Verve session · in the studio
1964
Sammy Davis With Count Basie And His Orchestra
In the room
Count Basie – piano- Al Aarons – trumpet
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
Wallace Davenport – trumpet- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Sam Noto – trumpet
Snooky Young – trumpet- Henderson Chambers – trombone
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Bill Hughes – trombone
Grover Mitchell – trombone- Bobby Plater – alto sax
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
- Sal Nistico – tenor sax
- Eric Dixon – tenor sax, flute
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Sammy Davis – vocal, tap dance
Quincy Jones – arranger- George Rhodes – arranger
Ray Brown – bass- Sonny Payne – drums
- Emil Richards – percussion
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 64VK465 | April In Paris | V-8605 |
| 64VK466 | You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You | V-8605 |
| 64VK467 | Teach Me Tonight | V-8605 |
| 64VK468 | The Girl From Ipanema | V-8605 |
| 64VK469 | My Shining Hour | V-8605 |
| 64VK470 | New York City Blues | V-8605 |
| 64VK471 | Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now | V-8605 |
| 64VK472 | Blues For Mr. Charlie | V-8605 |
| 64VK473 | Why Try To Change Me Now | V-8605 |
| 64VK474 | She's A Woman | V-8605 |
| 64VK475 | Bill Basie, Won't You Please Come Home | V-8605 |
| 64VK476 | Work Song | V-8605 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
18 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, Wallace Davenport, Joe Newman, Sam Noto, Snooky Young, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
14 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8677 | Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues | Leonard Feather | 1967 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Henderson Chambers, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
13 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8616 | Basie Picks The Winners | Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Sam Noto, Henderson Chambers, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | V-8646 | Prysock/Basie | Arthur Prysock, Count Basie | 1966 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | V-8659 | Basie's Beatle Bag | Count Basie & His Orchestra | 1966 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Henderson Chambers, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
12 of them 6 albums
11 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8207 | Here Come The Swinging Bands | Various Artists | 1957 | Count Basie, Wallace Davenport, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
 | V-8563 | More Hits Of The '50's And '60's | Count Basie | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Snooky Young, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
 | V-8597 | Basie Land | Count Basie | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Snooky Young, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
10 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, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
9 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8012 | April In Paris | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1956+ | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
 | MGV-8288 | One O'Clock Jump | Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams | 1958 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
 | MGV-8291 | Hall Of Fame | Count Basie | 1959 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones, Sonny Payne |
 | V-8407 | The Essential Count Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1961 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Ray Brown, Sonny Payne |
8 of them 11 albums
7 of them 9 albums
6 of them 7 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 |
 | MG-26035 | Sequel | Paul Quinichette | 1954 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | MG-36027 | The Vice "Pres" | Paul Quinichette | 1955 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | MGV-4000 | Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs | Al Hibbler | 1956 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | CL 997 | One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie | 1957 | Count Basie, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | LP 1307 | Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe | Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra | 1959 | Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
 | LP 1312 | The Genius Of Ray Charles | Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra | 1959 | Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Quincy Jones |
4 of them 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 548 | The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session) | Buck Clayton | 1954 | Joe Newman, Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | CL 614 | Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman | Buck Clayton's All-Stars | 1955 | Joe Newman, Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | CL 882 | All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session) | Buck Clayton | 1956 | Joe Newman, Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | A-11 | The Quintessence | Quincy Jones And His Orchestra | 1961 | Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Eric Dixon, Quincy Jones |
 | LP-677 | The Thinking Man's Trombone | Al Grey | 1961 | Joe Newman, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
 | A-15 | Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 | Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 | 1962 | Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne |
