Count Basie & Helen Humes - I Cried for You

[@courtneysaint4311]

I thought I was the only Helen Humes fan. Selfish ,discovered Helen 40 years ago still listening august 2024😍😍😍

[@direfranchement]

My didn't she have a beautiful smile? Her clear enjoyment of singing is infectious!

[@roberttau9558]

Like John Hammond said:"the future of jazz is Count Basie!"

[@chichilala99]

Ah, get it Helen! I certainly miss her - dear friend and dulcet singer with a touch of real bad girl in her....oh, could she make me smile! Thank you for posting.

[@jimbrown1559]

What a delight! This was Basie's fine small band of the early '50s. Personnel varied a bit, but I recognize clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, guitarist Freddie Green, and, of course Wardell Gray, who has the fine Prez-influenced tenor solo. In the mid-70s, Helen Humes followed Billie Holiday in the Basie band in the late '30s when Bille left to do her own thing. I got to work with Helen in a Chicago jazz club where I was running the sound system. She was just as delightful then as in this recording -- a warm, friendly, unpretentious lady. It's wonderful to see and hear her here when she was much younger.

[@delilahdavis1219]

+Jim Brown Thank you so much for the information of who is playing in this clip.

[@NEONSO]

Even when I'm not watching the video, I can hear her smiling through the song. Thanks for sharing your memory Jim. Brings life to these black and white videos.

[@mahdo1]

Jim Brown Seriously! How lucky can you be?! This is MUSIC!

[@clarinetowner]

That’s Gus Johnson on drums and Jimmy Lewis on bass, Clark Terry on trumpet.

[@lesterwyoung]

What a master tenor player Wardell was!

[@toshirobirthday]

Thank you for uploading this. Helen Humes is one of the best singers I have listened to.

[@johnwhitehead3360]

FANTASTIC THANK YOU

[@jazmaan]

Wardell is killer! And Helen is sublime. Thank You!

[@bach2117]

A great singer, sang like an instrument, style and class.

[@geraldjohnson848]

June 23rd: Happy birthday Jazz-Blues singer Helen Humes (1913-1981) Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, Bob Hardy. Blessings

[@Sacto_Dave]

I had to great fortune to see Basie and his band with Tony Bennet in 1981, about the time Helen passed. What a great voice she had.

[@joesphbegley3088]

Brilliant !

[@fastborzoi]

this is the only recording with Wardell Gray I've ever seen, thank you I'm so appreciative -- plus Helen, Basie band, it's superlative.

[@beauzoz]

Buddy DeFranco on clarinet. The Count. I am living the dream.

[@AbbeBuck]

Helen is my Hero!

[@TavgaHawrame]

She is great singer . thanks

[@ajisstillright]

Wow!! MAGNIFICENT!!! HISTORY

[@fastborzoi]

what a joy to find & re-find, thank you

[@joemaranzano]

Please post also "if I Could Be With You" from this session!

[@carlocroccolo771]

BELLISSIMO!!!

[@strangeromance1]

Mood: Breathless...

[@GymLasMarismas]

que bonito! WIE SCHOEN! che belo! HOW BEAUTIFUL"

[@TheTamtatati]

magaria

[@bobjazz11]

@maeviac30 Only people who are real jazz snobs make comments like this

[@titaniumdiveknife]

this should be in fallout 4

[@maeviac30]

Clearly the ones that are really and truly jazz snobs make snippy ass comments as you did,about people like me commenting on the real jazz snobs as u..

[@maeviac30]

Jazz snobs! Ew!