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William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By 16 he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924 he went to Harlem, where his performing career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City, and played with them until Moten's death in 1935.
That year Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison and singers Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams. Basie's theme songs were "One O'Clock Jump", developed in 1935 in the early days of his band, and later "April in Paris".
Actors: Greg Bronson (actor), Dawn Nixon (actress), Cody Ballentine (actor), Preston Hill (actor), Terry Silverthorne (producer), Terry Silverthorne (actor), Peter Butler (editor), Willem van Wyk (composer), Glenn Bertelsen (director), Glenn Bertelsen (writer), Dave Johnson (actor), Tim Blore (actor), John Waters (actor), John Waters (producer), Xack Johnson (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Peter Sullivan (producer), Hawk Younkins (actor), Chisako Yokoyama (editor), Steven A. Jones (writer), Virgil E. Hammond III (miscellaneous crew), Marc Ferrero (producer), Joan Lucas-Turgeon (producer), Mark Slaughter (composer), Debra Lynn Hull (producer), Debra Lynn Hull (actress), Sheryl L. Hammond (miscellaneous crew), Natasha Yi (actress), Mark Pickens (miscellaneous crew), Alan Preston (miscellaneous crew), Izabella St. James (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Stephen Edwards (composer), Yoram Barzilai (producer), Blake Gibbons (actor), Rob Spera (director), Rob Spera (writer), Gregg Almquist (actor), Olof Källström (editor), Susan Cash (actress), Lou Charloff (actor), Evelyn Cole (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: David Shire (composer), Ed Begley Jr. (actor), George Seaton (producer), Sam Freedle (miscellaneous crew), Dean Martin (actor), Edith Head (costume designer), Donald Moffat (actor), Rock Hudson (actor), George Seaton (director), Hal K. Dawson (actor), Susan Clark (actress), John McLiam (actor), Cay Forester (actress), Richard Correll (actor), Victor Mohica (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: Franco Fantasia (actor), Fortunato Arena (actor), Ugo Adinolfi (actor), Mario Gariazzo (writer), Pietro Martellanza (actor), Andrea Fantasia (actor), Daniela Giordano (actress), Alberto Cardone (editor), Alberto Cardone (writer), Alberto Cardone (director), Glenn Saxson (actor), Gaetano Imbró (actor), Oscar Capponi (costume designer), Manuel Serrano (actor), Luisa Baratto (actress),
Genres: Western,Actors: June Allyson (actress), Dee Carroll (actress), Tom Wilson (actor), Mike Lally (actor), Edward Platt (actor), Jean Fenwick (actress), Paul McGuire (actor), José Ferrer (actor), James Conaty (actor), Richard Benedict (actor), Nicky Blair (actor), Dennis Moore (actor), John Farrow (actor), Frank Skinner (composer), Aaron Rosenberg (producer),
Plot: A successful theatrical director is driven to failure by the machinations of his vengeful wife. Eventually, he lands in a mental hospital where both his wife and his new love, a young actress named Charlotte, are waiting to see him.
Keywords: based-on-play, marriage-as-hell, pulitzer-prize-sourceActors: James P. Burtis (actor), Russell Wade (actor), Pat Flaherty (actor), George Chandler (actor), Andy Devine (actor), Richard Tucker (actor), Kenneth Harlan (actor), Al Hill (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), William Gargan (actor), Jerry Mandy (actor), Jonathan Hale (actor), William Hall (actor), William Ruhl (actor), Astrid Allwyn (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: William Bailey (actor), John Miljan (actor), El Brendel (actor), Jack Baxley (actor), Ralph Bellamy (actor), Frank Conroy (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), Willie Fung (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Sherry Hall (actor), Sherry Hall (actor), Richard Carlyle (actor), Tom London (actor), Kermit Maynard (actor), Arthur Millett (actor),
Plot: Jerry Seevers returns from World War I service broken in health and his doctor tells him he has only six months to live. His fiancée jilts him and he sets out to drink himself to death. In one of his binges he wakes up to find himself married to what the assumes is a gold-digger after his money. He leaves her and goes to a ranch in Arizona and get rid of his new bride, who is really in love with him. He sets up divorce proceedings and then realizes he actually loves her.
Keywords: 1920s, alcoholism, archive-footage, arizona, army-officer, assumption, attorney, broadway-manhattan-new-york-city, broken-engagement, butlerActors: Winifred Greenwood (actress), George Field (actor), Ida Lewis (actress), Tom Ricketts (director), Edward Coxen (actor), Theodosia Harris (writer), George Ulrich (actor),
Plot: Susan is the boss of her own homestead ranch, and resents the advice of her neighbor, John, although he knows all about the laws of nature that govern crops and ranches in general. Besides this he has a deep love for Susan, which she refuses to see until a handsome stranger comes along and gets her interest thoroughly aroused. She flirts madly with him at the dance, but when she discovers the next day that he is jumping her land she turns to her old friend for protection and he saves her land and wins her stubborn heart.
Genres: Drama, Short, Western,Actors: James B. Ross (actor), Miriam Cooper (actress), Mary Ross (actress), Herbert Delmar (actor), Mary Apgar (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,
A long time dream of mine and it's Christmas time, so I decided to upload this classic Basie-Williams album from 1955-56 recording session on YouTube. As usual, as it's a originally mono recording, I changed it to stereophonic with my newly updated technic. As bonus I added 10 extra tracks from the same and the next recording session (1956-57). Joe sings in these extra tracks with guest star Ella Fitzgerald. Hope you'll have a nice time with it. Marry Christmas everyone, Géza.
Count Basie Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 1981 featuring Joe Williams
From Joe Williams & Carmen McRae - 1979 Riviera Summit -x- Don't go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times; I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are Don't go trying some new fashion Don't change the color of your hair You always have my unspoken passion Although I might not seem to care I don't want clever conversation I never want to work that hard I just want someone that I can talk to I want you just the way you are I need to know that you will always be The same old someone that I knew What will it take till you believe in me The way that I believe in you? I said I love you and that's ...
Roulette – Birdland Series R-52085 1961 A1 September In The Rain 0:00 A2 Come Back Baby 2:37 A3 5 O'Clock In The Morning 8:44 A4 By The River St. Marie 11:31 B1 This Can't Be Love 14:55 B2 Teach Me Tonight 16:41 B3 Well Alright 20:45 B4 I Was Telling Her About You 23:19 B5 Have You Met Miss Jones? 27:17 B6 Well Oh Well 28:56 Joe Williams (vocal) Harry Edison (trumpet) Sir Charles Thompson (piano) Jimmy Forrest (tenor sax) Joe Benjamin (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
Joe Williams sings an old chestnut from his Count Basie days at the Ella Awards in December of 1990. At the end of the evening, all the singers plus honoree Frank Sinatra join in a reprise of the tune. Fantastic.
Joe Williams : Greatest Hits - The Best of Joe Williams
Every Day I Have the Blues written by Aaron Sparks and Milton or Marion Sparks performed by Joe Williams, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross with Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Ed Jones (bass), and Sonny Payne (drums) from the syndicated television series, "Playboy's Penthouse," taped at WBKB-TV, Chicago, IL in October 1959 NOTE: The material featured in this video is from a non digital, analog source and of "substandard" quality. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in fav...
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY http://open.spotify.com/user/halidon 1. One O' Clock Jump (Durham - Page - Smith) (july 7, 1937) 00:00 solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), George Hunt (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet) 2. Doggin' Around (Evans) (june 6, 1938) 02:56 solos: Earle Warren (alto sax), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Jack Washington (baritone sax), Basie (piano), Lester Young (tenor sax) 3. John's Idea (Basie - Durham) (july 7, 1937) 05:53 solos: Basie (piano), Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax) 4. Time Out (Durham) (august 9, 1937) 08:43 solos: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Eddie Durham (guitar), Basie (piano) 5. Topsy (Durham - Battle) (august 9, 1937) 11:41...
I'm in a gifting mood, so I'd like to share this Count Basie Album with the public too. It worth to listen to it,cause I gave it also a stereophonic sound with my updated technic. This album includes all the alternate tracks, you'll see the tittles on the video image. Have fun with it folks, and a Merry-Merry Christmas to everyone. Cheers, Géza.
Count Basie - The Atomic Mr. Basie 01 The Kid From Red Bank (00:00) 02 Duet (02:40) 03 After Supper (06:53) 04 Flight Of The Foo Birds (10:19) 05 Double-o (13:43) 06 Teddy The Toad (16:29) 07 Whirly-Bird (19:48) 08 Midnite Blue (23:40) 09 Splanky (28:08) 10 Fantail (31:44) 11 li'l darlin' (34:40) Wendell Culley — trumpet Snooky Young — trumpet Thad Jones — trumpet Joe Newman — trumpet Henry Coker — trombone Al Grey — trombone Benny Powell — trombone Marshal Royal — reeds Frank Wess — reeds Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis — reeds Frank Foster — reeds Charles Fowlkes — reeds Count Basie — piano Eddie Jones — bass Freddie Green — guitar Sonny Payne — drums Neal Hefti — arrangements
COUNT BASIE and his Orchestra Live in Europe, Paris, 1981 (0:55) The Musicians: Piano, direction: Count Basie Trumpets: Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Darle Carley, Frank Szabo Trombones: Bill Hugues, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell, Booty Wood Saxophones: Bobby Plater, Danny Turner, Kenny Hing, Eric Dixon, John Williams Guitar: Freddie Green Bass: Cleveland Eaton II Drums: Gregg Field, Jo Jones (on Splanky) Tracks: 01. Good Time Blues 02. Sweet Georgia Brown 03. Shiny Stockings 04. Jada 05. Easy Living 06. In A Mellowtone 07. Freckle Faces 08. Second Good Time Blues 09. Basie 10. Jumpin' At The Woodside 11. Splanky 12. One O' clock Jump playlist COUNT BASIE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ICwOTV4jVsH-8TncSl5842qOR_WhDDr Kontakt sowie eigene Klavierstücke unter http://www.wladis-k...
The complete special BBC with interview!!! Oscar Peterson & Count Basie (piano) Joe Pass (guitar) Niels Pedersen (bass) Martin Drew (drums) 1 part - JoePpass 2 part - Count Basie
Track Listing: 1. Spring is Here 2. Fantail 3. Teddy the Toad 4. Pensive Miss 5. Corner Pocket 6. Scoot 7. Sweety Cake 8. Cute 9. Li'l Darling 10. Low Life Count Basie- piano Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman- Trumpets Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell- Trombones Marshall Royal- alto sax Frank Wess- alto sax and flute Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster- tenor sax Charlie Fowlkes- bari sax Freddie Green- guitar Eddie Jones- bass Sonny Payne- drums
For the context of this video, see... http://www.animationarchive.org/?p=1789 This video is presented as a part of an educational program by the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution in Burbank, CA.
George Gee interviews Count Basie in the dressing room at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, PA on December 9th, 1979 for WRCT Radio. www.GeorgeGee.com
Words And Music with Oscar Peterson, Niels Pederson and Martin Drew. Also in the programme there is a fantasic talk with Count Basie and Joe Pass Performs Part 4
Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry (1920 - 2015) talks about what Quincy Jones learned from Count Basie: the utilization of space and time. Terry gives examples of how Basie led his band's rhythm section and influenced the classic by trumpeter/composer Neal Hefti, "Li'l Darlin'." This film outtake is an original interview for American Masters - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001).
1.I Don't Know 2.Handful Of Keys 3.Untitled 4.Squeeze Me 5.Twenty Minutes After Three 6.I'm Gonna Love You As Long As I Live 7.If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight 8.National Educatiobal Television Blues 9.Norm's Norm 10.Lorraine 11.Blues After Dark 12.Toccata From Gillespiana 13.Intro Theme 14.Afro Blue 15.Alabama 16.Impressions # 1-8: (1968) Count Basie - piano Freddie Green - guitar Norman Keenan - bass Sonny Payne - drums # 9-12: (1961) Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Leo Wright - saxophone Lalo Schifrin - piano Bob Cunningham - bass Chuck Lampkin - drums # 13-16: (1964) John Coltrane - saxophones McCoy Tyner - piano Jimmy Garrison - bass Elvin Jones - drums
Drummer Duffy Jackson has played with everyone from Lena Horne to Count Basie, as well as leading his own swinging bands. Now based in Nashville, Duffy, the son of famed bassist Chubby Jackson, came to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in early October, 2012, for the 90th Birthday Celebration of his friend, lead trumpet legend, Pauly Cohen. This is raw video of an interview done for the forthcoming film, "Pauly Cohen, Trumpeter." For more info on the film: http://www.paulycohentrumpet.com
Benny tells the story of his stint with Count Basie. The interview is interspliced with scenes from "Bones for Basie" A tribute concert Benny produced at The New School University where he is on the faculty. The concert featured a line up of former students that included Stafford Hunter and Barry Cooper.
Papa Jo Jones drum transcription: http://www.jazzleadsheets.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p;=299 Victor Lewis drum transcription: http://www.jazzleadsheets.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p;=316 Drummer and composer Victor Lewis talks about the legendary drummer for the Count Basie Orchestra, Papa Jo Jones. See all of our drum transcriptions here: http://www.jazzleadsheets.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c;=243
Big Joe Williams - The Essential Released 2014-03-14 on Not Now Music 1. 00:00:00 Big Joe Williams Baby Please Don't Go 2. 00:02:48 Big Joe Williams Crawlin' King Snake 3. 00:05:38 Big Joe Williams Long Tall Woman Skinny Mama Too 4. 00:09:29 Big Joe Williams Highway 49 5. 00:12:58 Big Joe Williams That Thing's in Town 6. 00:16:45 Big Joe Williams King Biscuit Stomp 7. 00:19:18 Big Joe Williams Sloppy Drunk Blues 8. 00:22:06 Big Joe Williams Peach Orchard Mama 9. 00:24:48 Big Joe Williams Jump, Baby, Jump! 10. 00:27:32 Big Joe Williams Delta Blues 11. 00:30:12 Big Joe Williams Stack of Dollars 12. 00:33:24 Big Joe Williams Throw a Boogie Woogie 13. 00:36:05 Big Joe Williams Drop Down Blues 14. 00:39:00 Big Joe Williams Somebody's Been Worryin' 15. 00:42:12 Big Joe Williams Don't You Leave ...
Videocover of Joe Williams' / Count Basie's Remastered Album: Memories Ad-Lib. Remastered 2016
WOODY HERMAN AND HIS THUNDERING HERD -Introduction -Woodchopper's -Pools -Peanut Vendor -Muskrat Rumble -Fourth Trumpet -C.T.Express -Mumbles -April in Paris -Mind To Ramble -All of me -Fanfare for The Common Man
Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe
Falling in love with love is playing the fool
Caring too much is such a juvenile fancy
Learning to trust is just for children in school I fell in love with love one night when the moon was full
I was unwise with eyes unable to see
I fell in love with love, with love everlasting
But love fell out with me Oh, I fell in love with love one night when the moon was full
I was unwise with eyes unable to see
I fell in love with love, with love everlasting
But love fell out with me