some of my favorite memories of my teens are having seen the Basie band in person several times, sitting at Joe Williams' feet as he sang Roll 'Em Pete at Storyville in Boston, or hearing the Two Franks wailing, in person!!
When I was 14, my mom let me go to Edwardos in Buffalo in 1970. I came with a Zildjian catalog and Polaroid to meet Rufus Jones playing with Duke Ellington. Was such a terrific man and really talked to me and as the night wore on, I had a good chunk of the Ellington band at our “break table.” I still play and never forgot what a few minutes of attention can mean to a teenager.
Totally agree! He evolved his band through the years in keeping with the times. But his late 50s early 60s music was this period here. Perfected how to swing a big band. Love that Corner Pocket video with Sonny Payne literally dancing in his drum seat, and Thad Jones going along with it. Sweet!
SELMER1947 You can say that again! I am 66 yrs old, I was raised on Basie & Duke. My Dad was a jazz aficionado dating back to the early 40’s. If you hear it daily for all your childhood, it’s going to stick with you. I listen to it constantly. Talk about a great era of music. My cell ringtone is “April in Paris” by Count Basie.
Everybody in that band has/had stories to tell. If you played in that band you have a LOT of great memories. I'm 80 and I recently tried to list the gigs I played but when you arrive to play and it's dark and when you leave and it's still dark you can't remember much more than what happened on the bandstand and sometimes on the dance floor. It really isn't the easiest way to make a living.
Saw Basie's band, Maynard Ferguson's band and Buddy Rich's band in Florida mid 70's. Still can't believe I got to meet and shake the Count's hand between sets.
Great recording : picks up Charlie Fowlkes' Bari sax awesome playing. The two greatest big bands had the two most prominent Bari men. Basie had Charlie Fowlkes, Duke had the inimitable Harry Carney. Love that deep end often lost on the recordings.
I remember a quote from the great Count Basie that it is not the notes that make music interesting to listen to . . . it is the spaces between the notes. How true. Li'l Darlin is the best example of this truism.
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If they made mutes for saxophones, this sax section would have used them on L'il Darlin'. Such a great band Basie's was. Every time I need to cheer myself up, I listen to One O'clock Jump. There's nothing better.
FREDDIE GREEN, March 31, 1911 - March 1, 1987. Louie Bellson : "Freddie Green to me was one of the greatest rhythm players I have heard in my life. He had a certain stroke with the right hand that really was a great marriage to the right hand of a drummer, to the right hand of a bass player, and the right hand of a pianist. It was something that you had to watch because his stroke was not straight up and down, more this way - from the top of the fretboard and back - moving forward about three or four inches and back again, with a light pulsation on beats 2 and 4. He was just loud enough so you could feel it. He blended so perfectly with the bass, the piano, and the drums that if you talk about four guys that were married - that Basie rhythm section - that was it!" Clark Terry : "Freddie Green was the foundation (of the Basie septet). He was the greatest rhythm guitarist that ever lived. Freddie used to say, ‘You have to turn the amp down so you can feel it more than you can hear it.’ We used to call him Ching Chang. The second chord was always a little more dominant. Just a little. That was the secret."
Best of Big Bands ever! Count Basie's Band was recognized as the # 1 Band in the world but was seldom seen on National T V or film in America. Most of the great Black artist were filmed and recorded in other countries as this one by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company). I t hink the Basie Band of 1960 was the greatest Big Band of all time.. Bill R. Boulware
I was lucky enough to see Count Basie twice, 1st at the Wineburg Center in Frederick MD early 80's Joe Williams came out on stage he was in D.C came up to surprise the Count, started singing without a mic could hear him in the back of the theater was able to go back stage and meet them both really really nice. Great Band best music ever.
I'm 82 and still play drums. I first heard of Rufus Jones on Basie's wonderful 1966 album "Straight Ahead" and his incredible performance on "Magic Flea" That album was arranged by the great Sammy Nestico and in my mind it's the greatest Big Band Swing album ever. I gave the CD away but downloaded it on my phone. What Basie said about good Jazz is so true.. basically "less in more". He was a master of the "pregnant pause" on his piano and his horn sections while the rhythm section plays through. Freddie Green has to be the finest rhythm guitar player ever. Over the years i've played with musicians, especially pianists who don't understand less is more and keep plowing ahead on swing and jazz numbers with constant arpeggios ! Thanks Bill Basie as we'll probably never see any band leader quite like him again.
I'm 44 and I play drums... There was this club in town where some old timers got together to jam, sadly it's closed now. But one of the guys who would hang out there is a fantastic jazz guitarist here in town. Always great fun learning and playing with these guys!! One night I was playing with my band and we asked him to sit in, he said "No! you guys have a mean swing going on there! I just wanna kick back and enjoy it!" That's a solid pat on the back! Fun times!! I always thought to myself "When I get old, I wanna get old like those guys!!"
@@G60syncro age is not a factor if you love what your doin. Sure the body isn't as supple and some days after a gig or long rehearsal it's tough to get up but for music I always rally. Playing up to three times a week with good people plus the odd gig. We have recently put together a Jazz foursome that does Parker, Silver, Turrentine plus pop /swing stuff like Duke. I grew up with this music so it's great to find others that do as well. Then there's a Rock group every week and a Country Jam every other week. I a survivor of three Cancers so every day is special. It would be great to go out playing Miles Davis ! Chive on all you over 60
Happy to hear and see the Basie band on film. These two songs bring back memories from my high school stage band days. We played both in concert. I played nearly the same scripted trumpet solo on Lil Darlin', though not nearly as fluid as Basie's hip trumpet man.
Basie was the BEST. I have followed jazz for 70 years, and he has always been my favourite band.
Then you must have the Mosaic set "The Complete Roulette Live Recordings) 1959-1962. They're 'slosive! And sweet.
Mine also ever since I saw him at the very first Playboy jazz festival in the Chicago Stadium in 1959.
me too. age 82 now
some of my favorite memories of my teens are having seen the Basie band in person several times, sitting at Joe Williams' feet as he sang Roll 'Em Pete at Storyville in Boston, or hearing the Two Franks wailing, in person!!
Defined “class” for me
YES!
When I was 14, my mom let me go to Edwardos in Buffalo in 1970. I came with a Zildjian catalog and Polaroid to meet Rufus Jones playing with Duke Ellington. Was such a terrific man and really talked to me and as the night wore on, I had a good chunk of the Ellington band at our “break table.” I still play and never forgot what a few minutes of attention can mean to a teenager.
He may not have invented swing but I think he perfected it.
Totally agree! He evolved his band through the years in keeping with the times. But his late 50s early 60s music was this period here. Perfected how to swing a big band. Love that Corner Pocket video with Sonny Payne literally dancing in his drum seat, and Thad Jones going along with it. Sweet!
Why
Ya', why not?
Hey!,,,,,,,,,,, don't forget Anita, Gene, and Roy.
The best definition ever!
Basie & Ellington had the greatest big bands ever !!! By far !
SELMER1947 You can say that again! I am 66 yrs old, I was raised on Basie & Duke. My Dad was a jazz aficionado dating back to the early 40’s. If you hear it daily for all your childhood, it’s going to stick with you. I listen to it constantly. Talk about a great era of music. My cell ringtone is “April in Paris” by Count Basie.
Think of my mom she use to play his music all the time.love it!Beautiful jazz music 🎷 🎺 🎶 🎵
What an amazing version of Lil darling. Guitarist Freddie green is mister cool.
Again unsurmountable music. So melodic, rhythmic and pleasing...God bless these musicians. They shall live forever.
smooth as creme' and that steady beat from Freddie Greene.
Everybody in that band has/had stories to tell. If you played in that band you have a LOT of great memories. I'm 80 and I recently tried to list the gigs I played but when you arrive to play and it's dark and when you leave and it's still dark you can't remember much more than what happened on the bandstand and sometimes on the dance floor. It really isn't the easiest way to make a living.
A total class act, a model of a man, a fine musician, a jazz legend.
The best epoch in jazz. That is elegance
Saw Basie's band, Maynard Ferguson's band and Buddy Rich's band in Florida mid 70's. Still can't believe I got to meet and shake the Count's hand between sets.
God smiled at you.
I saw all those plus Woody Herman and Mercer Ellington! Good times.
I did that, too....what a powerhouse season that was......
Great recording : picks up Charlie Fowlkes' Bari sax awesome playing. The two greatest big bands had the two most prominent Bari men. Basie had Charlie Fowlkes, Duke had the inimitable Harry Carney. Love that deep end often lost on the recordings.
I remember a quote from the great Count Basie that it is not the notes that make music interesting to listen to . . . it is the spaces between the notes. How true. Li'l Darlin is the best example of this truism.
doesnt get any better class all the way two great songs that show us their greatness
What a class, and what a thrill to listen to these people! Many thanks to Count Basie, and to the kind person who uploaded this gem. :)
What a sweet face on Bill Basie! Never get tired of his recordings!
Best but best of the big bands. And what a nice guy was Bill. So modest.
TREMENDOUS, HIGHLY REFINED, PERFECTED SWINGING...! The Count's piano playing is a marvel...!
This is what the world needs NOW!
Basie will never be duplicated/exceeded...he was a gem, a genius...a humble man....
Amen to that!!! I got to attend three of his concerts when I was young.
@@massmanute I would give almost anything to have seen one of his concerts
This wee band from Barcelona gives it a good go! ua-cam.com/video/3xmkhPNOfC8/v-deo.html
Marvellous stuff. Yep. Always the best of the big bands.
- Count Basie and his Orchestra:- Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons, Wallace Davenport, Phil Guilbeau, trumpet; Al Grey, Henderson Chambers, Grover Mitchell, trombone; Bill Hughes, bass trombone; Marshall Royal, Bobby Plater, Eric Dixon, reeds; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Count Basie, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Norman Keenan, acoustic double bass; Rufus Jones, drums.
Thanks!
Just wonderful..so.smooth and mellow.
Wish there was recordings of these guys just jamming together, Now that would be something to listen to!
Just listening and watching yet again.
It doesn't get any better than the count!!!
Basie and his band stands as pivotal in the history of jazz but also in all of American music.
Most folks would say Elvis symbolized 1950's but for me its Count Basir Neil Hefti and Lil Darlin....!!!😊
Wonderful i never tire to listen to this beautiful music bravo,bravo ( Sorry about my mistake from before
The maestro and his impeccable ensemble, preserved for posterity thanks to the Beeb
The pride Count Basie must have felt with his orchestra playing behind him!!
Listen to this very carefully because you'll never heard a band wtih a miraculous sound like this, NEVER !
This Catalan band certainly gives it a good try: ua-cam.com/video/3xmkhPNOfC8/v-deo.html
@@robertvanruyssevelt7159 How dare you compare this shit with the great Basie ???? Shame on you !
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Count Basie Had The Jazz Band Strength In With That Swing He Was Excellent With, Everyone Into Jazz Will Never Forget The Great Count Basie. RIP
What a swinging version of One O' clock jump !!
I'm speechless. ❤❤❤OMG
If they made mutes for saxophones, this sax section would have used them on L'il Darlin'. Such a great band Basie's was. Every time I need to cheer myself up, I listen to One O'clock Jump. There's nothing better.
Interesting concept! Never thought of that.
Marshall Royal was one of the best lead alto saxophonist ever, and brought a lot to the Basie saxophone section .
Music from the Royal House of Music....the Count of Basis and the Duke of Ellington. Just don't get any better no how, no way.
Bravo Freddie Green
About the slowest Big Band/Jazz composition, ever! Trying to maintain intonation at that tempo is often difficult.
Esto es la bella musica expresada por la estupenda orquesta de Count Besie. Alegre, armoniosa, invita a bailar. Bienvenida ahora y siempre !!!
Only a leader of a band when playing piano, can suddenly get up & start walking around.
The most noble goodbye of the show
FREDDIE GREEN, March 31, 1911 - March 1, 1987.
Louie Bellson : "Freddie Green to me was one of the greatest rhythm players I have heard in my life. He had a certain stroke with the right hand that really was a great marriage to the right hand of a drummer, to the right hand of a bass player, and the right hand of a pianist. It was something that you had to watch because his stroke was not straight up and down, more this way - from the top of the fretboard and back - moving forward about three or four inches and back again, with a light pulsation on beats 2 and 4. He was just loud enough so you could feel it. He blended so perfectly with the bass, the piano, and the drums that if you talk about four guys that were married - that Basie rhythm section - that was it!"
Clark Terry : "Freddie Green was the foundation (of the Basie septet). He was the greatest rhythm guitarist that ever lived. Freddie used to say, ‘You have to turn the amp down so you can feel it more than you can hear it.’ We used to call him Ching Chang. The second chord was always a little more dominant. Just a little. That was the secret."
Freddie Green's guiter 4 beat backing is very great.His backing make the orchestra tighten up.
Why is the Count's voice so heavenly
I love 'one o clock jump' 😁
We used to do this in a swing band in which I played guitar.L'il darling I mean.That first G9 13 chord intro was my only chance to shine!!!
jim hall said Freddie Green was the absolute greatest!
@@djangowoof ,well Jim Hall was a pretty good player himself so Freddie must have be okay !!
Love Basie!!!
Best of Big Bands ever! Count Basie's Band was recognized as the # 1 Band in the world but was seldom seen on National T V or film in America. Most of the great Black artist were filmed and recorded in other countries as this one by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company). I t hink the Basie Band of 1960 was the greatest Big Band of all time.. Bill R. Boulware
I was lucky enough to see Count Basie twice, 1st at the Wineburg Center in Frederick MD early 80's Joe Williams came out on stage he was in D.C came up to surprise the Count, started singing without a mic could hear him in the back of the theater was able to go back stage and meet them both really really nice. Great Band best music ever.
It's the internal musical discipline that provides the immaculate power and beat of this supreme band
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@@bdr6232 personally, after count basie I'd say buddy rich's big band is the 2nd best.
@@cristianmojica9944 Did you forget Duke Ellington? No Duke, no Buddy.
0me of my all time favorite renditions of one o clock jump… wish I could find the whole BBC4 epsisode somewhere
the best chrstmas ever!!!! thank you !
I'm 82 and still play drums. I first heard of Rufus Jones on Basie's wonderful 1966 album
"Straight Ahead" and his incredible performance on "Magic Flea" That album was arranged by the great Sammy Nestico and in my mind it's the greatest Big Band Swing album ever. I gave the CD away but downloaded it on my phone. What Basie said about good Jazz is so true.. basically "less in more". He was a master of the "pregnant pause" on his piano and his horn sections while the rhythm section plays through. Freddie Green has to be the finest rhythm guitar player ever. Over the years i've played with musicians, especially pianists who don't understand less is more and keep plowing ahead on swing and jazz numbers with constant arpeggios ! Thanks Bill Basie as we'll probably never see any band leader quite like him again.
God bless you! I am 63 and I hope to do so also! Did when I was a kid but never went to my full potential!
I'm 44 and I play drums... There was this club in town where some old timers got together to jam, sadly it's closed now. But one of the guys who would hang out there is a fantastic jazz guitarist here in town. Always great fun learning and playing with these guys!! One night I was playing with my band and we asked him to sit in, he said "No! you guys have a mean swing going on there! I just wanna kick back and enjoy it!" That's a solid pat on the back! Fun times!!
I always thought to myself "When I get old, I wanna get old like those guys!!"
@@G60syncro age is not a factor if you love what your doin. Sure the body isn't as supple and some days after a gig or long rehearsal it's tough to get up but for music I always rally. Playing up to three times a week with good people plus the odd gig. We have recently put together a Jazz foursome that does Parker, Silver, Turrentine plus pop /swing stuff like Duke. I grew up with this music so it's great to find others that do as well. Then there's a Rock group every week and a Country Jam every other week. I a survivor of three Cancers so every day is special. It would be great to go out playing Miles Davis !
Chive on all you over 60
A delighted moment for mind n heart. A real dream. Tks Mr Basie for all the pleasure you give with this sensibilité you,'re alone to give.
BRILLIANT,LIKE BRASSSTARS ON THE BLACK AND WHITE SUNS DRUMMING AROUND
Had the great pleasure to see the Count at Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool early 1958
I saw Basie circa 1980. As good as it gets. Even got his autograph after the show
Thanks for the upload - one of my favorites
My fav all-time swing band overall I think he had something to say through his music like us all I hope
And EVERYTHING he played, was just so damn tight!
Count Basie, what a charming man
Unequalled for ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy to hear and see the Basie band on film. These two songs bring back memories from my high school stage band days. We played both in concert. I played nearly the same scripted trumpet solo on Lil Darlin', though not nearly as fluid as Basie's hip trumpet man.
Trumpet man looks like Sonny Cohn.
This can make you crying.
Beautiful performance
Freddie Green's rare correct sound mix
Great music on the BBC !
The Grand Master of Jazz!!
Smooth non shocking sweet sweet rhythms and melodies. It needs to come 👍
Great music from the British Broadcasting Corporation !
LEGEND
The elite of the the elite.Ladies and gentleman, the Count Basie Orchestra.
Just beautiful.......
Search The Sound Of Jazz, look for the 55 minute live one (not the album), sit back, and just weep at the joy and perfection...
Laura wonderful only this kind of can play like this.thanks for excist
Basie was a classy guy
Thanks, Erlendur‼️ Much appreciated; great arrangement‼️
I hope we do meet again!❤️
Who listen lil darlin now in theworld is lucky
The count the Duke
There is only one kid from Red Bank and it is non other than the Count.
Fabulous
The best!!!!
As he said, 4 beats to the bar, no messin...
If this is what greets me when I cross over, I'll know that I've made it to Heaven :)
Sensacional Count Basie, sensacionals els dos temes ...
WOW! SMOOTH!
Beautiful
Space and Time, as Mr. Terry said in a interview. Cats swinging the air.
I like the comment from oneofspades...So true.
Makes me melt to hear this. Every time 😀
I love Bill's quote from Ellington's Solitude in the coda. A dig at the duke, I wonder?
Not a dig, a compliment.
Mr pierre bouteille journaliste French Radio on air
ベイシースタイルですねー。この時代のジャズはどこかほっとします。
Haha! Bill's last tag phrase (in LD) is a Solitude quote: the start of its head! Nice one!
No Dominic. It's Rufus Jones.
Excellent
Wow the great Eddie lockjaw davis
Such a sound……….!!!!!