Verve session · in the studio
October 8, 1965
Count Basie And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues, Basie's Beat
In the room
Count Basie – piano- Al Aarons – trumpet
- Sonny Cohn – trumpet
Wallace Davenport – trumpet- Phil Guilbeau – trumpet
- Henderson Chambers – trombone
Al Grey – trombone
Grover Mitchell – trombone- Bill Hughes – bass trombone
- Bobby Plater – alto sax, flute, arranger
- Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
- Eric Dixon – tenor sax, flute, arranger
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis – tenor sax, arranger
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
- Freddie Green – guitar
Frank Foster – arranger- Thad Jones – arranger
- Norman Keenan – bass
- Rufus 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65VK524 | Blues For Eileen | V-8677 |
| 65VK525 | 102492 | Hey Jim | V-8687 |
| 65VK526 | 102487 | St. Louis Blues | V-8687 |
| 65VK527 | 102494 | Makin' Whoopee | V-8687 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
V-8677 · 1967Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The BluesLeonard Feather
V-8687 · 1967Basie's BeatCount BasieTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 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, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Norman Keenan, Rufus Jones |
18 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8646 | Prysock/Basie | Arthur Prysock, Count Basie | 1966 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Norman Keenan, Rufus Jones |
16 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8659 | Basie's Beatle Bag | Count Basie & His Orchestra | 1966 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Norman Keenan |
14 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8616 | Basie Picks The Winners | Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Henderson Chambers, Al Grey, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
12 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8605 | Our Shining Hour | Sammy Davis, Count Basie | 1965 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Henderson Chambers, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
10 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8207 | Here Come The Swinging Bands | Various Artists | 1957 | Count Basie, Wallace Davenport, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Rufus Jones |
 | V-8511 | On My Way & Shoutin' Again! | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1963 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones |
 | V-8579 | Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones |
9 of them 6 albums
8 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, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones |
 | MGC-724 | King Of Swing | Count Basie | 1956 | Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones |
 | V-8407 | The Essential Count Basie | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1961 | Count Basie, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Thad Jones |
7 of them 14 albums
6 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGC-626 | Count Basie Dance Session | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1954 | Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster |
5 of them 9 albums
4 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-26022 | The Vice "Pres" | Paul Quinichette | 1954 | Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | MG-26035 | Sequel | Paul Quinichette | 1954 | Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | MG-36027 | The Vice "Pres" | Paul Quinichette | 1955 | Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | CL 997 | One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie | 1957 | Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | LP 1312 | The Genius Of Ray Charles | Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra | 1959 | Al Grey, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green, Thad Jones |
