Verve session · in the studio

December 20 and 21, 1965

Arthur Prysock With Count Basie And His Orchestra

In the room

Count Basie – piano
Al Aarons – trumpet
Sonny Cohn – trumpet
Wallace Davenport – trumpet
Phil Guilbeau – trumpet
Henderson Chambers – trombone
Henry Coker – trombone
Grover Mitchell – trombone
Bill Hughes – bass trombone
Bobby Plater – alto sax, flute
Marshall Royal – alto sax, clarinet
Eddie Lockjaw Davis – tenor sax
Eric Dixon – tenor sax, flute
Charlie Fowlkes – baritone sax
Freddie Green – guitar
Arthur Prysock – vocal
Billy Byers – arranger
Frank Foster – arranger
Dick Hyman – arranger, conductor
Norman Keenan – bass
Grady Tate – 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
65VK605	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter	V-8646
65VK606	I Could Write A Book	V-8646
65VK607	I Could Have Told You	V-8646
65VK608	Don't Go To Strangers	V-8646
65VK609	Gone Again	V-8646
65VK610	Come On Home	V-8646
65VK611	Ain't No Use	V-8646

7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Arthur Prysock, Count Basie – Prysock/Basie (Verve V-8646)

V-8646 · 1966Prysock/BasieArthur Prysock, Count Basie

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, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Billy Byers, Frank Foster, Norman Keenan

16 of them 2 albums

	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, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Norman Keenan
	V-8687	Basie's Beat	Count Basie	1967	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, Henderson Chambers, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster, Norman Keenan

15 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, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, 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, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Billy Byers

13 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, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

11 of them 2 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, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Billy Byers, Frank Foster
	V-8597	Basie Land	Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Billy Byers, Frank Foster

10 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
V-4061	Ella And Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald With Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
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, Frank Foster
V-8549	Li'l Ol' Groovemaker....Basie!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1963	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-4063	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	1964	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Count Basie, Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Marshall Royal, Eric Dixon, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster

9 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8207	Here Come The Swinging Bands	Various Artists	1957	Count Basie, Wallace Davenport, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster

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, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGC-724	King Of Swing	Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8407	The Essential Count Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1961	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster

7 of them 14 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-626	Count Basie Dance Session	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGC-666	Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGC-678	Count Basie Swings-Joe Williams Sings	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGC-743	Metronome All-Stars 1956	George Wallington Solo	1956	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8012	April In Paris	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956+	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8243	Count Basie With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	Count Basie And His Orchestra With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet And Roy Eldridge At Newport	1957	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8244	Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1957	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8288	One O'Clock Jump	Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Joe Williams	1958	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8291	Hall Of Fame	Count Basie	1959	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8320	Down Beat's Hall Of Fame Vol. 1	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8505	The Essential Jazz Vocals	Various Artists	1963	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8560	The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	The Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport	1963	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
V-8596	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Count Basie	1964	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster

6 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-148	Count Basie Big Band	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-633	Basie-Jazz	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1954	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-685	The Count!	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1955	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-706	The Swinging Count!	Count Basie And His Sextet	1956	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
A-2	Genius + Soul = Jazz	Ray Charles	1961	Phil Guilbeau, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

5 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-26022	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-26035	Sequel	Paul Quinichette	1954	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-36027	The Vice "Pres"	Paul Quinichette	1955	Count Basie, Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 997	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie	1957	Count Basie, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG 12123	Jazz Is Busting Out All Over	Various Artists	1958	Henry Coker, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Frank Foster
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green, Frank Foster
A-15	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	Count Basie And The Kansas City 7	1962	Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green, Frank Foster

3 of them 10 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 548	The Huckle-Buck And Robbins' Nest (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1954	Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 614	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman	Buck Clayton's All-Stars	1955	Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
CL 882	All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session)	Buck Clayton	1956	Henderson Chambers, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG 12086	Trombones	Various Artists	1956	Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Frank Foster
BCP-66	The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson	Osie Johnson And His Combos / Osie Johnson Octet	1957	Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Charlie Fowlkes
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Frank Foster
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Frank Foster
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
LP-717	Basie Is Our Boss	Frank Foster	1963	Al Aarons, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Count Basie, Eric Dixon, Freddie Green

2 of them 32 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 9002	Tenor Sax Solos	Lester Young	1951	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGC-146	The Count Basie Sextet	Count Basie Sextet	1954	Count Basie, Freddie Green
CL 567	How Hi The Fi	Buck Clayton Featuring Woody Herman	1954	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
CL 6325	A Buck Clayton Jam Session	Buck Clayton And His All-Stars	1954	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG-26023	Jazz Royality	Earl Hines, Count Basie	1954	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGC-670	Lionel Hampton Big Band	Lionel Hampton Big Band	1955	Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater
CL 701	Jumpin' At The Woodside	Buck Clayton	1955	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
MG 12006	Kenny Clarke	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes
MG 15053	The Kenny Clarke Sextet Vol. 2	Kenny Clarke Sextet	1955	Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Henry Coker, Freddie Green
MGC-701	Port Of Rico	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Featuring Count Basie	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
CL 901	Blues By Basie	Count Basie And His Orchestra	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 12061	Meet Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson Septet	1956	Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes
MG 12068	Blue Lester Featuring Lester Young	Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 12071	The Master's Touch	Lester Young	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG 12072	North, South, East, Wess Featuring Frank Wess	Frank Foster Septet	1956	Henry Coker, Frank Foster
MG 12078	No 'Count	Frank Foster	1956	Henry Coker, Frank Foster
MG-36048	Volume I-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Count Basie, Freddie Green
MGV-8215	The Genius Of Lionel Hampton	Gene Krupa - Teddy Wilson - Lionel Hampton Quartet	1957	Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater
LP-663	Early In The Morning	Lorez Alexandria With The Ramsey Lewis Trio	1960	Freddie Green, Frank Foster
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes
MGV-8370	The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow	Tal Farlow	1960	Charlie Fowlkes, Dick Hyman
MGV-8371	Tal Farlow Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen	Tal Farlow	1960	Charlie Fowlkes, Dick Hyman
A-11	The Quintessence	Quincy Jones And His Orchestra	1961	Eric Dixon, Billy Byers
LP-677	The Thinking Man's Trombone	Al Grey	1961	Charlie Fowlkes, Freddie Green
PRLP 7225	Afro/American Sketches	Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1962	Eric Dixon, Billy Byers
V-8587	The Cat	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	1964	Billy Byers, Grady Tate
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Billy Byers, Grady Tate