Studio Recordings: 1961-64

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Frank Beach, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Uan Rasey (t), Frank Howard, Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Kenny Shroyer, Lloyd Ulyate (tb), Bill Green, Ronnie Lang (as), Buddy Collette, Dave Pell (ts), Chuck Gentry (bar), Sam Freed, Anatol Kaminsky, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman (vn), Armand Kaproff, Raphael Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher (vc), Tony Rizzi (g), Red Mitchell (b), Jimmy Rowles (p), Shelly Manne (d), Larry Bunker (per), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Marty Paich Dek-Tette (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon (t), Stu Williamson (tb), Vincent DeRosa (frh), Red Callender (tu), Bud Shank (as), Bill Perkins (ts), Bill Hood (bar), Joe Mondragon (b), Mel Lewis (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Neal Hefti, Marty Paich (arr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Neal Hefti (arr) on b-d; Marty Paich (arr) on a.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich, Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Marty Paich (arr) on e-g, (con) on e-g; Morty Stevens (arr) on a-d, (con) on a-d.

"What Kind Of Fool Am I" was on the Billboard Charts for 15 weeks, peaking at #17.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

The Marty Paich Dek-Tette (acc) on a; Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc) on b-d.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v), Unknown (bkv)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), The Marty Paich Dek-Tette, Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

The Marty Paich Dek-Tette (acc) on a-b; Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc) on c-d.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), George Rhodes, Chuck Sagle, Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

George Rhodes (arr) on b-c, (con) on b-c; Chuck Sagle (arr) on d, (con) on d; Morty Stevens (arr) on a, (con) on a.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

An LP supposedly released in support of the Democratic National Committee.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Eugene Page, Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Eugene Page (arr) on c-d, (con) on c-d; Marty Paich (arr) on a-b, (con) on a-b.

Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), Billy May (arr, con), Dean Martin (con, v), Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra (v)

Dean Martin (con) on a, (v) on b; Billy May (con) on b; Frank Sinatra (v) on a.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Marty Paich (arr) on a-b, (con) on a-b.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

A little-known Christmas recording, which was circulated only to disc jockeys in 1963. The single promoted a 'Christmas Seals' charity.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ray Ellis (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Ray Ellis (arr) on b, (con) on b.

Two titles recorded (almost certainly seperately) at some point in 1963. The first was the title song for the motion picture "Johnny Cool", a film in which Sammy also had a minor role.

The second was recorded as the title song for an album commissioned as a fundraiser for the United Nations. "Three Billion Millionaires" was an all-original music comedy celebrating diversity, written specifically for LP. Possible recording date around August, 1963.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Johnny Keating, Peter Knight (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Johnny Keating (arr) on a, c, (con) on a, c; Peter Knight (arr) on b, d, (con) on b, d.

Recordings at this session also included master number 2237, a spoken introduction to the LP being recorded.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Johnny Keating, Peter Knight (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Peter Knight (arr) on b, (con) on b.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Johnny Keating, Peter Knight (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Johnny Keating (arr) on b-d, (con) on b-d; Peter Knight (arr) on a, d, (con) on a, d.

Recordings at this session also included master number 2249, an alternate ending to "Give Me The Moonlight" for the USA. While the USA ending was not used for the 2004 Collectors' Choice reissue on CD, it was released as a bonus track on the 2005 Warner Jazz CD reissue.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

"The Shelter Of Your Arms" was on the Billboard Charts for 17 weeks, peaking at #17.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Billy May (arr), Morris Stoloff (con), Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Warren Barker, George Rhodes (arr), Morris Stoloff (con), Terry Rosen (g), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Warren Barker (arr) on d; George Rhodes (arr) on a-b; Terry Rosen (g) on c.

Recordings for a suite of four LPs making up the "Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre".

"That Great Come-And-Get-It Day" also has a Reprise master number of 2167 from during this period. However, the performance used in the "Finian's Rainbow" release is simply Davis' recording from July 1961 (master 453).

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens' Orchestra (acc), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich's Orchestra (acc), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Marty Paich (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Marty Paich (arr) on c, (con) on c.

Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (ldr), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Conte Candoli, Dick Nash, George Roberts, Clarence "Shorty" Sherock (br), Harry Klee (f), Al Viola (g), Joe Comfort (b), Irv Cottler (d), Emil Richards (per), Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra (v)

Bing Crosby (v) on b-c; Dean Martin (v) on b-c; Frank Sinatra (v) on b-c.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Perry Botkin, Jr., Jimmie Haskell (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Perry Botkin, Jr. (arr) on b, (con) on b; Jimmie Haskell (arr) on a, c, (con) on a, c.

There was also a master number 2641, unhelpfully only titled “Once” recorded at this session.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Peter Knight (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Morty Stevens (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sam Butera, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sam Butera and The Witnesses (acc), Sam Butera (arr, con, ts), Morgan Thomas (t), Lou Sineaux (tb), Roland J. DiLorio (b), Bobby Rozario (p), Jimmy Vincent (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sam Butera, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sam Butera and The Witnesses (acc), Sam Butera (arr, con, ts), Morgan Thomas (t), Lou Sineaux (tb), Roland J. DiLorio (b), Bobby Rozario (p), Jimmy Vincent (d), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ralph Burns (arr), Elliot Lawrence (con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

These performances can be found only on a demonstration record put out by Capitol ahead of the tryout run of "Golden Boy" on the road through Philadelphia, Boston and Detroit from June to September, 1964.

One side featured 4 of Davis' numbers in the show. Two of the songs, "There's A Party Goin' On" and "Yes I Can" were cut from the production by the time it opened on Broadway on Tuesday, 20th October. The flip side featured 6 other numbers from the show (including 3 by Paula Wayne).

Count Basie, Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Count Basie and His Orchestra (acc), Quincy Jones (arr, con), George Rhodes (arr), Al Aarons, George "Sonny" Cohn, Wallace Davenport, Joe Newman, Eugene "Snooky" Young (t), Henderson Chambers, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Grover Mitchell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Eric Dixon, Salvatore "Sal" Nistico (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Frank Wess (sax), Freddie Green (g), Ray Brown (b), Count Basie (p), Sonny Payne (d), Emil Richards (per), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v, tap)

Quincy Jones (arr) on a-c, e-g, i-l; George Rhodes (arr) on d, h; Sammy Davis, Jr. (tap) on k.

Other discographies note that alternate takes from this session were released as MGM SE-4825 "Sammy Davis, Jr. and Count Basie" in 1973. This is correct, but many of the vocals for that album were re-recorded in 1973. The takes for which Sammy recorded new vocals have been listed under a session in 1973.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Sonny Burke (arr, con), Sammy Davis, Jr. (v)

Sonny Burke (arr) on a, (con) on a.

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ralph Burns (arr), Elliot Lawrence (con), Johnny Brown, Billy Daniels, Sammy Davis, Jr., Paula Wayne (v), "Golden Boy" Company (bkv)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr) on b-c, e-f, (v) on b-c, e-f; Johnny Brown (v) on f; Billy Daniels (v) on a-b; Paula Wayne (v) on b; "Golden Boy" Company (bkv) on b-d, f.

According to the liner notes for the 1993 Angel CD reissue, the recording date for this album was 16th November. However, Michel Ruppli's more recent Capitol discography lists the dates used here. It could be that the November date featured the outstanding songs that did not feature Davis.

While recording the cast album for "Golden Boy" over this and the following session, Davis was suffering from severe laryngitis. His voice was hoarse and husky and he could barely hit any of the notes, but the recording session went ahead regardless. Capitol later re-released the album in 1965 using newly-recorded versions of 4 songs with Davis in (slightly) better voice. (See session dated 1st April, 1965).

Sammy Davis, Jr. (ldr), Ralph Burns (arr), Elliot Lawrence (con), Sammy Davis, Jr., Terrin Miles, Paula Wayne (v)

Terrin Miles (v) on c; Paula Wayne (v) on a.

Assumed also recorded during this session is a reprise of “Gimme Some”, which was used to close the original LP. For the 1965 re-issue, Capitol instead included the orchestral accompaniment to the finale of the show, a boxing bout.