Count Basie - fast and happy blues

featuring Count Basie All Stars: Emmett Berry, Doc Cheatham, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder (tp); Roy Eldridge (tp, flhn); Vic Dickinson, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb); Earl Warren (as); Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bs); Count Basie (p); Freddie Green (g); Eddie Jones (b); Jo Jones (d)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• count
• basie
• gerry
• mulligan
• dickie
• wells
• jo
• jones
• coleman
• hawkins

[kitmenkin]

Yes, in the very beginning when Basie

opens up it is Theolonius in shades in

the background!!!!

[someonespadre]

I suspect these guys enjoy their jobs.

[VjArkiv]

)))*!*(((

[rockntroopen]

wow first time i listen to these guys.. fantastic!

[Elitios]

so many legends lined up.. it's almost scary

[johnnysax105]

jimmy rushing one of my favs 2



[sdh74]

I actually own this DVD. It's somewhat of a jip because they completely edited out Thelonius Monk's segment. Perhaps you saw where he was playing and Count Basie was sitting in the well of the piano? In any event this is from a 1957 CBS TV special.

[MortenBoHansen]

50-52 is HAPPY notes! :d

[MrPetepohl1]

We will Never see musicians of this class again, SUPERB

[TheHirn12345]

hahaha look at the trumpet at " 01:26 " ...theres smoke commin out of the trumpet!!

thats a smokin solo....

[TheHirn12345]

hahaha look at the trumpet at 01:26 ...theres smoke commin out of the trumpet!!

thats a smokin solo....

[martin1226]

Amazing music. Everyone has the biggest sh_t -eating grin! So fun.