Can someone confirm without a doubt that the first trumpet solo is Thad Jones? It looks like the pictures I've seen of him but obviously he's pretty young in this vid.
I can't hear this without getting chills...I remember this band so well..countless nights in Birdland..Sonny Payne,Sonny Payne,Sonny Payne ..Precision and TASTE
Sonny is the best big band drummer. His dad was great too, Chris Columbo, He was over 100 when he died and played almost up to that time. He live in Atlantic City NJ and was Vice President of the Musicians Union, there. He was a good friend to me.
Snooky Young, at 92, has now joined the band and can play at his heart's delight. We shall miss this talented and kind hearted horn, but Gabriel sure is glad to see him as lead horn man! We'll miss you Snooky!
In '66 or '67 I saw, in one summer, both Count Basie and Duke Ellington at The Mountain Theater on Mt Tamalpais, near San Francisco. Even as a moronic twelve year old I realized that this music SWUNG!! And Rocked! And SMOKED!!
In '66 or '67 I saw, in oen summer, both Count Basie and Duke Ellington at The Mountain Theater on Mt Tamalpais, near San Francisco. Even as a moronic twelve year old I realized that this music SWUNG!! And Rocked! And SMOKED!!
@robin17171 Hey, Robin. If you meant that you turned 16 today, well... happy birthday. Otherwise, I guarantee it, there is gonna come a day when you'll be able to tell someone that you saw, oh, Terrence Blanchard or Esperanza Spalding or someone way back when. The list of jazz greats I couldn't see because I was under 21 and they all played night clubs is a long one. But I still have bragging rights that i saw the Beatles at Candlestick Park in '66, their last gig. Count and Duke way better!
@sigmaclass Watch Sonny at about 4:25 lose one of his sticks. It's only on camera for a split second. The next shot is of the whole band, and all you can hear is a single stick keeping time on the hi-hat.
@a57moon Wow, you had a front row seat to watch perhaps the most swinging big band in history. Yes, there was the Duke, Woody Herman, Goodman, the Jazz Messengers and Bill Holman, et al, but no one came close to Basie's rhythm section overlaid with that huge sound (maybe Billy Mays). What I wouldn't give to hear this band live (especially the band of the late '50s to early '60s). What a noise they must have made. Who was your dad?
@a57moon I saw your father lead the Basie Orchestra at Disneyland in 1987 (or 88?), and it was the high point of my life as a jazz fan. I bought an annual pass and went to Disneyland every day to see them. Duffy Jackson was on drums and that band swung as hard as any band ever. To this day I think often about it. Your dad's a hero of mine. My jazz-history professor at UCLA played for us a tune called "Two Franks," with your Dad and Frank Wess. He called your Dad a supreme improviser, and he was
@Koro1955 Hey ,this guy's Name slips my mind but is mentioned in another video, I Believe ;Later on, C.Basie used a Bass palayer by the Name of Cleveland Eaton.
I don't think there was ever a band that swung as tightly as Basie's. Even Ellington's band seems to fall short sometimes. That Basie band was something else.
@beeshor1 yeah, although Duke even made The Nutcracker swing like mad lol. But Basie's was definitely the the hardest swinging big band. Duke, in my opinion, had the most versatile band. That band could play anything in any style. Of course, when you have great composers like Ellington and Strayhorn you need to have a band that can adjust to just about anything :)
@ChiTown7721 I couldn't have provided a more apt description if I tried. Basie's band was more "hard swingin' " while Ellington's band was more versatile. Yep, that about nails it on the head. While Duke was a far more accomplished composer than the Count was, it's only natural that Count devoted more time into honing the sound of his band. Also, Freddie Green's contribution was something that the Duke lacked.
@beeshor1 Yeah, Freddie Green wrote a lot of great charts that really swing (like this one). Duke also didn't have drummers like Jo Jones or Sonny Payne. But I couldn't see Basie's band being able to pull off something like 'The Far East Suite' the way Duke's band could. I guess I wouldn't want to say that Duke couldn't swing as well as Basie, I just think he swung differently than Basie, and the musicians in his band fit him perfectly for the sounds he wanted to get.
@ChiTown7721 I was unaware that Freddie wrote any charts. I guess you learn something new everyday. I was referring to Green's guitar work and how it aided the sound of the band. His guitar work was very important to the sound of the high-hat and snare drum. It really gave the Basie band a sound that other big bands didn't have. I think it's largely the reason why Basie insisted on having Green in his band and why Green was with Basie longer than just about any other bandmate.
@beeshor1 True. I don't think Duke ever used a guitarist in his band. But he obviously was able to find the right musicians to get the sounds that he wanted, so he certainly knew what he was doing. In my jazz collection of 1200+ CDs I own more recordings by Duke than anyone else by far. I've never seen anyone that could put out such a vast number of recordings, in so many different styles (especially the suites), with such high quality. Duke never ceases to amaze me :)
I saw Count Baise at the University of Missouri just a few weeks before he died. What a treat to see his band and him in person. It was sad, though. He came out in a wheel chair and really didn't play much.
I saw this band a few years earlier in 1956' from 'the gods' in the Hague, The Netherlands with Joe Williams, what a machine. FREDDIE GREEN the most amazing rhytm guitarist. Thank you for posting
Can Sonny cook or What???Lot's of Drive !!!! oh ya!!
49roth 2 weeks ago
happy black history month... this is priceless wow CB!
555aahouse1 2 weeks ago
Can someone confirm where this was recorded?
JacobLuxRose 3 weeks ago
so crisp and tasteful
dtktjtx2 1 month ago
what a great sounding vid, i can listen to sonny payne all day
mariotelaro 1 month ago
Does anyone know who the bass player was then?
Mrphatbastard1 1 month ago
Wow!
MonacoBlast 1 month ago
So good.
lettrism 2 months ago
Can someone confirm without a doubt that the first trumpet solo is Thad Jones? It looks like the pictures I've seen of him but obviously he's pretty young in this vid.
battleclown2000 2 months ago
@battleclown2000 It's Thad Jones, and he was almost 40 at the time of this recording.
kenjames64 2 months ago
@battleclown2000 Yes it is Thad...I'm friends with his son and daughter and grandkids. My dad was Frank Foster....so trust me...it's Thad:)
a57moon 1 week ago
Pure magic.
Grouchomx 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
I love how basie just twitches his fingers at the end!
kyledrummer92 2 months ago
jakemaye95, intense man! you picked it up.
DrPhilMcKraken 2 months ago
genious defined!
DrPhilMcKraken 2 months ago
Incredible trumpet solo
Djangolulu 3 months ago
basie's move at 4:59 is the definition of chill, swinging jazz
jakemaye95 3 months ago
I can't hear this without getting chills...I remember this band so well..countless nights in Birdland..Sonny Payne,Sonny Payne,Sonny Payne ..Precision and TASTE
satziebaby 3 months ago
sonny kills
cwilkeslee 5 months ago
I don't think Frank could have swung any harder on this tune... damn.
MagicRain505 5 months ago
What about Thad Jones? Fantastic!
jazzuffe 5 months ago
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jazzuffe 5 months ago
Walter Page! Shooting some arrows.
mackyouaccount 6 months ago
all those swingin´ cats - it doesn´t get any better. Basie at its best!!
ollithehorn 6 months ago
This is what I call music... great, wonderful, thanks Basie & Orchestra & who is listening real music
gevorgr 6 months ago
to much swiing, its so great, play it!!!
Perfectcontrol69 6 months ago
omg killer
Perfectcontrol69 6 months ago
Formidable !
Gracias.
selene2302 6 months ago
How the hell can you top this? Every kid in every stage band should listen to this and learn what swing is all about.
pindaric 6 months ago 7
@pindaric You're so right.
usefulmusic 1 month ago
simply - the best. hasn't been topped -- never will be.
gregoryburrows 6 months ago
Seriously, 1 person is not in the pocket??..
JonMac091 6 months ago
@JonMac091 Couldn't find it; are you serious, Jon?
Orcasian 6 months ago
@Orcasian Exactly the point at hand!!!
JonMac091 2 months ago
Terrific!!
First soloist, Thad Jones, possibly the most under-rated trumpeter in the business.
But he was great, one of the very best.
snaaptaker 6 months ago 2
RIP Frank Foster.
basssplayer 6 months ago
this blows my mind Every time i watch it. Thank god for Sonny!
Oceansandblue 6 months ago
first class boy from red bank go jersey love it
MsP740 7 months ago
Lovin the lick at 2:48
Watchoutfordachipopo 7 months ago
God I love this. And my 3 year old goes nuts with joy when she hears it. :)
Grouchomx 7 months ago
The absolute best!
ur1sab 7 months ago
SONNY PAYNE IS KILLIN' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Geetownbrown51 7 months ago
Corner Pocket is one of the best tune Basie have played! Thx Freddie Green!
mrcountbasie 7 months ago
Rufus Jones could have absorbed a great deal from listening to Payne swing with taste and controlled fury.
Easleytee 8 months ago
I like it, it puts a smile on my face.
Vic Vogel
529jazz 8 months ago
Love Sonny!!!!
zerekx 8 months ago
jazz is amazing and count basie is very good at it
conrad108123 8 months ago
He and Dennis Chambers have a similar sound.
spacitydrummer4JC 8 months ago
Carlton from the Fresh Prince on drums
akyle03rm 9 months ago 2
OOOOOHHH MFG
satziebaby 9 months ago
Sonny is the best big band drummer. His dad was great too, Chris Columbo, He was over 100 when he died and played almost up to that time. He live in Atlantic City NJ and was Vice President of the Musicians Union, there. He was a good friend to me.
rexydad 9 months ago
Snooky Young, at 92, has now joined the band and can play at his heart's delight. We shall miss this talented and kind hearted horn, but Gabriel sure is glad to see him as lead horn man! We'll miss you Snooky!
gmonet46 9 months ago 2
Haha, the bari player is just like, yeah.... hmm... Oh hey, a fly... When do I get to play?
robin17171 9 months ago
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In '66 or '67 I saw, in one summer, both Count Basie and Duke Ellington at The Mountain Theater on Mt Tamalpais, near San Francisco. Even as a moronic twelve year old I realized that this music SWUNG!! And Rocked! And SMOKED!!
pkspalding 10 months ago
In '66 or '67 I saw, in oen summer, both Count Basie and Duke Ellington at The Mountain Theater on Mt Tamalpais, near San Francisco. Even as a moronic twelve year old I realized that this music SWUNG!! And Rocked! And SMOKED!!
pkspalding 10 months ago 5
@pkspalding I wish I could do the same. Sadly, I'm 16 today. So, yeah...
robin17171 9 months ago
@robin17171 Hey, Robin. If you meant that you turned 16 today, well... happy birthday. Otherwise, I guarantee it, there is gonna come a day when you'll be able to tell someone that you saw, oh, Terrence Blanchard or Esperanza Spalding or someone way back when. The list of jazz greats I couldn't see because I was under 21 and they all played night clubs is a long one. But I still have bragging rights that i saw the Beatles at Candlestick Park in '66, their last gig. Count and Duke way better!
pkspalding 9 months ago
In 1963 the "Count" was appearing in Tucson on the base. I was 13 at the time and, my mother urged me to go see him. I wished I'd listened to her.
radicright 10 months ago
i wish we had a drummer like this in our band at school
manulover23 11 months ago
@manulover23
So do most bands- with any taste.
Basie had two of the greatest- Sonny & Jo Jones.
Keep playing.
extitan9 10 months ago
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horselover9986 11 months ago
one person is constpated
horselover9986 11 months ago
at @ 2:48 that scared the crap outta me :P
pebblefrog196 11 months ago
the most swingin band EVER!!!
Vahayr 1 year ago
Sonny is still kickin' these guys in the ass up in heaven...You got to know it.
satziebaby 1 year ago
Ahhh....*shakes up a martini...one olive, not two* ;-)
noirtriptyline 1 year ago
@noirtriptyline
"Shaken, not stirred"
ZeppelinRules 1 year ago
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@ZeppelinRules Its the only way...:-)
noirtriptyline 1 year ago
yeah...this is it!
csrmanuel3 1 year ago
so is it Thad Jones.... and ? playing trumpet? ?
jazzjeffjohnson 1 year ago
so is it Thad Jones.... and ? playing trumpet?
jazzjeffjohnson 1 year ago
Sonny Payne could swing a big band like no other drummer. Very underrated.
WindyCityJazz 1 year ago
@WindyCityJazz He played with Harry James for a while too, didn't he?
sigmaclass 1 year ago
@sigmaclass Watch Sonny at about 4:25 lose one of his sticks. It's only on camera for a split second. The next shot is of the whole band, and all you can hear is a single stick keeping time on the hi-hat.
kenjames64 1 year ago
@kenjames64
a57moon 1 year ago
@kenjames64 Sonny always did that and I loved watching him. Dad was in the band so I got to see it often
a57moon 1 year ago
@a57moon Wow, you had a front row seat to watch perhaps the most swinging big band in history. Yes, there was the Duke, Woody Herman, Goodman, the Jazz Messengers and Bill Holman, et al, but no one came close to Basie's rhythm section overlaid with that huge sound (maybe Billy Mays). What I wouldn't give to hear this band live (especially the band of the late '50s to early '60s). What a noise they must have made. Who was your dad?
kenjames64 1 year ago
@kenjames64 Dad is Frank Foster , still alive & kicking...
a57moon 1 year ago
@a57moon I saw your father lead the Basie Orchestra at Disneyland in 1987 (or 88?), and it was the high point of my life as a jazz fan. I bought an annual pass and went to Disneyland every day to see them. Duffy Jackson was on drums and that band swung as hard as any band ever. To this day I think often about it. Your dad's a hero of mine. My jazz-history professor at UCLA played for us a tune called "Two Franks," with your Dad and Frank Wess. He called your Dad a supreme improviser, and he was
kenjames64 1 year ago
@kenjames64 I don't think he lost it --he was famous for stick twirling and it looks like he catches it.
qrsjazznerd 1 year ago
@sigmaclass Yes, he did indeed play with Harry James. I'm not exactly which years, but I'm sure you'll be able to find it if you look it up.
WindyCityJazz 1 year ago
@WindyCityJazz Amen!
wlipman 1 year ago
'SonnyThe King of Payne and Swing,Groove ,Pickin Wilson's Pocket and Funk..No need for ,teachin Video's Today ,Just Open Yer Ears...
DYNODRUM 1 year ago
@DYNODRUM
Hi Dynodrum! Can you please tell me who is bass player here? Thanks.
Koro1955 1 year ago
@Koro1955 Hey ,this guy's Name slips my mind but is mentioned in another video, I Believe ;Later on, C.Basie used a Bass palayer by the Name of Cleveland Eaton.
DYNODRUM 1 year ago
whats the name of the drumer?
tomiommi 1 year ago
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UntermKnie 1 year ago
Hi there,
the name of this giant is Sonny Payne. Look at 1:43 ff.: there you can see S. P. on the front of the big drum above C. B.
UntermKnie 1 year ago
@tomiommi sonny payne
MrPartyoffour 1 year ago
Simply amazing....Sonny Payne is a master
DixonDrums 1 year ago 14
This is how it's done, folks. Lol.
tjc197 1 year ago
I don't think there was ever a band that swung as tightly as Basie's. Even Ellington's band seems to fall short sometimes. That Basie band was something else.
beeshor1 1 year ago
@beeshor1 yeah, although Duke even made The Nutcracker swing like mad lol. But Basie's was definitely the the hardest swinging big band. Duke, in my opinion, had the most versatile band. That band could play anything in any style. Of course, when you have great composers like Ellington and Strayhorn you need to have a band that can adjust to just about anything :)
ChiTown7721 1 year ago
@ChiTown7721 I couldn't have provided a more apt description if I tried. Basie's band was more "hard swingin' " while Ellington's band was more versatile. Yep, that about nails it on the head. While Duke was a far more accomplished composer than the Count was, it's only natural that Count devoted more time into honing the sound of his band. Also, Freddie Green's contribution was something that the Duke lacked.
beeshor1 1 year ago
@beeshor1 Yeah, Freddie Green wrote a lot of great charts that really swing (like this one). Duke also didn't have drummers like Jo Jones or Sonny Payne. But I couldn't see Basie's band being able to pull off something like 'The Far East Suite' the way Duke's band could. I guess I wouldn't want to say that Duke couldn't swing as well as Basie, I just think he swung differently than Basie, and the musicians in his band fit him perfectly for the sounds he wanted to get.
ChiTown7721 1 year ago
@ChiTown7721 I was unaware that Freddie wrote any charts. I guess you learn something new everyday. I was referring to Green's guitar work and how it aided the sound of the band. His guitar work was very important to the sound of the high-hat and snare drum. It really gave the Basie band a sound that other big bands didn't have. I think it's largely the reason why Basie insisted on having Green in his band and why Green was with Basie longer than just about any other bandmate.
beeshor1 1 year ago
@beeshor1 True. I don't think Duke ever used a guitarist in his band. But he obviously was able to find the right musicians to get the sounds that he wanted, so he certainly knew what he was doing. In my jazz collection of 1200+ CDs I own more recordings by Duke than anyone else by far. I've never seen anyone that could put out such a vast number of recordings, in so many different styles (especially the suites), with such high quality. Duke never ceases to amaze me :)
ChiTown7721 1 year ago
@ChiTown7721 Can I borrow some CDs?
OwrKeeng 1 year ago
I saw Count Baise at the University of Missouri just a few weeks before he died. What a treat to see his band and him in person. It was sad, though. He came out in a wheel chair and really didn't play much.
sndtubes1 1 year ago
I saw this band a few years earlier in 1956' from 'the gods' in the Hague, The Netherlands with Joe Williams, what a machine. FREDDIE GREEN the most amazing rhytm guitarist. Thank you for posting
gloucester414 1 year ago
This may be the best performance ever posted on the interweb. Stupefying quality for a 1962 recording. Incredible drummer.
wrs840 1 year ago
@wrs840 Sonny Payne, indeed, was incredible. You should view "Jazz Icons: Count Basie-Live in '62 Preview" to see Sonny at his absolute best!
wlipman 1 year ago
Saw this band in Bradford (UK) 1957. With this personel,more or less. Loved it !
So much control,so much musicianship. Put,s modern pop music to shame!
1965JOHNNYB 1 year ago
I feel like this is from a DVD I've seen. Can anyone remind me which one?
mishabigos 1 year ago
Cara!!!! Um dia eu quero voar nessa nave!!!!!!
thiri1902 1 year ago
Nobody swung harder than the Count Basie Orchestra! Sonny Payne should be every drummer's example on how to drive a big band.
ChiTown7721 1 year ago 2
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benho6251 1 year ago
Thank you!
jcs2000ful 1 year ago
Man, Sonny is killin'!
BatterieSnare 2 years ago 19
Holy jesus their articulations on this recording are impeccable!
Thank you very much for posting!
Jaketrombone 2 years ago 2