On the Road is an album by the Count Basie Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band in 1981. Track listing "Wind Machine" (Sammy Nestico) – 3:16 "Blues for Stephanie" (John Clayton) – 7:01 "John the III" (Bobby Plater) – 4:55 "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:59 "Bootie's Blues" (Count Basie, Booty Wood) – 4:00 "Splanky" (Neal Hefti) – 3:42 "Basie" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:27 "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand) – 2:17 "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.) – 4:02 "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 5:37 Personnel Count Basie – piano Ray Brown – trumpet Paul Cohen – trumpet Sonny Cohn – trumpet Pete Minger – trumpet Bill Hughes – trombone Mel Wanzo – trombone Dennis Wilson – trombone Booty Wood – trombone Eric Dixon – saxophone Charles Fowlkes – saxophone Kenny Hing – saxophone Bobby Plater – saxophone Danny Turner – saxophone John Clayton (bassist) – double bass Freddie Green – guitar Butch Miles – drums Dennis Rowland – vocals Production Norman Granz – producer Arne Frager – engineer Dave Richards – engineer Dennis Sands – engineer References 1979 albums Count Basie Orchestra albums Pablo Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album