Pete Fountain - Basin Street Blues

i've loved pete fountain's music from the first time i heard it. it's amazing that he's still kicking out new stuff though, how long has he been the king of jazz clarinet now, like 60 years lol

@daneckenrode although to tell the truth i kinda liked his earlier version from his do you know what it means to miss new orleans cd

My sister butchered the clarinet in her bedroom for years until I hated the sound of the instrument. Then I heard Mr. Fountain and was blown away (in a good way, finally). Tender, smooth, cool and hot. This is one of my favorites of his music. Thanks for posting, Jim.

2:37 hahaha niiice

haha that totally was!!!!

Chinese nail chewer on drums !

Been listening to Pete since 1958...have most of his LPs- I was hooked from the first beautiful-toned note.. what a great swinging player- why don't we have a "National Living Treasure" award like Japan where the ARTIST is acknowledged BEFORE he leaves his body....

That's when I started to listen to Pete also. With that tone and the ability to fly over the keys just blew me away, I was hooked.
Jim

in my dreams i might play anywhere near this well! wowza

What you heard was, indeed, Pete''s nod to Gerhswin's great Rhapsody in Blue.