Count BASIE & His Orchestra " Air Mail Special " !!!

RARE OLDIES SOUNDIES WITH MR COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA ! William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Widely regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, Basie led his popular Count Basie Orchestra for almost 50 years. Many notable musicians came to prominence under his direction, including tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. Basie's theme songs were "One O'Clock Jump" and "April In Paris".
You can watch all my rare oldies soundies on : http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbG5rLm1zLzA3d2hI or http://www.myspace.com/swingcocktail ! Many thanks , NICKY .

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• FORTIES
• SOUNDIES
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[givemetoast]

Was that Basie doing the very first rap ever? 

[s0234429]

This is amazing, the best version of Air Mail Special barring the one on Charlie Christian's album.

[AnnisaAyana]

Love Big Band Basie!

[MrPartidoalto]

Man, Papa Jo was so young then!

[leoncoda]

¡¡ Esto es muy anterior a que naciera el ¿original? ROCK& ROLL. Aquí DON BYAS hace el solo de saxo tenor ; no sé quién es el trompetista que toca antes otro solo; El gordo que baila es el cantante JIMMY RUSHING ( ved videos de él cantando , aqui en YOU TUBE) .

[jhb134]

Maybe y'all will notice, Jimmy Rushing (one of Basie's greatest vocalists) actually DANCING, in the sequence.

[DoctorRatio]

@willwelsh816 yeah, he was a jazz maestro

[DoctorRatio]

@givemetoast HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! LOL!!! Yeah man, the FIRST RAP EVER!!!

[TheDionysiac]

@cholocharile I think he means the killing voicings basie pounds into one's soul.

[MrAudioProducer]

This tune is written by Benny Goodman!

[Cezqo]

haha that's what i call an MC!