The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra

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1The Legend
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-10-30)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-10-30)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-10-30)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-10-30)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-30), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-10-30) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-30)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-10-30), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-10-30), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-10-30) and Snooky Young (on 1961-10-30)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-10-30) and Frank Wess (on 1961-10-30)
4:38
2The Trot
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-10-30)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-10-30)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-10-30)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-10-30)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-30), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-10-30) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-30)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-10-30), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-10-30), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-10-30) and Snooky Young (on 1961-10-30)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-10-30) and Frank Wess (on 1961-10-30)
3:11
3The Basie Twist
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-10-31)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-10-31)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-10-31)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-10-31)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-31), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-10-31) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-10-31)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-10-31), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-10-31), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-10-31) and Snooky Young (on 1961-10-31)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-10-31) and Frank Wess (on 1961-10-31)
2:24
4The Swizzle
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-11-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-11-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-11-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-11-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-11-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-11-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-11-01) and Snooky Young (on 1961-11-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-11-01) and Frank Wess (on 1961-11-01)
3:34
5Who’s Blue
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-11-01)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-11-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-11-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-11-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-11-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-11-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-11-01) and Snooky Young (on 1961-11-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-11-01) and Frank Wess (on 1961-11-01)
4:33
6Turnabout
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-11-02)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-11-02) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-11-02), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-11-02), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-11-02) and Snooky Young (on 1961-11-02)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-11-02) and Frank Wess (on 1961-11-02)
3:59
7Amoroso
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-11-02)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
cowbell:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1961-11-02)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-11-02) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-11-02), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-11-02), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-11-02) and Snooky Young (on 1961-11-02)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-11-02) and Frank Wess (on 1961-11-02)
3:50
8Easy Money
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1961-11-02)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1961-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1961-11-02)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1961-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02), Quentin Jackson (on 1961-11-02) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-11-02)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1961-11-02), Sonny Cohn (on 1961-11-02), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-11-02) and Snooky Young (on 1961-11-02)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1961-11-02) and Frank Wess (on 1961-11-02)
5:22
9Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-01-13)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-01-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-01-13) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-01-13), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-01-13), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-01-13) and Snooky Young (on 1962-01-13)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-01-13) and Frank Wess (on 1962-01-13)
recording of:
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (on 1962-01-13)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Francis, Day & Hunter, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem) and J. Albert & Son P/L
2:31
10Untouchable
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-01-13)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-01-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-01-13) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-01-13), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-01-13), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-01-13) and Snooky Young (on 1962-01-13)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-01-13) and Frank Wess (on 1962-01-13)
3:17
11Alexander’s Ragtime Band
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-01-13)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-01-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-01-13) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-01-13), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-01-13), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-01-13) and Snooky Young (on 1962-01-13)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-01-13) and Frank Wess (on 1962-01-13)
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1962-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:54
12Backwater Blues
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-01-13)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-01-13)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-01-13)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-01-13)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-01-13) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-01-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-01-13), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-01-13), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-01-13) and Snooky Young (on 1962-01-13)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-01-13) and Frank Wess (on 1962-01-13)
3:42
13The Elder
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1962-07-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-01)
6:56
14Four, Five, Six
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1962-07-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-01)
recording of:
Four Five Six (on 1962-07-01)
composer:
Frank Foster (saxophonist)
4:40
15Toot Sweet
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1962-07-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-01)
recording of:
Toot Sweet (on 1962-07-01)
composer:
Buck Clayton
3:21
16Summer Frost
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1962-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-01)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-01), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1962-07-01)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-01)
3:10
17The Song Is You
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-03)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1962-07-03)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-03)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-03)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-03), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-03) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-03)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-03), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-03), Fip Ricard (US trumpeter) (on 1962-07-03) and Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-03)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-03) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-03)
recording of:
The Song Is You (on 1962-07-03)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
2:31
18I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1962-07-03)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1962-07-03)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1962-07-03)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1962-07-03)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1962-07-03)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1962-07-03)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1962-07-03)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-03), Quentin Jackson (on 1962-07-03) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-07-03)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1962-07-03), Sonny Cohn (on 1962-07-03), Fip Ricard (US trumpeter) (on 1962-07-03) and Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1962-07-03)
woodwind:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1962-07-03) and Frank Wess (on 1962-07-03)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1962-07-03)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:18
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