A Perfect Match: Ella and Basie

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Notes

Newport 1979.
There exist two unissued cuts from that gig.

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-14 23:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
2:04
2Sweet Georgia Brown
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:10
3Some Other Spring
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
later releases:
Some Other Spring by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) & The Count Basie Orchestra
live cover recording of:
Some Other Spring
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
4:23
4Make Me Rainbows
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Make Me Rainbows (Fitzwilly) (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Johnny Williams (American score composer and conductor)
3:27
5After You’ve Gone
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:51
6’Round Midnight
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
4:40
7Fine and Mellow
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:41
8You’ve Changed
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
3:17
9Honeysuckle Rose
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:26
10St. Louis Blues
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
live cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1979-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
5:24
11Basella
engineer:
Dave Richards (engineer) (on 1979-07-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Keter Betts (on 1979-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (on 1979-07-12)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1979-07-12)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1979-07-12)
tenor saxophone:
Eric Dixon (woodwind) (on 1979-07-12), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12), Kenny Hing (on 1979-07-12), Bobby Plater (on 1979-07-12) and Danny Turner (jazz saxophonist) (on 1979-07-12)
trombone:
Bill Hughes (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12), Mel Wanzo (on 1979-07-12), Dennis Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1979-07-12) and Booty Wood (on 1979-07-12)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1979-07-12), Paul Cohen (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1979-07-12), Sonny Cohn (on 1979-07-12) and Pete Minger (on 1979-07-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1979-07-12)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio (original Montreux location, 1975–2002) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1979-07-12)
10:29