Too Marvelous for Words

~ Release by Count Basie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Shoe Shine Boy
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1955-08-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-08-11)
guest piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-08-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-08-11)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1955-08-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1955-08-11)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-08-11) and Benny Green (British jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-11)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1955-08-11)
instrumental recording of:
Shoe Shine Boy (on 1955-08-11)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
5:54
2Lover Man
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1955-08-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-08-11)
guest piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-08-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-08-11)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1955-08-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1955-08-11)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-08-11) and Benny Green (British jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-11)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1955-08-11)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1955-08-11)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
6:32
3Georgia Mae
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1955-08-11)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-08-11)
guest piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-08-11)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-08-11)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1955-08-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1955-08-11)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-08-11) and Benny Green (British jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-11)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1955-08-11)
4:50
4Squeeze Me
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson
trumpet:
Buck Clayton
instrumental recording of:
Squeeze Me
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
5:18
5Buck Huckles
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Hank Jones (piano)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson
trumpet:
Buck Clayton
5:00
6Splittin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-30)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
double bass [bass]:
Tommy Bryant (on 1958-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-30)
piano and trumpet:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1958-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vanguard Records (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint "Vanguard" instead)
recording of:
Splittin' (on 1958-04-30)
composer:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger)
4:53
7Caravan
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1955-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-08-16)
guest piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-08-16)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-08-16)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1955-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1955-08-16)
trombone:
Benny Green (British jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-08-16)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1955-08-16)
instrumental recording of:
Caravan (on 1955-08-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
4:00
8Old Man River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-30)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
double bass [bass]:
Tommy Bryant (on 1958-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-30)
piano and trumpet:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1958-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vanguard Records (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint "Vanguard" instead)
instrumental recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1958-04-30)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
6:41
9Too Marvelous for Words
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (on 1956-10-22)
organ:
Marlowe Morris (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Bobby Henderson (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Emmett Barry (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Joe Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1956-10-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
5:13
10Sent for You Yesterday
producer:
John Hammond, Sr. (producer)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (on 1956-10-22)
organ:
Marlowe Morris (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Bobby Henderson (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Emmett Berry (on 1956-10-22) and Emmett Barry (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist) (on 1956-10-22) and Joe Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
recorded at:
Count Basie's in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Sent for You Yesterday (on 1956-10-22)
lyricist:
Jimmy Rushing
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
2:30
11Perdido
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (on 1956-10-22)
organ:
Marlowe Morris (on 1956-10-22)
piano:
Bobby Henderson (on 1956-10-22)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1956-10-22)
trumpet:
Emmett Barry (on 1956-10-22)
vocals:
Joe Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics) (on 1956-10-22)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music Inc
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
5:57
12Satin Doll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-30)
producer:
John Hammond (producer)
double bass [bass]:
Tommy Bryant (on 1958-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-30)
piano and trumpet:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1958-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Vanguard Records (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint "Vanguard" instead)
instrumental recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1958-04-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music Inc and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
5:48

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records) (from 1999 to present)
ASIN:US: B00000IWPL [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000114503 [info]