Jazz Icons: Count Basie- Live In '62 Preview

Jazz Icons: Count Basie features one of the greatest big band orchestras captured at the height of their considerable powers. Billed frequently as the "most explosive force in jazz," this recently discovered 60-minute concert, taped in Sweden in 1962, highlights the legendary musical talents of this 18-piece band which included such luminaries as Marshal Royal, Freddie Green, Quentin "Butter" Jackson, Frank Wess and sensational drummer Sonny Payne. This is the earliest known complete concert of Count Basie and his orchestra to be released on DVD. Stellar performances include "Corner Pocket," "Old Man River," and "One O'Clock Jump."

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Music

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• jazz
• count
• basie
• sonny
• payne

[BrunoJazzmanLeicht]

Indeed a Count! Thx a lot for this video.

Feel free to check out my blog for other great jazz (url in profile).

All best,

Bruno

[likotinara]

Excellent video - Sonny Payne drives the band so well. Great stuff.

[sussexcounty]

Sonny Payne. What else can one say. Check out 1:15. Sonny is in the house!

[rrdrums110]

One of the best ever drummers. Sometimes I like him more than Rich he's that good

[TonyBtheEG]

great video!!

[limegr33nlime]

When I was in high school in New Jersey in 1966 I got a chance to see that great band in Basie's home town of Red Bank. I was playing alto in the school stage band at Edison H.S. I was knocked out by Marshall Royal, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and the way everybody was so together and "tuned up."

Eric Barth

[dearmallika]

esta musica es de lo mas grande!

[sussexcounty]

hi drums 127!

i am a big fan of sonny. would love to get some photos of sonny for my music room.

can you help?

[sussexcounty]

Sonny also had something to say at the end!

[JetForceF22]

One O'Clock Jump, this song is amazing (not to mention the theme song of the Basie Band!)