Ella and Basie!

1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie

Ella and Basie!

Studio album by

Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie

Released| September 1963
Recorded| July 15–16, 1963[1][2]
Studio| A & R (New York)
Genre| Jazz
Length| 40:57
Label| Verve
V-4061
Producer| Norman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook
(1963)  | Ella and Basie!
(1963)  | These Are the Blues
(1963)

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Count Basie chronology
| Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie!
(1963)  | Ella and Basie!
(1963)  | Basie Land
(1963)

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Ella and Basie! is a 1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, with arrangements by Quincy Jones. It was later reissued with slightly different cover art as On the Sunny Side of the Street.[3]

## Overview

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

Fitzgerald and the Basie band had recorded together once before, on the 1957 album One O'Clock Jump.

This album is revered alongside Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961), Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960), Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and Ella in Hollywood (1961) as one of Ella's greatest recordings. The album was rated the 175th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[5]

## Track listing

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For the 1963 Verve LP album, Verve V6-4061

Side One:

1. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:42
2. "'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 2:40
3. "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) – 3:20
4. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) – 5:04
5. "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Fabian Andre, Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt) – 4:04
6. "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) – 3:10

Side Two:

1.   2. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:13
3. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 3:57
4. "Shiny Stockings" (Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) – 3:30
5. "This Is My Last Affair" (Haven Johnson) – 3:11
6. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Razaf, Waller) – 3:06
7. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:00

Bonus Tracks; Issued on the 1997 Verve CD Reissue, Verve 539 059-2

1.   2. "My Last Affair" (Alternative take) – 3:26
3. "My Last Affair" (Alternative take) – 3:39
4. "Robbins Nest" (Breakdown) (Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson) – 1:22
5. "Robbins Nest" (Previously unreleased) – 3:40
6. "Robbins Nest" (Alternative take) – 3:09
7. "Robbins Nest" (Alternative take) – 2:55

## Personnel

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* Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
* The Count Basie Orchestra:
* Count Basie – piano, organ
* Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons, Joe Newman, Don Rader – trumpet
* Eric Dixon – flute, tenor saxophone
* Frank Foster, Frank Wess – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
* Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
* Freddie Green – guitar
* Benny Powell, Urbie Green, Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell – trombone
* Flip Ricard – trombone, trumpet
* Marshal Royal – clarinet, alto saxophone
* Buddy Catlett – double bass
* Sonny Payne – drums
* Quincy Jones – Arrangements: 1-3, 6-18 (4 and 5 are small band recordings)[6]
* Val Valentin – recording engineer
* Jay Thompson – cover photo

## References

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1. ^ Ella and Basie! liner notes, Verve 314 539 059 2. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
2. ^ "Ella* and Basie* - Ella and Basie at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
3. ^ a b Ella and Basie! at AllMusic
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 491\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/16398885-Ella-Fitzgerald-Count-Basie-Ella-And-Basie-

## External links

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* Ella and Basie! at Discogs (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Ella Fitzgerald

* Discography
* Awards

Studio
albums|

* Ella Sings Gershwin
* Songs in a Mellow Mood
* Lullabies of Birdland
* For Sentimental Reasons
* Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax
* Sweet and Hot
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
* Ella and Louis
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
* Ella and Louis Again
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
* Like Someone in Love
* Ella Swings Lightly
* Porgy and Bess
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
* Get Happy!
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
* Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
* Hello, Love
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
* Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
* Rhythm Is My Business
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
* Ella Sings Broadway
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
* Ella and Basie!
* These Are the Blues
* Hello, Dolly!
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
* Ella at Duke's Place
* Whisper Not
* Brighten the Corner
* Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
* 30 by Ella
* Misty Blue
* Ella
* Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Take Love Easy
* Fine and Mellow
* Ella and Oscar
* Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
* Lady Time
* Dream Dancing
* A Classy Pair
* Ella Abraça Jobim
* The Best Is Yet to Come
* Speak Love
* Nice Work If You Can Get It
* Easy Living
* All That Jazz

Live
albums|

* At the Opera House
* Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
* Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
* Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's
* Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
* Ella in Hollywood
* Ella Returns to Berlin
* Twelve Nights in Hollywood
* Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
* Ella in Hamburg
* Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
* Sunshine of Your Love
* Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
* The Stockholm Concert, 1966
* Ella in Budapest
* Ella à Nice
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72
* Ella in London
* Montreux '75
* Montreux '77
* Digital III at Montreux
* A Perfect Match
* Sophisticated Lady

Other
albums|

* Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues
* One O'Clock Jump
* Back on the Block
* The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
* Pure Ella
* The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
* Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
* Gold

Tribute
albums|

* Dear Ella
* To Ella
* We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song

Filmography|

* Ride 'Em Cowboy
* Pete Kelly's Blues
* St. Louis Blues

Related|

* Ray Brown (second husband)
* Ray Brown Jr. (son)
* Louis Armstrong collaborations
* A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
* Marilyn and Ella (2008 play)

* Category

* v
* t
* e

Count Basie Orchestra

Count Basie

Members|

* John Duke (Bass)
* Sal Nistico (Tenor Sax)
* Frank Wess (Alto Sax/Flute)
* Joe Williams (Vocals)
* Earle Warren (Alto Sax/Occasional Singer)
* Preston Love (Alto Sax)
* Danny House (Alto Sax)
* Sonny Cohn (trumpet)
* Reunald Jones (Trumpet)
* Neal Hefti (Trumpet)
* Harry Edison (Trumpet)
* Joe Newman (Trumpet)
* Lester Young (Tenor Sax)
* Herschel Evans (Tenor Sax)
* Jo Jones (Drums)
* Walter Page (Bass)
* Bill Hughes (trombone)
* Dennis Wilson  (lead trombone)
* Grover Mitchell (trombone)
* Freddie Green (Guitar)
* Billie Holiday (Vocals)
* Buck Clayton (Trumpet)
* Jimmy Rushing (Vocals)
* Marshal Royal (Alto Sax)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Sax)
* Thad Jones (Trumpet)
* Al Grey (Trombone)
* John Clayton (Bass)
* Cleveland Eaton (Bass)
* Gregg Field (drums)
* Dennis Rowland (Vocals)
* Chris Murrell (vocals)
* Dave Gibson (Drums)
* Jack Washington (Baritone Sax)
* Johnny Williams (Baritone Sax)
* Butch Miles (Drums)
* Sonny Payne (Drums)
* Frank Foster (Tenor Sax)
* George Caldwell (Piano)
* Charlton Johnson (Guitar)
* Tony Suggs (Piano)
* Scotty Barnhart (Trumpet)
* James Leary (Bass)
* Brian Gryce (Drums)
* Will Matthews (guitar)
* Mel Wanzo (trombone)
* Kris Johnson (trumpet)
* Ed Shaughnessy (drums)
* Bobby Floyd (piano/organ)

1951–1960|

* Dance Session (1952–54, Clef)
* Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (with Joe Williams) (1955, Clef)
* April in Paris (1955–56, Verve)
* The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (with Joe Williams) (1956, Verve)
* Basie in London (live) (1956, Verve)
* One O'Clock Jump (with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald) (1957, Verve)
* Count Basie at Newport (live) (1957, Verve)
* E = MC² (1958, Roulette)
* Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette)
* No Count Sarah (with Sarah Vaughan) (1958, EmArcy)
* Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (1959, Roulette)
* Welcome to the Club (Uncredited) (Nat King Cole) (1959, Capitol)
* In Person! (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Columbia)
* Chairman of the Board (1959, Roulette)
* Strike Up the Band (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Roulette)
* Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (with Billy Eckstine) (1959, Roulette)
* Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams) (1959, Roulette)
* The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette)
* I Gotta Right to Swing (Uncredited) (Sammy Davis Jr.) (1960, Decca)

1961–1970|

* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (with Duke Ellington) (1961, Columbia)
* The Legend (1961, Roulette)
* Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (with Sarah Vaughan) (1961, Roulette)
* Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette)
* Easin' It (1962, Roulette)
* Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Frank Sinatra) (1962, Reprise)
* On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (1963, Verve)
* Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! (1963, Verve)
* This Time by Basie! (1963, Verve)
* Ella and Basie! (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1963, Verve)
* Basie Land (1964, Verve)
* It Might as Well Be Swing (with Frank Sinatra) (1964, Reprise)
* Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve)
* Our Shining Hour (with Sammy Davis Jr.) (1965, Verve)
* Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (with Arthur Prysock) (1965, Verve)
* Basie's Beatle Bag (1965, Verve)
* Broadway Basie's...Way (1966, Command)
* Basie Meets Bond (1966, United Artists)
* Hollywood...Basie's Way (1966, Command)
* Sinatra at the Sands (live, with Frank Sinatra) (1966, Reprise)
* Basie's Beat (1967, Verve)
* Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot)
* The Board of Directors (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
* The Board of Directors Annual Report (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
* Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot)
* Standing Ovation (1969, Dot)
* Afrique (1970, RCA Victor)
* Basie on the Beatles (1970, Happy Tiger)

1971–1980|

* Have A Nice Day (1971, Daybreak)
* Bing 'n' Basie (with Bing Crosby) (1972, Daybreak)
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72  (live) (1972, Pablo)
* The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973, Pablo)
* Basie Big Band (1975, Pablo)
* Fun Time (1975, Pablo)
* I Told You So (1976, Pablo)
* Prime Time (1977, Pablo)
* Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
* Live in Japan '78 (live) (1978, Pablo)
* On the Road (1979, Pablo)
* Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979, Pablo)
* A Classy Pair (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
* A Perfect Match (live, with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
* Kansas City Shout (1980, Pablo)

1981–1990|

* Warm Breeze (1981, Pablo)
* Send in the Clowns (Sarah Vaughan) (1981, Pablo)
* Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982, Pablo)
* 88 Basie Street (1983, Pablo)
* Me and You (1983, Pablo)
* Fancy Pants (final album with Count Basie) (1983, Pablo)
* Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon)
* Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (live, with Diane Schuur) (1987, GRP)
* The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon)

1991–2000|

* The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
* The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
* Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
* Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
* At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
* Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
* Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)

2001–present|

* Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord)
* Basie is Back (2007, MAMA)
* Midnight in Manhattan (2007, Aspirion)
* A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) (with Tony Bennett) (2008, Columbia)
* A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas! (2015)

Small-group
sessions|

* Basie Jam (1973, Pablo)
* For the First Time (1974, Pablo)
* Basie & Zoot (with Zoot Sims) (1975, Pablo)
* For the Second Time (1975, Pablo)
* Basie Jam 2 (1976, Pablo)
* Basie Jam 3 (1976, Pablo)
* Kansas City 5 (1977, Pablo)
* The Gifted Ones (with Dizzy Gillespie) (1977, Pablo)
* Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
* Satch and Josh...Again (with Oscar Peterson) (1977, Pablo)
* Night Rider (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Yessir, That's My Baby (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
* Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo)
* Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo)
* Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)

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