The Benny Powell Discography (1953-1963; Most Basie Sessions Not Included)



Generated on Jul 17, 2008


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Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key.


Date: December 14, 1953
Location: NY
Label: Columbia

Buck Clayton (ldr), Buck Clayton, Joe Newman (t), Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tb), Lem Davis (as), Julian Dash (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d)

a.CO50436-4   Moten Swing - 12:41  (Benny Moten, Buster Moten)
     Philips (Eu.) LP 10": BO 7905R — Jazz Olympus Series - Buck Clayton   
b.CO50437-1   Sentimental Journey - 13:52  (Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green)
Both titles on:      Mosaic CD: MD6-144 — The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions   (1993)
     Blue Moon (Sp.) CD: BMCD 3044 — Jam Session Vol. 1   (1997)
     Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10115 — Buck Clayton - Complete Legendary Jam Sessions: Master Takes   (2004)
     Classics (Fr.) CD: 1427 — Buck Clayton 1953, Vol. 2   (2006)
     Collectables CD: COL-CD-7855 — How Hi the Fi/Jumpin' At the Woodside   (2008)
     Philips (Eu.) LP 12": BO 7032L — A Buck Clayton Jam Session   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": SOPZ 33 — How Hi the Fi   
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) LP 12": FSR 1000 — How Hi the Fi   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": BBL 7040 — How Hi the Fi   
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) LP 12": FS 268 — Jam Session   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 567 — How Hi the Fi   (1954)
     Mosaic LP 12": MQ8-144 — The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions   (1993)
     Columbia LP 10": CL 6325 — Moten Swing & Sentimental Journey   (1954)

Date: December 30, 1953
Location: NY
Label: Vanguard

Sir Charles Thompson (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Pete Brown (as), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Gene Ramey (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.   Bop This - 3:42  (Sir Charles Thompson)
b.   Memories Of You - 5:21  (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
c.   Oh Joe! - 6:32  (Joe Newman)
d.   For the Ears - 11:15  (Sir Charles Thompson)
All titles on:      Vanguard CD: 662143 — Sir Charles Thompson: His Personal Vanguard Recordings   
     Vanguard (Jpn.) CD: KICJ 183 — Sir Charles Thompson Sextet & His Band   (1993)
     Vanguard CD: 79604 — Sir Charles Thompson & The Hawk: For The Ears   (1999)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VJD 559 — For the Ears   
     Vanguard LP 12": VRS 8529 — Sir Charles Thompson Sextet And Band   (1973)
     Vanguard (Jpn.) LP 10": KIJJ 2080 — Sir Charles Thompson Sextet   
     Vanguard LP 10": VRS 8003 — Sir Charles Thompson Sextet   (1953)

Date: May 5, 1954
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Frank Foster (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Gildo Mahones (p), Percy Heath (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.BN560-2 (tk. 3)   Little Red - 3:53  (Frank Foster)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
b.BN561-4 (tk. 8)   Gracias - 4:11  (Frank Foster)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
c.BN562-0 (tk. 9)   How I Spent the Night - 4:58  (Frank Foster)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
d.BN562-1 (tk. 10)   altHow I Spent the Night - 4:15  (Frank Foster)
e.BN563-1 (tk. 12)   Blues For Benny - 3:46  (Frank Foster)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
f.BN564-0 (tk. 13)   The Heat's On - 3:44  (Frank Foster)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
g.BN565-0 (tk. 14)   Out Of Nowhere - 3:35  (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": BN 0013 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1991)
     Blue Note LP 10": BLP 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1954)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 10": TOJJ 5043 — Here Comes Frank Foster   (1999)
All titles on:      Blue Note CD: 7243 4 95750 2 8 — Frank Foster & George Wallington   (1998)

Track d is an alternate take.


Date: May 8, 1954
Location: NY
Label: Commodore

Frank Wess (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Jimmy Jones (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.4952 (tk. 3)   Basie Ain't Here - 1:54  (Frank Wess)
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5291 — The Award Winner   
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954   (1954)
     Mainstream LP 12": 56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner   (1965)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years   (1973)
     Commodore LP 10": FL 20031 — Frank Wess Quintet   (1952)
b.4952-2/3 (tk. 1/2)   altBasie Ain't Here - 3:19  (Frank Wess)
     Commodore CD: CCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess   (1988)
     Commodore LP 12": CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess   
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954   (1954)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years   (1973)
c.4956 (tk. 1)   Frankosis - 5:57  (Osie Johnson)
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5291 — The Award Winner   
     Commodore (Ger.) LP 12": 6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954   (1954)
     Mainstream LP 12": 56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner   (1965)
     Atlantic LP 12": SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years   (1973)
     Commodore LP 10": FL 20031 — Frank Wess Quintet   (1952)
d.4957 (tk. 3)   You're My Thrill - 2:38  (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney)
     Fontana (Eng.) LP 12": TFL 5291 — The Award Winner   
     Mainstream LP 12": 56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner   (1965)
     Commodore LP 10": FL 20031 — Frank Wess Quintet   (1952)
All titles on:      Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings   (2007)
     Mosaic LP 12": MR20-134 — The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume III   

Benny Powell (tb) on a-c; Frank Wess (ts) on a-c; (f) on d; Oscar Pettiford (b) on a-c; Osie Johnson (d) on a-c.

The longer take of Basie Ain't Here is a composite of alternate takes. The matrix numbers assigned by Atlantic are 25899 for Frankosis and 25897 for the longer take of Basie Ain't Here.


Date: September 25, 1954
Location: Carnegie Hall, NY
Label: Roulette

Billie Holiday (ldr), Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (t), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Ernie Wilkins (as, ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Carl Drinkard (p), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (d), Billie Holiday (v)

a.   All Of Me - 2:09  (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons)
     Cabu (Fr.) CD: 530 — Billie Holiday Anthology, 1947-1956   (2008)
b.   Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do - 2:27  (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins)
c.   Lover Come Back To Me - 2:04  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
d.   My Man - 2:57  (Maurice Yvain, Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz)
e.   Them There Eyes - 2:12  (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey)
f.   Lover Man - 3:00  (Roger 'Ram' Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
     Cabu (Fr.) CD: 530 — Billie Holiday Anthology, 1947-1956   (2008)
All titles on:      JUTB (It.) CD: 3042 — Lady Day Box Vol. 8   
     Roulette CD: CDP 0777 7 98660 2 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1992)
     Sound Hills (Jpn.) CD: SSCD-8005/16 — The Perfect Complete Lady Day Box - Billie Holiday: Live and Private Recordings In Chronological Order   (1993)
     Kangarou (Fr.) CD: KBF 1322 — Billie Holiday Vol. 22, 1954-1955: Complementary Works   (2007)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": SLVSXR 681 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   
     Roulette LP 12": RE 127 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1975)

This was the Count Basie Orchestra with Holiday's pianist.


Date: September 25, 1954
Location: Carnegie Hall, NY
Label: Roulette

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (t), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Ernie Wilkins (as, ts), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Jimmy Jones (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.   Perdido - 2:47  (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Allan Roberts)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 23517 2 — Jazz Profile - Sarah Vaughan   (1998)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": SLVSXR 681 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   
     Roulette LP 12": RE 127 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1975)
b.   'S Wonderful - 2:42  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
c.   Easy To Remember - 3:12  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
d.   East Of the Sun - 1:59  (Brooks Bowman)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
e.   How Important Can It Be - 3:13  (George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)
     Mercury (It.) LP 12": 9279 149 — Golden Hits   (1963)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
f.   That Old Devil Moon - 3:10  (Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
g.   Make Yourself Comfortable - 3:13  (Bill Merrill)
     Mercury (It.) LP 12": 9279 149 — Golden Hits   (1963)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 126 — Echoes of An Era - Basie, Getz & Vaughan at Birdland   (1975)
h.   Polka Dots and Moonbeams - 3:37  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": SLVSXR 681 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   
     Roulette LP 12": RE 127 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1975)
i.   Shulie A Bop - 4:25  (Sarah Vaughan, George Treadwell)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": SLVSXR 681 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   
     Roulette LP 12": RE 127 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1975)
j.   Summertime  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
     Vogue (Eng.) LP 12": SLVSXR 681 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   
     Roulette LP 12": RE 127 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1975)
All titles on:      Roulette CD: CDP 0777 7 98660 2 — The Birdland All Stars Live At Carnegie Hall   (1992)

i, j performed as medley.

This was the Count Basie Orchestra with Sarah Vaughan's rhythm section. There is confusion regarding these live performances with some sources claiming certain of the titles were recorded on Dec. 16, 1954 at Birdland. The information shown is based on that given in the 1992 CD reissue. Track h is performed with just the rhythm section. Track i is called "I Ain't Mad At You."


Date: ca. February 1955
Location: NY
Label: Period

Osie Johnson (ldr), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Dick Katz (p), Eddie Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.   Blues For the Camels - 3:50  (Dick Katz)
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 614 — Swingin' Sounds   
     Period LP 10": SPL 1108 — Osie's Oasis   (1955)
b.   Flute To Boot - 3:38  (Leonard Feather)
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 614 — Swingin' Sounds   
     Period LP 10": SPL 1112 — Johnson's Whacks   (1955)
c.   Johnson's Whacks - 3:55  (Leonard Feather)
     Quadrifoglio LP 12": VDS 336 — Modern Jazz   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 614 — Swingin' Sounds   
     Design LP 12": DLP 113 — Jazz Hall of Fame - Vol. II   (1959)
     Period LP 10": SPL 1112 — Johnson's Whacks   (1955)
d.   Osmosis - 3:40  (Osie Johnson)
     Period LP 10": SPL 1112 — Johnson's Whacks   (1955)
All titles on:      Period CD: OJCCD-1916-2 — Osie's Oasis   (1999)
     King LP 12": LP 1009 — The Happy Jazz of Osie Johnson   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1234 — Swingin' Sounds   (1955)
     Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 66 — The Happy Jazz of Osie Johnson   (1957)

Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-d; (f) on b.


Date: ca. September 1955
Location: NY
Label: Concert Hall Society

Joe Newman (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Sir Charles Thompson (p), Eddie Jones (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

a.   The Midgets - 3:25  (Joe Newman) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 601 — Swing Lightly   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1265 — Swing Lightly   (1957)
b.   Casey Jones - 4:48  (Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 601 — Swing Lightly   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1265 — Swing Lightly   (1957)
c.   Jumpin' At the Woodside - 7:10  (Count Basie) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 601 — Swing Lightly   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1265 — Swing Lightly   (1957)
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-731 — The Count's Men   
d.   The Sidewalks Of New York - 5:35  (Charles Lawlor, James Blake) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
e.   Alone In the Night - 4:58  (Judy Spencer) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Hall of Fame LP 12": JG 601 — Swing Lightly   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1265 — Swing Lightly   (1957)
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
f.   A.M. Romp - 9:58  (Ernie Wilkins, Joe Newman) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1258 — Comparative Blues   (1957)
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
g.   Annie Laurie - 6:52  (Traditional) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
h.   Careless Love - 8:35  (W. C. Handy, Spencer Williams) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 135 — The Count's Men   (1991)
     Concert Hall Society LP 12": CHJ 1220 — Rompin' With the Count's Men   
     Jazztone LP 12": J-1220 — The Count's Men   (1956)
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
i.   Frankie and Johnnie  (Traditional) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
     Jazztone (Eur.) LP 10": J-1031 — The Count's Men   
     Jazztone (Eur.) EP: J-731 — The Count's Men   

Date: Probably March 1956
Location: NY
Label: MGM

Leonard Feather (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Dick Hyman (p, or), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.56-S-275   East Coast, West Coast (The Sidewalks of New York)  (Charles Lawlor, James Blake)
b.56-S-276   The Goof and I  (Al Cohn)
c.56-S-277   Beverly Hills  (Jane Feather)
d.56-S-278   Here's Pete  (Pete Rugolo)
     MGM LP 12": E 3611 — Forty Eight Stars of Jazz   (1957)
e.56-S-279   Lover Come Back To Me  (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
All titles on:      MGM LP 12": E 3390 — West Coast Vs. East Coast (A Battle of Jazz)   (1956)
     Verve (Jpn.) LP 12": POJJ 1576 — West Coast Vs. East Coast (A Battle of Jazz)   (1993)

The rest of this LP featured a West Coast ensemble performing essentially the same material. MGM label discographer Michel Ruppli indicates that this session was probably recorded in March of 1956.


Date: March 5, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.69153   Serenata - 4:52  (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
b.69154   Dill Pickles - 6:08  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
c.69155   Hard Sock Dance - 7:42  (Frank Wess)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
d.69156   Dancing On the Ceiling - 3:45  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
e.69157   Alternative - 8:56  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
f.69158   Stop Gap - 6:01  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
All titles on:      Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)

Date: March 7, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.69159   What'd Ya Say - 9:41  (Ozzie Cadena)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)
b.69160   Salvation - 3:51  (Frank Wess)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)
c.69161   Apron Strings - 3:35  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)
d.69162   Casa De Marcel - 6:31  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)
e.69163   Lazy Sal - 6:10  (Henry Coker) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)
f.69164   Unknown Title
     unissued
g.69165   Excursion - 5:13  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0114 — No Count   (1991)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12078 — No Count   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please   (1980)

Date: March 11, 1956
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Joe Newman (ldr), Conte Candoli, Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (t), Joe Newman (t, v), Jimmy Cleveland, Fred Ohms, Benny Powell, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Sam Marowitz, Phil Woods (as), Al Cohn (ts, cl), Eddie Wasserman (ts), Al Epstein (bar), Freddie Green (g), Nat Pierce (p), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (d)

a.G2-PB-2851-8   Pennies From Heaven - 3:06  (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) / arr: Manny Albam
b.G2-PB-2852-3   When It's Sleepy Time Down South - 3:00  (Leon Rene, Otis Rene, Clarence Muse) / arr: Manny Albam
c.G2-PB-2853-8   Struttin' With Some Barbecue - 2:41  (Lillian Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye) / arr: Manny Albam
d.G2-PB-2854-4   West End Blues - 3:58  (Joseph "King" Oliver, Clarence Williams) / arr: Manny Albam
All titles on:      RCA Jazz Tribune (Fr.) CD: 07863 66610-2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56   (1994)
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 60986 2 — Salute To Satch   (2004)
     RCA Victor (Fr.) LP 12": PM 43256 — Salute To Satch   
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1187 — Salute To Satch   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1324 — Salute To Satch   (1956)

Joe Newman (v) on a.


Date: June 16, 1956
Location: NY
Label: MGM

Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Jerome Richardson (as, pic), Frank Wess (ts, f), Romeo Penque (bar, cl), Don Elliott (vib, per), Dick Hyman (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.56-S-453   Squawker - 3:45  (Leonard Feather)
     MGM LP 12": E 3494 — Hi Fi Suite   (1957)
b.56-S-454   Hi Fi Pie - 3:07  (Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman)
     MGM LP 12": E 3494 — Hi Fi Suite   (1957)
c.56-S-455   Amplifier Stage
     unissued
d.56-S-456   Feedback Fugue - 4:40  (Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman)
     MGM LP 12": E 3611 — Forty Eight Stars of Jazz   (1957)
     MGM LP 12": E 3494 — Hi Fi Suite   (1957)

Date: July 11, 1956
Location: NY
Label: MGM

Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Bill Barber (tu), Jerome Richardson (as, pic), Frank Wess (ts, f), Phil Bodner (bar, o), Dick Hyman (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.56-S-512   Reverberation - 5:29  (Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman)
b.56-S-513   Tweeter - 4:56  (Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman)
c.56-S-514   Bass Reflex - 4:07  (Leonard Feather)
d.56-S-515   Woofer - 5:23  (Leonard Feather, Dick Hyman)
All titles on:      MGM LP 12": E 3494 — Hi Fi Suite   (1957)

Bill Barber (tu) on a-b, d.

Track c may also have been titled High Fidelity Suite.


Date: July 18, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy

Frank Wess (ldr), Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (f), Freddie Green (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.69247   You'll Do - 5:23  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0190 — Trombones & Flute   (1992)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: COCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute   (1994)
     Savoy CD: SV 0276 — The Trombone Album   (1995)
     Savoy (Fr.) LP 12": WL 70523 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12": WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12126 — The Jazz Hour   (1957)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
     Savoy 45: 4501   
b.69248   Wanting You - 4:28  (Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0190 — Trombones & Flute   (1992)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: COCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute   (1994)
     Savoy CD: SV 0276 — The Trombone Album   (1995)
     Savoy (Fr.) LP 12": WL 70523 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12": WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
c.69249   Lo-Fi - 9:14  (Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0190 — Trombones & Flute   (1992)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: COCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute   (1994)
     Savoy CD: SV 0276 — The Trombone Album   (1995)
     Savoy (Fr.) LP 12": WL 70523 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12": WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute   (1956)
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12125 — The Many Faces of Blues   (1957)
     Savoy LP 12": SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album   (1980)
     Savoy 45: 4501   
d.69250   Unknown Title arr: Frank Foster
     unissued
e.69251   Unknown Title arr: Frank Foster
     unissued
f.69252   Don't Blame Me - 3:23  (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0190 — Trombones & Flute   (1992)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: COCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute   (1994)
     Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12": WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute   (1956)
g.   Cracker Jack - 9:59  (Henry Coker) / arr: Frank Foster
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: SV 0190 — Trombones & Flute   (1992)
     Savoy (Jpn.) CD: COCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute   (1994)
     Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12": WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute   
     Savoy LP 12": MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute   (1956)

Cracker Jack is probably one of the unissued tracks.


Date: December 11, 1956
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Zoot Sims, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.G2JB9813   Moonlight Cocktail - 2:52  (Lucky Roberts, Kim Gannon) / arr: Sonny Truitt
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)
b.G2JB9814   I Surrender Dear - 2:23  (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) / arr: Nat Pierce
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)
c.G2JB9815   Under A Blanket Of Blue - 2:25  (Jerry Livingston, Marty Symes, Al Nieberg) / arr: Nat Pierce
     RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)
d.G2JB9816   I'll Remember April  (Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) / arr: John Carisi
     unissued

Date: December 13, 1956
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Bernie Glow, Thad Jones, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Zoot Sims, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Les Grinage (b), Paul Motian (d)

a.G2JB9817   I Found a Million Dollar Baby - 2:18  (Harry Warren, Billy Rose, Mort Dixon) / arr: Sonny Truitt
b.G2JB9818   Skylark - 2:50  (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) / arr: John Carisi
c.G2JB9819   Finger Poppin' Blues - 6:36  (Tony Scott) / arr: Tony Scott
All titles on:      RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)

Date: December 14, 1956
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Tony Scott (ldr), John Carisi, Thad Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Truitt (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ts), Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.G2JB9821   A Blues Serenade - 2:26  (Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish, Vincent Grande, Jimmy Lytell) / arr: Sonny Truitt
b.G2JB9822   Just One Of Those Things - 2:37  (Cole Porter) / arr: Nat Pierce
c.G2JB9823   Walkin' (Gravy) - 2:56  (Jimmy Mundy, Richard Carpenter) / arr: Bill Evans
All titles on:      RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)

Date: February 3, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Thad Jones (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Benny Powell (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Tommy Flanagan (p), George Duvivier (b), Elvin Jones (d)

a.tk. 05   Slipped Again (Thad's Blues) - 6:18  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1997)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9199 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   (2000)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": GXK 8110 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1957)
b.tk. 06   Going Off Stage - 8:28  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
c.tk. 09   Let's - 8:43  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1997)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9199 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   (2000)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": GXK 8110 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1957)
d.tk. 10   Ill Wind - 7:02  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) / arr: Thad Jones
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1997)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9199 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   (2000)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": GXK 8110 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1957)
e.tk. 14   Thadrack - 5:41  (Thad Jones) / arr: Thad Jones
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1997)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9199 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   (2000)
     Blue Note (Jpn.) LP 12": GXK 8110 — The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume 3   
     Blue Note LP 12": BLP 1546 — The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3   (1957)
All titles on:      Mosaic CD: MD3-172 — The Complete Blue Note/United Artists/Roulette Recordings of Thad Jones   (1997)
     Mosaic LP 12": MQ5-172 — The Complete Blue Note/United Artists/Roulette Recordings of Thad Jones   (1997)

Date: February 4, 1957
Location: NY
Label: Columbia

Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Benny Powell (tb), Julius Watkins (frh), Don Butterfield (tu), Gigi Gryce (as), Sahib Shihab (bar), Tommy Flanagan (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a.CO57304   Nica's Tempo - 5:27  (Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce
     Collectables CD: COL-5674 — Jazz Lab - Modern Jazz Perspective   (1995)
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 15AP 552 — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   
     Philips (Eu.) LP 12": BO 7283L — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 998 — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 32482 — Early Byrd   (1973)
b.CO57305   Smoke Signal - 3:28  (Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": BBL 7184 — Jazz Omnibus   
     Philips (Eu.) LP 12": BO 7260L — Jazz Omnibus   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1020 — Jazz Omnibus   (1957)
     Philips (Eu.) LP 10": B 13201R — Jazz Olympus Series - Special Album   
c.CO57306   Speculation - 3:38  (Horace Silver) / arr: Horace Silver
     Collectables CD: COL-5674 — Jazz Lab - Modern Jazz Perspective   (1995)
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 15AP 552 — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   
     Philips (Eu.) LP 12": BO 7283L — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 998 — Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab   (1957)
     Columbia LP 12": KG 32482 — Early Byrd   (1973)
All titles on:      Lone Hill (Sp.) CD: LHJ10253 — Donald Byrd - Gigi Gryce: Complete Jazz Lab Studio Sessions #1   (2006)

Date: February 6, 1957
Location: Webster Hall, NY
Label: RCA Victor

Tony Scott (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman (t), Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ts), Charles Fowlkes, Sahib Shihab (bar), Tony Scott (cl), Freddie Green (g), Bill Evans (p), Les Grinage (b), Osie Johnson (d)

a.H2JB1449   The Lady Is a Tramp - 2:16  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Bill Finegan
b.H2JB1450   Time To Go - 11:35  (Tony Scott) / arr: Tony Scott
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RJL 8006-M — Bill Evans In His Early Days   
c.H2JB1451   I'll Remember April - 2:25  (Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) / arr: John Carisi
All titles on:      RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD: 74321 42132 2 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1996)
     RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12": RGP 1082 — The Complete Tony Scott   
     RCA Victor LP 12": LPM 1452 — The Complete Tony Scott   (1957)

Date: January 5, 1958
Location: NY
Label: Mercury

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Thad Jones (t, con), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Richard Davis (b), Sonny Payne (d), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.16931-1   altStardust  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     Mercury (Jpn.) EP: SNP 133 — The Complete Stardust Session   (1965)
b.16931-2   altStardust  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     Mercury (Jpn.) EP: SNP 133 — The Complete Stardust Session   (1965)
c.16931-3   incStardust  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     Mercury (Jpn.) EP: SNP 133 — The Complete Stardust Session   (1965)
d.16931-4   Stardust - 3:17  (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
     Mercury (Jpn.) CD: PHCE 3020/25 — You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To: Very Best Standards 101   
     Mercury CD: 826 333-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   (1986)
     Verve CD: 824 057-2 — No Count Sarah   (1991)
     Emarcy CD: 846 330-2 — Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan   (1993)
     Universal (Jpn.) CD: UCCU 5237 — No Count Sarah   (2004)
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1041/46 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Mercury LP 12": 826 333-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 883279JCY — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": MMC 14021 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": CMS 18058 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": 134641 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": FJL 129 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 7320 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10536 — No Count Sarah   
     Trip LP 12": TLP 5562 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20441/SR 60116 — No Count Sarah   (1959)
     Book of the Month Club LP 12": 10-5516 — Sarah Vaughan: American Singer   (1980)
     Mercury (Eng.) EP: ZEP 10101   
     Mercury (Fr.) EP: 126187MCE   
     Mercury (Jpn.) EP: SNP 133 — The Complete Stardust Session   (1965)
e.16932-7   altDoodlin'  (Horace Silver)
     Mercury CD: 826 333-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   (1986)
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1041/46 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Mercury LP 12": 826 333-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
f.16932-12   Doodlin' - 4:34  (Horace Silver)
     Mercury (Jpn.) CD: PHCE 3020/25 — You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To: Very Best Standards 101   
     Mercury CD: 826 333-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   (1986)
     Verve CD: 824 057-2 — No Count Sarah   (1991)
     Verve CD: 314 526 817-2 — Verve Jazz Masters 42: Sarah Vaughan - The Jazz Sides   (1995)
     Verve (Eu.) CD: 314 539 052-2 — The Ultimate Sarah Vaughan   (1997)
     Universal (Jpn.) CD: UCCU 5237 — No Count Sarah   (2004)
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1041/46 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Mercury LP 12": 826 333-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 883279JCY — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": MMC 14021 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": CMS 18058 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": 134641 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": FJL 129 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 7320 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10536 — No Count Sarah   
     Trip LP 12": TLP 5562 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20441/SR 60116 — No Count Sarah   (1959)
     Mercury (Eng.) EP: ZEP 10101   
     Mercury 45: 71642   

This ensemble was made up, mainly, of members of the Count Basie Orchestra. Three takes of Darn That Dream were also recorded at this session with a small ensemble that did not include Benny Powell. Denis Brown's Sarah Vaughan Discography indicates that the common take of Stardust (track d) is an edit. Mercury (Jpn.) SNP 133 is a one-sided 7-inch, 45 r.p.m. disk.


Date: March 6, 1958
Location: Chicago
Label: Argo

J. C. Heard (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Ronnell Bright (p), Johnny Pate (b), Dave Heard (d), J. C. Heard (d, bo, cng, tam, v)

a.8899   For You My Love - 3:38  (P. Gayten) / arr: Johnny Pate
     Argo 45: 5308   
b.8900   Blues For Sale - 2:33  (J.C. Heard) / arr: Johnny Pate
     Argo 45: 5308   
c.   Coasting With J.C. - 4:36  (J.C. Heard) / arr: Johnny Pate
d.   Nightingale - 3:08  (Xavier Cugat, G. Rosner) / arr: Johnny Pate
e.   Heard the Word - 5:27  (Johnnie Pate) / arr: Johnny Pate
f.   Cuban Chant - 5:05  (J.C. Heard) / arr: Johnny Pate
g.   Idaho - 8:14  (Jesse Stone) / arr: Johnny Pate
All titles on:      Argo LP 12": LP/LPS 633 — This Is Me, J.C. Heard   (1958)

Frank Wess (as) on c, e; (ts) on a-b, f-g; (f) on d; Dave Heard (d) on a-b, d, f; J. C. Heard (d) on c, e, g; (bo) on f; (cng) on d, f; (tam) on a; (v) on a-b, d, f.

Johnnie Pate is listed on the LP as Pat Johns and John W. Pate, Sr. Track f contains ensemble vocal responses. Track g includes some studio chatter and two additional endings.


Date: May 26, 1958
Location: Capitol Studios, NY
Label: Roulette

Count Basie, Lambert Hendricks & Ross (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p, or), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross, Joe Williams (v)

a.13062   Swingin' The Blues - 3:04  (Count Basie, Ed Durham)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Versailles (Fr.) EP: 90M274   
     Roulette 45: R 4088   
     Roulette 45: RL 21119   
b.13063   Unknown Title
     unissued
c.13064   Lil' Darlin' - 4:39  (Neal Hefti)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": DP 12 — Count Basie + Voices   
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Mode (Fr.) LP 12": MDR 9166 — Plus Grande Festival de Jazz, Vol. 1   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 400.012 — Count Basie + Voices   (1972)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2013 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Swd.) EP: REP 1024 — Sing Along With Basie   
d.13065   Let Me See - 3:16  (Count Basie, Harry Edison)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Versailles (Fr.) EP: 90M274   

Count Basie (or) on c.


Date: May 27, 1958
Location: Capitol Studios, NY
Label: Roulette

Count Basie, Lambert Hendricks & Ross (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross, Joe Williams (v)

a.13066   Every Tub - 3:22  (Count Basie, Ed Durham)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 102 — Echoes of An Era - The Count Basie Years   (1973)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2014 — Sing Along With Basie   
b.13067   Goin' To Chicago Blues - 4:08  (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Giants of Jazz (It.) CD: 53043 — Atomic Basie   (1990)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 21146 2 — The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State and Blue Note Years   (1997)
     Smithsonian Collection CD: RD 113 — The Jazz Singers   (1998)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Roulette CD: 7243 5 79666 2 7 — Count Basie and Friends: 100th Birthday Bash   (2004)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Mode (Fr.) LP 12": MDR 9166 — Plus Grande Festival de Jazz, Vol. 1   
     Mode (Fr.) LP 12": CMDINT 9201 — Plus Grande Festival de Jazz, Vol. 2   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52033 — Everyday I Have the Blues   (1959)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52050 — The Most, Vol. 1   (1960)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2 (10 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2A (5 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52093 — Back To Basie and the Blues   (1963)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52111 — The World of Basie, Vol. 1   (1964)
     Allegro (Eng.) LP 12": ALL R808 — In a Blue Mood   (1966)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Roulette LP 12": RE 102 — Echoes of An Era - The Count Basie Years   (1973)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2682 031 — Summit Meeting   (1974)
     Emus LP 12": ES 12006 — Everyday I Have the Blues   (1979)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Roulette EP: EPR 1514   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2014 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette 45: R 4088   
     Roulette 45: RL 21119   
c.13068   M-Squad Theme  (Benny Carter)
     unissued
d.13069   Tickle Toe - 2:39  (Lester Young)
     Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Prestige LP 12": PR 24113 — The Jazz Singers   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": 509093 — Topsy: Count Basie and His Orchestra   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2013 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Swd.) EP: REP 1024 — Sing Along With Basie   

Lambert Hendricks & Ross (ldr) on a-b, d; Jon Hendricks (v) on a-b, d; Dave Lambert (v) on a-b, d; Annie Ross (v) on a-b, d; Joe Williams (v) on a-b, d.


Date: June 30, 1958
Location: Capitol Tower, LA
Label: Capitol

Nat 'King' Cole (ldr), John Anderson, Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Gerald Wiggins (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Nat 'King' Cole (v)

a.19550   She's Funny That Way - 3:00  (Richard Whiting, Neil Moret) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 29393 2 0 — Spotlight On Nat King Cole   (1995)
     Capitol LP 12": SWAK 11355 — Love Is Here To Stay   
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": C064 81820 — Love Is Here To Stay   
b.19551   Anytime, Any Day, Anywhere - 2:20  (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Lee Wiley) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Atlantic (Jpn.) LP 12": P 6191A — Rockin' and Jumpin'   
     Capitol EP: EAP 1-1120 — Welcome To the Club   
c.19552   I Want a Little Girl - 2:47  (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 29393 2 0 — Spotlight On Nat King Cole   (1995)
     Capitol CD: 7243 5 31268 2 — The King Swings   (2001)
     Roulette CD: 7243 5 79666 2 7 — Count Basie and Friends: 100th Birthday Bash   (2004)
d.19553   Mood Indigo - 3:20  (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol CD: 7 93207 2 — Nat King Cole: Great Films and Shows   (1989)
     EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCP 9101 — Nat King Cole, Vol. 3   (1990)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 28106 2 9 — Capitol Sings Duke Ellington   (1994)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 29393 2 0 — Spotlight On Nat King Cole   (1995)
     Blue Note (Eu.) CD: 7243 4 94035 2 — Azure Ellington - Blue Note Plays the Duke   (1998)
     Capitol CD: 7243 5 22817 2 — Legends of the 20th Century: Nat King Cole   (1999)
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": C152 81746/8 — Nat King Cole Memorial: 1917-1965   
     Capitol (Eng.) LP 12": NKC 1 — Nat King Cole: Great Films and Shows   
e.19569   The Blues Don't Care - 2:09  (Murray Berlin, Victor Abrams) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
All titles on:      Capitol CD: CDP 7 96259 2 — Big Band Cole   (1991)
     Capitol (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5392 — Welcome To the Club   (1991)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 32162 2 2 — St. Louis Blues   (1995)
     Bear Family Records (Ger.) CD: BCD 16342 — Nat King Cole - Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959   (2006)
     Capitol LP 12": STCL 2873 — Nat King Cole Deluxe Set   
     Capitol LP 12": W 1120 — Welcome To the Club   
     Capitol LP 12": T 1724 — Welcome To the Club   (1959)
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": 1547691 — Welcome To the Club   (1984)

Although the matrix number is more consistent with track e being part of the following session (July 1, 1958), its presence in this session is confirmed by Capitol Records discographer Michel Ruppli.


Date: July 1, 1958
Location: Capitol Tower, LA
Label: Capitol

Nat 'King' Cole (ldr), John Anderson, Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Gerald Wiggins (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Nat 'King' Cole (v)

a.19570   Avalon - 1:44  (Vincent Rose, Al Jolson, Buddy DeSylva) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCP 9101 — Nat King Cole, Vol. 3   (1990)
     Capitol CD: 0777 7 99777 2 7 — Nat King Cole   (1992)
     Capitol CD: 7 99230 2 — Unforgettable   (1992)
     EMI (Fr.) LP 12": C048 50707 — Nat King Cole's Greatest Hits   
     Capitol EP: EAP 1-1120 — Welcome To the Club   
b.19571   Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - 2:11  (Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 29152 2 — Let's Face the Music and Dance   (1994)
c.19572   The Late Late Show - 2:31  (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Music for Pleasure (Eng.) CD: CDMFP 6262 — Forever Irving Berlin   
     Music for Pleasure (Eng.) CD: CDDL 1305 — Nat King Cole   
     Capitol CD: 0777 7 99777 2 7 — Nat King Cole   (1992)
     Capitol CD: 7243 5 31268 2 — The King Swings   (2001)
     Roulette CD: 7243 5 79666 2 7 — Count Basie and Friends: 100th Birthday Bash   (2004)
     Capitol EP: EAP 1-1120 — Welcome To the Club   
d.19573   Welcome To the Club - 2:43  (Don Wolf, Noel Sherman) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol CD: 7243 5 31268 2 — The King Swings   (2001)
     Capitol LP 12": SWAK 11355 — Love Is Here To Stay   
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": C064 81820 — Love Is Here To Stay   
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": C152 81746/8 — Nat King Cole Memorial: 1917-1965   
     Capitol (Eu.) EP: EAP 1-20556 — Nat King Cole   
     Capitol EP: EAP 1-1120 — Welcome To the Club   
All titles on:      Capitol CD: CDP 7 96259 2 — Big Band Cole   (1991)
     Capitol (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5392 — Welcome To the Club   (1991)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 32162 2 2 — St. Louis Blues   (1995)
     Bear Family Records (Ger.) CD: BCD 16342 — Nat King Cole - Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959   (2006)
     Capitol LP 12": STCL 2873 — Nat King Cole Deluxe Set   
     Capitol LP 12": W 1120 — Welcome To the Club   
     Capitol LP 12": T 1724 — Welcome To the Club   (1959)
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": 1547691 — Welcome To the Club   (1984)

Date: July 2, 1958
Location: Capitol Tower, LA
Label: Capitol

Nat 'King' Cole (ldr), John Anderson, Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Gerald Wiggins (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Nat 'King' Cole (v)

a.19589-18   Look Out For Love - 1:55  (Daniel Meehan, Colin Romoff) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5392 — Welcome To the Club   (1991)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 32162 2 2 — St. Louis Blues   (1995)
     Capitol LP 12": STCL 2873 — Nat King Cole Deluxe Set   
     Capitol LP 12": W 1120 — Welcome To the Club   
     Capitol LP 12": T 1724 — Welcome To the Club   (1959)
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": 1547691 — Welcome To the Club   (1984)
     Capitol (Eu.) EP: EAP 1-20556 — Nat King Cole   
b.19590-1   Wee Baby Blues - 3:15  (Pete Johnson, Joe Turner) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     Cede (Swd.) CD: 66050 — The Unforgettable Nat King Cole   
     Capitol (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5392 — Welcome To the Club   (1991)
     Capitol CD: 7243 8 32162 2 2 — St. Louis Blues   (1995)
     Capitol CD: 7243 5 27947 2 0 — Nat King Cole: Rockin', Boppin' and Blues   (2000)
     Capitol LP 12": STCL 2873 — Nat King Cole Deluxe Set   
     Capitol LP 12": W 1120 — Welcome To the Club   
     Capitol LP 12": T 1724 — Welcome To the Club   (1959)
     Capitol (Fr.) LP 12": 1547691 — Welcome To the Club   (1984)
c.19591-7   Madrid - 2:47  (Nat Cole, Johnny Lang) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
     EMI (Fr.) LP 12": C048 50707 — Nat King Cole's Greatest Hits   
     Capitol (Eng.) EP: EAP 1-20624 — Nat King Cole   
     Capitol EP: SEP 1-1231 — Nat King Cole   
     Capitol (Fr.) EP: FEAP 107 — Nat King Cole   
     Capitol 45: F 4125   
All titles on:      Capitol CD: CDP 7 96259 2 — Big Band Cole   (1991)
     Bear Family Records (Ger.) CD: BCD 16342 — Nat King Cole - Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959   (2006)

Date: September 3, 1958
Location: Capitol Studios, NY
Label: Roulette

Count Basie, Lambert Hendricks & Ross (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Count Basie (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Annie Ross, Joe Williams (v)

a.13197   Shorty George - 3:08  (Count Basie, Harry Edison)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": DP 12 — Count Basie + Voices   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 400.012 — Count Basie + Voices   (1972)
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2014 — Sing Along With Basie   
b.13198   Rusty Dusty Blues - 3:45  (J. Mayo Williams)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": DP 12 — Count Basie + Voices   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52062 — The Most, Vol. 4   (1961)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2 (10 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2B (5 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52093 — Back To Basie and the Blues   (1963)
     Allegro (Eng.) LP 12": ALL R808 — In a Blue Mood   (1966)
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 400.012 — Count Basie + Voices   (1972)
     Versailles (Fr.) EP: 90M274   
     Roulette EP: EPR 1514   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2014 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette 45: R 4124   
     Roulette 45: SSR 8003   
c.13199   Jumpin' At the Woodside - 3:18  (Count Basie)
     Bulldog (Eng.) CD: BCD 2020 — 20 Golden Pieces of Count Basie   (1993)
     Smithsonian Collection CD: RD 113 — The Jazz Singers   (1998)
     Roulette CD: 7243 5 79666 2 7 — Count Basie and Friends: 100th Birthday Bash   (2004)
     Bulldog (Eng.) LP 12": BDL 2020 — 20 Golden Pieces of Count Basie   
     Astan Music (Swi.) LP 12": 20064 — 20 Golden Pieces of Count Basie   
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": EMB 3374 — Count Basie Plays the Great Standards   
     Exodus LP 12": EX 6003 — Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz of the 60s, Vol. 3: Voices - Traditional and Modern   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52057 — The Most, Vol. 3   (1961)
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52111 — The World of Basie, Vol. 1   (1964)
     Windmill (Eng.) LP 12": WMD 135 — Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 1   (1972)
     Versailles (Fr.) EP: 90M274   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2013 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Swd.) EP: REP 1024 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette 45: R 4124   
     Roulette 45: SSR 8003   
d.13200   The King - 3:18  (Count Basie, Jon Hendricks)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2 (10 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Artia-Parliament LP 12": WGM 2A (5 LP Box) — World's Greatest Music Series: Pop Jazz   (1962)
     Roulette EP: EPR 1514   
     Sonet (Dan.) EP: SXP-2013 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Swd.) EP: REP 1024 — Sing Along With Basie   
All titles on:      Roulette CD: RCD 59041 — Sing Along With Basie   (1985)
     Roulette (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 5368 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Roulette CD: CDP 7 95332 2 — Sing Along With Basie   (1991)
     Ember (Eng.) CD: EMBCD 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   (2000)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 9461 — Sing Along With Basie   (2002)
     Toshiba/EMI (Jpn.) CD: TOCJ 6884 — Sing Along With Basie   (2007)
     Ember (Eng.) LP 12": 3372 — Count Basie and Friends   
     Roulette (Fr.) LP 12": 600094 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Eng.) LP 12": 33SX1151 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Emus LP 12": ES 12004 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Grand Prix (Fr.) LP 12": GP 9944 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7509 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YW 7836 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 7120 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12": YS 2696 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": VR 56022 — Sing Along With Basie   
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": 2683 015 — Some Rusty Dusty Blues   
     Roulette LP 12": R/SR 52018 — Sing Along With Basie   (1959)
     Roulette (Eng.) LP 12": SRCP 3009 — Sing Along With Basie   (1970)
     Vogue (Fr.) LP 12": BASIE3 — Sing Along With Basie   (1980)

Marshal Royal (cl) on c.

Some sources indicate that these titles were recorded on October 15, 1958. It has also been suggested that the October date was used for vocal overdubs to tracks recorded earlier. One unissued track (One Hundred Years Ago Today, matrix 13201) was also recorded at this session but only involving Joe Williams and the rhythm section.


Date: December 15, 1958
Location: Fine Sound Studios, NY
Label: Mercury

Sarah Vaughan (ldr), Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Thad Jones (t, con), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Richard Davis (b), Sonny Payne (d), Sarah Vaughan (v)

a.17413-17   Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 3:58  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
     Verve CD: 314 510 086-2 — Jazz 'Round Midnight: Sarah Vaughan   
     Mercury CD: 826 333-2 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   (1986)
     Verve CD: 314 512 379-2 — Jazz 'Round Midnight: Sarah Vaughan   (1989)
     Verve CD: 824 057-2 — No Count Sarah   (1991)
     Verve (Eu.) CD: 314 539 052-2 — The Ultimate Sarah Vaughan   (1997)
     Universal (Jpn.) CD: UCCU 5237 — No Count Sarah   (2004)
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": 18PJ 1041/46 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Mercury LP 12": 826 333-1 — The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. III: Great Show On Stage 1957-1959   
     Fontana (Du.) LP 12": 883279JCY — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": MMC 14021 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eng.) LP 12": CMS 18058 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": 134641 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Eu.) LP 12": FJL 129 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 7320 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury (Jpn.) LP 12": SFX 10536 — No Count Sarah   
     Trip LP 12": TLP 5562 — No Count Sarah   
     Mercury LP 12": MG 20441/SR 60116 — No Count Sarah   (1959)
     Book of the Month Club LP 12": 10-5516 — Sarah Vaughan: American Singer   (1980)

This ensemble was made up, mainly, of members of the Count Basie Orchestra.


Date: December 22, 1958
Location: NY
Label: Metrojazz

Melba Liston (ldr), Bennie Green, Al Grey, Melba Liston, Benny Powell (tb), Kenny Burrell (g), Jamil Nasser [George Joyner] (b), Charli Persip (d)

a.   The Trolley Song - 2:30  (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) / arr: Melba Liston
b.   Blues Melba - 6:33  (Melba Liston) / arr: Melba Liston
c.   You Don't Say - 3:57  (Melba Liston) / arr: Melba Liston
All titles on:      Fresh Sound (Sp.) CD: FSR-CD 408 — Melba Liston and Her Bones   (2006)
     Metrojazz LP 12": E/SE-1013 — Melba Liston and Her Bones   (1958)

Benny Powell is not present on the remaining tracks of this album.


Date: December 22, 1958
Location: 30th Street Studios, NY
Label: Columbia

Tony Bennett (ldr), Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (as, cl), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Freddie Green (g), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Candido Camero De Guerra (cng), Count Basie (con), Tony Bennett (v)

a.CO61981   Just In Time - 1:55  (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) / arr: Ralph Sharon
     Columbia CD: CK 64276 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1994)
     Columbia LP 12": LE 10125 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 840059BY — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS LP 12": BPG 62250 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 20AP1418 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 35DP159 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294/CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     CBS LP 12": 32373 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1983)
b.CO61982   Fascinating Rhythm - 1:35  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Ralph Sharon
     Columbia CD: CK 64276 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1994)
     Columbia LP 12": LE 10125 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 840059BY — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS LP 12": BPG 62250 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 20AP1418 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 35DP159 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294/CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     CBS LP 12": 32373 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1983)
c.CO61983   Lost In the Stars - 4:21  (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) / arr: Ralph Sharon
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia CD: CK 64276 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1994)
     Columbia LP 12": LE 10125 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 840059BY — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS LP 12": BPG 62250 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 20AP1418 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 35DP159 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294/CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     CBS LP 12": 32373 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1983)
d.CO61984   Lullaby Of Broadway - 3:12  (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) / arr: Ralph Sharon
     Columbia CD: C4K 46843 — Forty Years - The Artistry of Tony Bennett   (1991)
     Columbia CD: CK 64276 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1994)
     Columbia LP 12": LE 10125 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 840059BY — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS LP 12": BPG 62250 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 20AP1418 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS (Jpn.) LP 12": 35DP159 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Columbia LP 12": CL 1294/CS 8104 — In Person! With Count Basie   (1959)
     CBS LP 12": 32373 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1983)
     Columbia LP 12": CG 40424 — Tony Bennett Jazz   (1987)
e.CO61985   Without a Song - 3:10  (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) / arr: Ralph Sharon
     Columbia CD: CK 64276 — In Person! - With Count Basie   (1994)
     Columbia LP 12": LE 10125 — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     Philips (Eng.) LP 12": 840059BY — In Person! - With Count Basie   
     CBS LP 12": BPG 62250 — In Person! - With Coun