Roulette · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan
| Recorded | c. 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Roulette |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 372321 |
The record
Vaughan brings harmonic daring to a rhythm section built for restraint, the saxophones of Foster, Wess, and Fowlkes trading lines behind her. Two assured jazz voices, matched on Roulette.
Session personnel
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Sonny Payne — drums
- Freddie Green — guitar
- Count Basie — piano
- Billy Mitchell — saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes — saxophone
- Frank Foster — saxophone
- Frank Wess — saxophone
- Marshall Royal — saxophone
- Al Grey — trombone
- Benny Powell — trombone
- Henry Coker — trombone
- George Cotten — trumpet
- Joe Newman — trumpet
- Snooky Young — trumpet
- Thad Jones — trumpet
- Sarah Vaughan — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 46 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Roulette · R 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Roulette · SR 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1961 | Columbia · 33SX 1360 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Columbia · SCX 3403 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Roulette · R 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Roulette · SR 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Roulette · SR-52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1964 | Saga Eros · EROS-8074 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Roulette · SR 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Roulette · AM 12021 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1967 | Roulette · SR 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Saga Eros · EROS 8074 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Roulette |
| 1969 | Roulette · SR 52061 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
Eddie Jones also plays on
Sonny Payne also plays on
Freddie Green also plays on