Sonny Payne
Every record Sonny Payne plays on that has been reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 8 records, 1955 to 1958, 0 as leader and 8 as sideman, most often alongside Joe Newman, Frank Foster, Thad Jones. Every record below links to its full review, and every name links to that player’s own page or their circle on the map.
Most often with
The players who share the most reviewed records with Sonny Payne. The number is how many records they made together that are reviewed here.
Played together
The records behind those numbers. Open a name to see every reviewed record Sonny Payne and that player share.
With Joe Newman8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Frank Foster8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Thad Jones8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Frank Wess8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Freddie Green8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Marshall Royal8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Benny Powell8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
With Henry Coker8 records
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsCount Basie & Joe Williams
- 1956The Greatest!!Count Basie & Joe Williams
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie
- 1958Sing Along with BasieCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie
Reviewed records
In the order they were recorded. Gold is the site’s rating out of five.
- 1955Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams SingsdrumsCount Basie & Joe Williams★★★★★
- 1956The Greatest!!drumsCount Basie & Joe Williams★★★★☆
- 1957April in ParisdrumsCount Basie★★★★★
- 1957Basie in LondondrumsCount Basie★★★★☆
- 1957Count Basie at Newportdrums (track 1 per Wikipedia, tracks 1, 2 and 7 per the LP credits)Count Basie★★★★★
- 1958Basie Plays HeftidrumsCount Basie★★★★☆
- 1958Sing Along with BasiedrumsCount Basie with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross★★★★☆
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasiedrumsCount Basie★★★★★
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