Decca matrix 81147[a]. Count the days / Sy Oliver Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Count the days (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sy Oliver (arranger) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sy Oliver Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Artie Baker (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Sandy Block (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Jimmy Crawford (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Billy Kyle (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Sy Oliver (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Joe Thomas (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | Probable, but not confirmed that this is Joseph Vankert Thomas. |
| Paul Webster (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Sy Oliver (leader) | |
| Artie Baker (instrumentalist : clarinet) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Master not numbered. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Sy Oliver (trumpet, vocals, arranger, conductor), Paul Webster (trumpet), Artie Baker (clarinet, alto saxophone), Joe Thomas (tenor saxophone), Billy Kyle (piano), Sandy Block (bass), Jimmy Crawford (drums), The Ray Charles Singers (vocals). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/1951 New York, New York | [A] | Unissued |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 81147[a]. Count the days / Sy Oliver Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000359170/81147a-Count_the_days.
Decca matrix 81147[a]. Count the days / Sy Oliver Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000359170/81147a-Count_the_days.
"Decca matrix 81147[a]. Count the days / Sy Oliver Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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