Count Basie and His Orchestra: One O' Clock Jump (Basie) - November 3, 1937

"One O' Clock Jump," from the LP, "Count Basie: Basie's Best," manufactured and distributed in 1974 by Olympic Records (serial number 7121). This track was recorded at the Meadowbrow, Cedar Grove, New Jersey on November 3, 1937. Count Basie, piano; Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl Smith, trumpets; George Hunt, Dan Minor, trombones; Caughey Roberts, alto sax; Jack Washington, alto and baritone sax; Herschel Evans, Lester Young, clarinet and tenor sax; Claude Williams, guitar; Walter Page, string bass; Joe Jones, drums; and Jimmy Rushing, vocals.

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[Abraham Im]

Apparently it was named "One O'Clock Jump" because when they were on a radio broadcast, the band had already finished all the songs on their list with around 10 minutes to go. When the announcer asked what the next song was, Basie said to call it "One O'Clock Jump" because he noticed it was nearing one o'clock. They pretty much made it up on the spot, building on things they practiced during rehearsals, with Basie coming up with that piano intro.

[horarwgt]

What's little known is the original title of this song. As the band's final performance of the evening occupied the 60 minutes of the midnight hour, it was only after that set that the musicians were finally able to make use of the rest room. However, at the recording session, the fellas decided to NOT call this song "One O'Clock Dump." Why is that startling act so little known? Probably because it's not true.

[tjc197]

Oh yeah! Listen to Freddie Green on that guitar! Woooo!

[sexyfatbastid]

I understand the real name of this song was "Blue Balls".

[zippy987]

A great theme song for one of the best jazz bands ever!

[barrtok]

cool!