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I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter by Count Basie & Arthur Prysock

First released: 1966, Length: 2:55
mono

Creators (25)

Arranger

  1. Dick Hyman

Conductor

  1. Dick Hyman (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965)

Instruments

  1. Al Aarons (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trumpet
  2. Al Grey (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trombone
  3. Bill Hughes (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trombone
  4. Bobby Plater (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) reeds
  5. Charlie Fowlkes (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) reeds
  6. Count Basie (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) piano
  7. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) reeds
  8. Eric Dixon (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) reeds
  9. Freddie Green (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) guitar
  10. George Cohn (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trumpet
  11. Grady Tate (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) drums (drum set)
  12. Grover Mitchell (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trombone
  13. Henderson Chambers (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trombone
  14. Henry Coker (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trombone
  15. Marshall Royal (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) reeds
  16. Norman Keenan (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) bass
  17. Phillip Guilbeau (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trumpet
  18. Wallace Davenport (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) trumpet

Vocals

  1. Arthur Prysock (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965)

Engineer

  1. Rudy van Gelder
  2. Val Valentin

Producer

  1. Creed Taylor

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Van Gelder Studio (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (12 Dec 1965 - 21 Dec 1965) cover

    Composer

    1. Fred Ahlert
    2. Joe Young

    Lyricist

    1. Joe Young

Releases containing this recording (7)

Official

Album

  1. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie mono
  2. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie mono
  3. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie mono
  4. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie mono
  5. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1989 Count Basie & Arthur Prysock mono

Album - Compilation

  1. At His Very Best: Silk and Satin 1977 Arthur Prysock

Promotion

Album

  1. Arthur Prysock / Count Basie 1966 Arthur Prysock / Count Basie mono