Count Basie Big Band "The Start Of Something Big"

The tune, "This Could Be The Start Of Something", is from the 1954 TV musical production "The Bachelor". Song and lyrics by comedian/writer Steve Allen. It was his most popular tune (he wrote lots of tunes) and he used it as a theme song for many years. He always said he got the ideas for this tune in his sleep.

"I dreamed the first main theme, up to the bridge, and dreamed the first seven or eight lines of the lyric, and thank goodness remembered them when I woke up and wrote them down."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• Basie
• swing
• Steve-Allen

[morderic]

It's 1964 not '54.

[tarzan73875]

have to love this Thanks

[MKIVWWI]

Terrific tune written by the multi-talented Steve Allen. Aside from a great comedian, Steve Allen was a "creditable" (in his own words) jazz pianist, and prolific songwriter. Oddly enough, due to his passing resemblance to bandleader Benny Goodman, Allen portrayed him in the biopic "The Benny Goodman Story", with Goodman himself dubbing clarinet.

[jay1beaux]

Sal Nistico was a fantastic player.

[sdh74]

This is 1964 not 54.

[ocnoreen]

@SkunkDroppings Your name says it all about you.

[Snowswan444]

TOTAL AWESOMENESS!!!! I love fun jazz songs like this!!!! This is one of the best!

[postbop]

The second tenor is Sal Nistico. I got a kick out of watching the dancers who seemed like they were moving to the rhythm of a complete other tune.

[drjukebox]

I sure wouldn't mind having gone to see that band with drummer Payne on the front

[MNBluestater]

Nothing like Basie, Kenton, Herman, Severinsen bands !!!