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She's A Woman (W-O-M-A-N)

Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie Orchestra

Date of recording

2.9.1964, New York City/NY

Audio sample

Performers

Sammy Davis Jr. (Soloist) (vocals)

* 8.12.1925, Harlem, New York (NY), United States

† 16.5.1990, Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

Count Basie Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble) (piano)

Count Basie (piano, leader)

* 21.8.1904, Red Bank, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 26.4.1984, Hollywood, Florida (FL), United States

Al Aarons (trumpet)

* 23.3.1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 17.11.2015, Laguna Woods, California, United States

Sonny Cohn (trumpet)

* 14.3.1925, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 7.11.2006, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

Wallace Davenport (trumpet)

* 30.6.1925, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 18.3.2004, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), United States

Joe Newman (trumpet)

* 7.9.1922, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 4.7.1992, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Snooky Young (trumpet)

* 3.2.1919, Dayton, Ohio (OH), United States

† 11.5.2011, Newport Beach, California (CA), United States

Henderson Chambers (Trombone)

* 1.5.1908, Alexandria, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 19.10.1967, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Henry Coker (Trombone)

* 24.12.1919, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

† 23.11.1979, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Bill Hughes (Trombone)

* 28.3.1930, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

† 14.1.2018, Staten Island, New York (NY), United States

Grover Mitchell (Trombone)

* 17.3.1930, Whatley, Alabama (AL), United States

† 6.8.2003, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto sax)

* 12.5.1912, Sapulpa, Oklahoma (OK), United States

† 9.5.1995, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Eric Dixon (tenor sax)

* 28.3.1930, Staten Island, New York (NY), United States

† 19.10.1989, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Sal Nistico (tenor sax)

* 2.4.1948, Syracuse, New York (NY), United States

† 3.3.1991, Bern, Bern (BE), Switzerland

Charlie Fowlkes (baritone sax)

* 16.2.1916, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 9.2.1980, Dallas, Texas (TX), United States

Frank Wess (saxophones)

* 4.1.1922, Kansas City, Missouri (MO), United States

† 30.10.2013, Manhattan, New York (NY), United States

Freddie Green (guitar)

* 31.3.1911, Charleston, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 1.3.1987, Las Vegas, Nevada (NV), United States

Ray Brown (Double Bass)

* 13.10.1926, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 2.7.2002, Indianapolis, Indiana (IN), United States

Sonny Payne (drums)

* 4.5.1926, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 29.1.1979, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Emil Richards (percussion)

* 2.9.1932, Hartford, Connecticut (CT), United States

† 13.12.2019

Quincy Jones (Conductor) (leader)

* 14.3.1933, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 3.11.2024, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Authors

Jerry Leiber

* 25.4.1933, Baltimore, Maryland (MD), United States

† 22.8.2011, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Mike Stoller

* 13.3.1933, Long Island, New York (NY), United States

Quincy Jones (Arranger)

* 14.3.1933, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 3.11.2024, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Album information

Our Shining Hour

Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie Orchestra

Year of production

1991

Record Label

Verve

Tracks

1. My Shining Hour
2. Teach Me Tonight
3. Work Song
4. Why Try To Change Me Now
5. Blues For Mr. Charlie
6. April In Paris
7. New York City Blues
8. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
9. She's A Woman (W-O-M-A-N)
10. The Girl From Ipanema
11. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
12. Bill Basie Won't You Please Come Home