The man, the myth, the legend.. Papa Jo. I loved your Jazz drummers sessions with Mel Lewis. The Jo Jones story in it was inspiring.. I’d loved to have witnessed it.
Jo Jones, Walter Page, Freddie Green et le Count, une des plus belles rythmique de l'histoire du jazz.....et puis quel solo du Prez, immense ténor devant l'éternel.
"These gentlemen were sharp, recalling the hours worked and the payments from gigs 50 years ago. Beautiful Prez solo too. 'Walter Page was my father, Walter Page was my son... the only thing that kept Basie's band together was... love.'" Love it.
My dad was a bass player, came up in the 30s, all sorts of gigs and genres, raised us on the best, and just before he passed in '91, looked at me and said, "Would've been heaven to play with Basie."
Sensational music, left me speechless ... Could this be from a Martin Block Jam session? Jazzarcheology indicates this: After You’ve Gone - Solo 3 choruses of 40 bars JAM SESSION NYC. Nov. 16, 1938 Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Goodman (cl), Lester Young (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Ben Heller (g), Sid Weiss (b), Jo Jones (dm). Broadcast, Martin Block Make Believe Ballroom, Bill Savory collection
Wonderful, thank you Loren. To snookerbee noting this might be a '38 Block session, it sounds like BG's appreciative voice at the 3:34 mark urging Prez to take "one more". (Well, I suppose it's probably Martin Block's voice, since there was no leader here -- but it warms my heart to think it was Benny, being swept up in the joy of listening to Lester). Thanks again
@@lorenschoenberg7486 Thank you again, Loren -- that's great to know. You experienced BG and his complex personality in person and up close and first hand and as a fellow musician and 'employee', while I only know him through books and his music, but I think the sheer joy he took in listening to great playing and his appreciation for great players/talent (Lester, Charlie Christian, Bunny Berigan, Lionel, Teddy, Mary Lou Williams and Fletcher Henderson etc etc) says a lot about him, and what is says is something lovely. Great too to listen to the stories from Jo Jones and Buck Clayton, for me the best all round trumpeter of the swing era. Your site here is terrific -- it's much appreciated!
@@peterpallotta2828 & @Loren Schoenberg - Thank you for using my post for your thoughts. This music is pure joy and the shown interview reveals such a deep gratitude and admiration from Jo Jones for his colleagues that there is no better way to say it.
You can always feel the love when you listen to the Basie band of any era. The work of that first rhythm section was so important, it became Bible of the groove for all time… For everybody, not just the Basie band
Great to hear Prez in his prime and not just for 20 seconds on a 78 record. That solo is as good as it gets.
The legend Jo Jones ❤🥁
You can hear the whole rhythm section tighten up when Pres begins his solo, they know things are about to get sharp, rhythmically.
Top jazz find of the century!!!
The musical, anecdotal, and educational value of this is inestimable!
The version of "After You'Ve Gone" just blew me away. What fabulous choruses by Prez! Thank you, Loren.
The man, the myth, the legend.. Papa Jo. I loved your Jazz drummers sessions with Mel Lewis. The Jo Jones story in it was inspiring.. I’d loved to have witnessed it.
What a wonderful surprise! Thanks for sharing this Loren
This is great! Thank you, Loren!
Lester sounds so good! Sound, ideas and swing! Thank you Loren, I’m Rob Zantay (Doug’s brother and the first band Kenny Kirkland played in)😊
Jo Jones, Walter Page, Freddie Green et le Count, une des plus belles rythmique de l'histoire du jazz.....et puis quel solo du Prez, immense ténor devant l'éternel.
"These gentlemen were sharp, recalling the hours worked and the payments from gigs 50 years ago. Beautiful Prez solo too. 'Walter Page was my father, Walter Page was my son... the only thing that kept Basie's band together was... love.'" Love it.
My dad was a bass player, came up in the 30s, all sorts of gigs and genres, raised us on the best, and just before he passed in '91, looked at me and said, "Would've been heaven to play with Basie."
Amazing Lester on After You’ve Gone!
Prez, the beste sax player of the world!!!!
Thanks again for sharing this, Loren!🙏
❤The President❤
This is really, really, really, REALLY profound, valuable, important -
L-O-V-E -Greg Burrows
Breathtaking Lester Young solo. Are you able/allowed to give any details?
RARE!
Jo Jones is inventing bebop drumming behind Pres, as well!
First tenor saxist seems to be Don Byas. Great musician, too, but what a difference in class compared to the later Pres solo.
Aw man don’t sleep, Don is absolute monster. He’s criminally underrated
Wow...just wow!
Thx Loren. That Lester solo My lord
Sensational music, left me speechless ...
Could this be from a Martin Block Jam session? Jazzarcheology indicates this:
After You’ve Gone - Solo 3 choruses of 40 bars
JAM SESSION NYC. Nov. 16, 1938
Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Goodman (cl), Lester Young (ts),
Teddy Wilson (p), Ben Heller (g), Sid Weiss (b), Jo Jones (dm).
Broadcast, Martin Block Make Believe Ballroom, Bill Savory collection
Wonderful, thank you Loren. To snookerbee noting this might be a '38 Block session, it sounds like BG's appreciative voice at the 3:34 mark urging Prez to take "one more". (Well, I suppose it's probably Martin Block's voice, since there was no leader here -- but it warms my heart to think it was Benny, being swept up in the joy of listening to Lester). Thanks again
It’s BG!
@@lorenschoenberg7486 Thank you again, Loren -- that's great to know. You experienced BG and his complex personality in person and up close and first hand and as a fellow musician and 'employee', while I only know him through books and his music, but I think the sheer joy he took in listening to great playing and his appreciation for great players/talent (Lester, Charlie Christian, Bunny Berigan, Lionel, Teddy, Mary Lou Williams and Fletcher Henderson etc etc) says a lot about him, and what is says is something lovely. Great too to listen to the stories from Jo Jones and Buck Clayton, for me the best all round trumpeter of the swing era. Your site here is terrific -- it's much appreciated!
@@peterpallotta2828 & @Loren Schoenberg - Thank you for using my post for your thoughts. This music is pure joy and the shown interview reveals such a deep gratitude and admiration from Jo Jones for his colleagues that there is no better way to say it.
WOW... "great big eyes" for "jumping out the window". thanks Loren. Love that descending line at 3:46. Making progress, cheers, Henry
AMAZING THANK YOU
holy sh@& what a surprise
Take it PresOreny, Oh Les take it daddy !
Dear lord....thank you.
You can always feel the love when you listen to the Basie band of any era. The work of that first rhythm section was so important, it became Bible of the groove for all time… For everybody, not just the Basie band
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