |
| 63VK508 | Ain't Misbehavin' | V-4061 |
| 63VK509 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | V-4061, V-4063 |
| 63VK510 | Satin Doll | V-4061 |
| 63VK511 | Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | V-4061 |
| 63VK512 | Honeysuckle Rose | V-4061, V-8720 |
| 63VK515 | Tea For Two | V-4061 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 63VK513 | Them There Eyes | V-4061 |
| 63VK514 | Dream A Little Dream Of Me | V-4061 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
V-4061 · 1963Ella And Basie!Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra
V-4063 · 1964Verve's Choice!The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald
V-8720 · 1967The Best Of Ella FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald And Louis ArmstrongTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
19 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, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman, Don Rader, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne |
18 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8549 | Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1963 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Don Rader, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne |
17 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8563 | More Hits Of The '50's And '60's | Count Basie | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Don Rader, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne | |
| V-8579 | Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne | |
| V-8597 | Basie Land | Count Basie | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Don Rader, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne |
15 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8511 | On My Way & Shoutin' Again! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1963 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Buddy Catlett, Sonny Payne |
12 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGV-8288 | One O'Clock Jump | Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams | 1958 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne | |
| V-8605 | Our Shining Hour | Sammy Davis, Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
11 of them 6 albums
10 of them 9 albums
9 of them 7 albums
8 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-8616 | Basie Picks The Winners | Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
7 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC-148 | Count Basie Big Band | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MGC-633 | Basie-Jazz | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MGC-685 | The Count! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1955 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MGV-4000 | Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs | Al Hibbler | 1956 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MGV-8195 | Compendium Of Jazz #2 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
6 of them 7 albums
5 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL 567 | How Hi The Fi | Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman | 1954 | Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| CL 6325 | A Buck Clayton Jam Session | Buck Clayton And His All-Stars | 1954 | Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| CL 997 | One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie | 1957 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green | |
| MG 12123 | Jazz Is Busting Out All Over | Various Artists | 1958 | Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes | |
| MG 12125 | The Many Faces Of The Blues | Various Artists | 1958 | Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Foster, Frank Wess | |
| MG 12126 | The Jazz Hour | Various Artists | 1958 | Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Frank Foster, Frank Wess | |
| LP-677 | The Thinking Man's Trombone | Al Grey | 1961 | Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne | |
| A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |