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Recorded at Beltone Studios, also Good Good Lovin’ (James Brown & The Famous Flames), Bewildered (James Brown & The Famous Flames) and Try Me (James Brown & The Famous Flames)
Written by Count Basie, also Jumpin’ at the Woodside (Duke Ellington), Harvard Blues (The Count Basie Orchestra) and Good Morning Blues (Ella Fitzgerald)
Part of Little Girl Blue, also My Baby Just Cares for Me, Plain Gold Ring and Don’t Smoke in Bed
Released on Bethlehem Records, also My Baby Just Cares for Me, Plain Gold Ring and Don’t Smoke in Bed
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
36 other songs on fono were recorded at Beltone Studios, by Elmore James and Kenny Clarke and others
Count Basie wrote 34 songs on fono
Tadd Dameron wrote 18 songs on fono
Count Basie’s most frequent co-writer is Eddie Durham (8 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Count Basie and Tadd Dameron
- Performed by
- Albert “Tootie” Heath, James E. Bond and Nina Simone
- Part of
- Little Girl Blue
- Recorded at
- Beltone Studios
- Released on
- Bethlehem Records
- Written by
- Count Basie and Tadd Dameron
- Performed by
- Albert “Tootie” Heath, James E. Bond and Nina Simone
- Part of
- Little Girl Blue
- Recorded at
- Beltone Studios
- Released on
- Bethlehem Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Count Basie
Same writer: Tadd Dameron
Same studio: Beltone Studios
Same release: Little Girl Blue
Same writer: Count Basie
Same writer: Tadd Dameron
Same studio: Beltone Studios
Same release: Little Girl Blue
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Good Bait was performed by Albert “Tootie” Heath
Good Bait was performed by Albert “Tootie” Heath
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Good Bait was performed by James E. Bond
Good Bait was performed by James E. Bond
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3MusicBrainz Good Bait was performed by Nina Simone
4MusicBrainz Good Bait was written by Count Basie
5MusicBrainz Good Bait was written by Tadd Dameron
6MusicBrainz Good Bait is part of the release Little Girl Blue
Good Bait is part of the release Little Girl Blue
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Good Bait was recorded at Beltone Studios
Good Bait was recorded at Beltone Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Bethlehem Records is the label of the song Good Bait
Bethlehem Records is the label of the song Good Bait
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Good Bait was released on 1958-06-24