Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan


Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan is a 1961 album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, with arrangements by Frank Foster, Thad Jones and Ernie Wilkins. According to James Gavin's liner notes to the 1996 CD release, Basie himself does not perform on any of the tracks.
The original LP was part of Roulette Records' Birdland Series, "which takes its name from the world-renowned jazz nightclub," according to the back cover notes.

Track listing

  1. "Perdido" – 2:12
  2. "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" – 3:59
  3. "I Cried for You" – 2:56
  4. "Alone" – 3:56
  5. "There Are Such Things" – 3:12
  6. "Mean to Me" – 2:51
  7. "The Gentleman Is a Dope" – 2:46
  8. "You Go to My Head" – 4:53
  9. "Until I Met You" – 3:10
  10. "You Turned the Tables on Me" – 3:24
  11. "Little Man " – 4:53
  12. : 1996 CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1961 release:
  13. "Teach Me Tonight" – 2:53
  14. "If I Were a Bell" – 2:45
  15. "Until I Met You" – 2:48
All tracks arranged by Thad Jones, except "Little Man " by Frank Foster and "Teach Me Tonight" by Ernie Wilkins.

Personnel

;The Count Basie Orchestra