The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra

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Tracklist

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1Meet B. B.
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1958-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-12-20)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-12-20)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1958-12-20)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-20), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-12-20) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-20)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20) and Snooky Young (on 1958-12-20)
3:30
2A Square at the Roundtable
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1958-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-12-20)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-12-20)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1958-12-20)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-12-20)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-20), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-12-20) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-12-20)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-20) and Snooky Young (on 1958-12-20)
2:19
3Muttnik
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-01-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-01-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-01-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-01-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-01-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-01-24)
5:27
4Jessica’s Day
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-01-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-01-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-01-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-01-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-01-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-01-24)
recording of:
Jessica’s Day (on 1959-01-24)
composer:
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
4:27
5Quince
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-01-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-01-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-01-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-01-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-01-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-01-24)
3:59
6I Need to Be Bee’d With
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-01-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-01-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-01-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-01-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-01-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-01-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-01-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-01-24)
recording of:
I Needs to Be Bee'd With (on 1959-01-24)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:33
7What Did You Win
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-24)
2:18
8Cherry Red
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-24)
recording of:
Cherry Red (on 1959-09-24)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
2:53
9Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-24)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1959-09-24)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
1:59
10Everyday I Have the Blues
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-24)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-24)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-24)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-24) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-24)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-24) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-24)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-24)
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1959-09-24)
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:43
11Ain’t No Use
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-25)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-25)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-25)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-25) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-25)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Ain’t No Use (on 1959-09-25)
writer:
Leroy Kirkland and Sid Wyche
2:56
12Shake, Rattle and Roll
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-25)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-25)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-25)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-25) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-25)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Shake, Rattle and Roll (on 1959-09-25)
additional lyricist:
Daryl Bosteels
writer:
Charles Calhoun and Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mijac Music, Nightlight Music Pty Ltd., Progressive Music (publisher), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:15
13Good Mornin’ Blues
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-25)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-25)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-25)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-25) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-25)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1959-09-25)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Jimmy Rushing
2:51
14Just a Dream
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-09-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-09-25)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-09-25)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-09-25)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-09-25) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-25)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-25) and Snooky Young (on 1959-09-25)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-09-25)
recording of:
Just a Dream (on My Mind) (on 1959-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Leeds Music and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
2:53
15It's a Low Down Dirty Shame
recording of:
It's a Low-Down Dirty Shame (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Ollie Shepard (1940's blues artist)
5:28
16It Had to Be You
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-12-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-12-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-12-16)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-16), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-12-16) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-16)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16) and Snooky Young (on 1959-12-16)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-12-16)
recording of:
It Had to Be You (on 1959-12-16)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
2:57
17Back to the Apple
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1959-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1959-12-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1959-12-16)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1959-12-16)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1959-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1959-12-16)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-16), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1959-12-16) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-16)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-12-16) and Snooky Young (on 1959-12-16)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1959-12-16)
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