Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra - "Moten Swing" (1932)

[TopsyDurham]

Guitarist/trombonist/inventor Eddie Durham, center front, brought Basie in this Band. Basie could not read or write music, so it was Durham's transforming this and many other Bands. When Moten died, Basie was voted leader and he self titled the Band. When Durham left, the Band flopped until Durham came back in 1935 & wrote TOPSY, etc. for them. Search HITTIN THE BOTTLE See DurhamJazz. com I might have my dads charts actually... join the website & send an email. Topsy Durham.

[ToweringInfernoOrch]

thanks so much for posting this, I want the swing band I am playing with thesedays to hear the original!!! (might inspire me to transcribe it too)