Solos: Eric Dixon(fl) Al Aarons(tp)Count Basie and His Orchestra Live in Paris, 1968Count Basie(p)Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear(tp)Harlem Floyd, William Hughes, Grover Mitchell, Richard Boone(tb)Marshall Royal, Charles Fowlkes, Eric Dixon, Bobby Platter, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis(sax)Freddie Green(g) Norman Keenan(b) Harold Jones(ds) [ More Detail ]
Saddleback College Big BandJoey Sellers, Band DirectorPhone: 949-582-4629jsellers@saddleback.eduhttp://saddleback.edu/faculty/jsellersWedding ReceptionCelebration and Blessing of the Marriage of Cindy and ChrisAugust 2, 2008St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal ChurchSan Juan Capistrano, California"Li'l Darlin'" - Neal Hefti (Count Basie)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Hefti [ More Detail ]
The Count Basie Orchestra plays this Neil Hefti arrangement and I the video had this as Thad Jones taking the solo. I'm from Liverpool ; and this music saved me from the Beatles! [ More Detail ]
Count Basie Orchestra Live in Vienne, France 1997. "Vine Street Rumble" by Benny Carter. Soloists-Terrance Conley-piano, Doug Lawrence-tenor sax, Scotty Barnhart-trumpet, Benny Carter-alto sax, Alvin Walker-trombone, James Leary-bass. Rest of band - Grover Mitchell-leader/trombone, Manny Boyd-lead alto, Brad Leali-alto, Doug Miller-tenor, Johnny Williams-bari, Dave Kiem-lead trombone, Clarence Banks-trombone, Bill Hughes-bass trombone, Mike Williams-lead trumpet, Bob Ojeda-trumpet, Shawn Edmonds-trumpet, Will Mathews-guitar, Francois Laudet-drums. [ More Detail ]
Basie at Newport '57with the great Lester Young,and Jimmy Rushing - vocals ( Evenin' )JOe Williams -vocalsand the Fabulous Basie Orchestra [ More Detail ]
Count Basie at Newport 1957: Swingin' at NewportPersonnel:-Wendell Culley, Roy eldridge, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (Trumpet)-Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (Trombone)-Bill Graham (Alto Saxophone)-Marshal Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet)-Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young (Tenor Saxophone)-Franck Wess (Tenor Saxophone, Flute)-Charlie Fowlkes (Baritone Saxophone)-Count Basie (Piano)-Freddie Green (Guitar)-Eddie Jones (Bass)-Jo Jones, Sony Payne (Drums)-Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams (Vocal) [ More Detail ]
Count Basie at Newport 1957: One O'clock Jump with Lester Young, Roy Eldridge and Illinois JaquetPersonnel:-Wendell Culley, Roy Eldridge, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet)-Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (trombone)-Bill Graham (alto saxophone)-Marshal Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet)-Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young (tenor saxophone)-Franck Wess (tenor saxophone, flute)-Charlies Fowlkes (baritone saxophone)-Count Basie (piano)-Freddie Green (guitar)-Eddie Jones (bass)-Jo Jones, Sonny Payne (drums)-Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams (vocal) [ More Detail ]
From a 1965 concert... the tune is Whirly-bird and features the great tenor sax of Lockjaw Davis, and ex-Maynard Ferguson drummer Rufus 'Speedy' Jones. [ More Detail ]
This early film of the great Count Basie shows the Orchestra doing "One O'Clock Jump". Can you name the vocalist and featured musicians? [ More Detail ]
Count Basie, in I left my baby, with Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Earl Warren, Roy Elridge, Joe Newman and Jimmy Rushing [ More Detail ]
Another one from the 1977 Montreux concert. A Basie classic featuring Eric Dixon, the lead trumpet of Lin Biviano and some great drumming by Butch Miles [ More Detail ]
From the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival. A great tenor solo by Jimmy Forrest and sterling lead work by Lin Biviano and drumming by Butch Miles [ More Detail ]
The tune, "This Could Be The Start Of Something", is from the 1954 TV musical production "The Bachelor". Song and lyrics by comedian/writer Steve Allen. It was his most popular tune (he wrote lots of tunes) and he used it as a theme song for many years. He always said he got the ideas for this tune in his sleep."I dreamed the first main theme, up to the bridge, and dreamed the first seven or eight lines of the lyric, and thank goodness remembered them when I woke up and wrote them down." [ More Detail ]
This is the Swedish Jazz Band "Them Bones" playing Moten Swing, composed and originally played by Count Basie. Enjoy!Them Bones:Ola Åkerman (trb)Vincent Nilsson (trb)Ola Nordkvist (trb)Björn Hängsel (trb)Jörgen Grahn (dr)Mats Ingvarsson (b)Ola Bengtsson (g) [ More Detail ]