Johnny Williams is the most musical section bari player since the death of Harry Carney. The subtle scoops and accents he adds to his parts, and the way he adds his massive sound to the ensemble and sax section sound, are just awesome.
Gotta love Basie, just sitting there enjoying his music. Every now and again playing some notes, lovely guy XD
@yushis15 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song so many times. The way the band plays so low but so tight on the second half is just... I mean I can't explain how good it is to hear. It's so nice.
@djthemoretaiwan5 жыл бұрын
Count Basie - piano & leader Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger, Darle Carley, Frank Szabo - trumpet Bill Hugues, Dennis Wilson, Grover Mitchell, Booty Wood - trombones Eric Dixon, Kenny Hing - tenor saxophones Johnny Williams, Jr. - baritone saxophone Danny Turner - alto saxophone Bobby Plater - saxophone Freddie Green - guitar Cleveland Eaton II - bass Greeg Field - drums Jo Jones - drums
@stpd1957 Жыл бұрын
Lovely, thank you
@cjgaddy10 жыл бұрын
UTTERLY Amazing!! The Epitome of BIG BAND JAZZ! The Count & his Band “Mellow Tone” (1981) - Watch the Count starting at 3:24 when this awesome arrangement (by saxist Frank Foster) really starts cooking (in a cool sense), and watch Basie’s mannerisms as he completely digs all the cool jazz licks & kicks & pops… It’s not the # of notes - it’s the Feel - guys have to play together a long time to get that Basie Sound. I had Fun listening to this - My Father would have gone crazy over this, as I am! THANKS for sharing!!
@PabluchoViision8 жыл бұрын
Bill Basie is up there PAINTING... little dabs of the brush... just the right color & texture...!!!!He does it with the piano keys, and he does it with his hands, his shoulders, his smile, his eyebrows... What a treat this is!!!!
@evhvariac24 ай бұрын
Oil based or latex??
@alanwitton50395 жыл бұрын
Fantastic listening! This band really knows how to swing!
@bigemoney3113 жыл бұрын
Basie has one of the coolest styles of piano playing! Laid back, but to the point. Love it!
@abpccpba2 ай бұрын
Thanks Wonderful to hear such great music.
@davenelms686 жыл бұрын
Had a front row seat at one of their gigs about 6 yrs. before this, dynamics and style supreme. And got to meet the Count.
@chlee9113 жыл бұрын
This song shows Count Basie Big Band. Not only the individual players are skilled, but the band breathes together! 3:29 part makes you breathless!
@mrtyles17 жыл бұрын
this music truly lifts the spirit.
@IsaacSung14 жыл бұрын
Oh man, every time I watch this, the double time at 0:15 gets me every time. Awesome.
@ble8ckerstreet14 жыл бұрын
Absolutely CLASSIC ! If you don't tap your foot and move with this one - you're dead. Played it so often, I had to locate a CD with this number. Many Thanks . . .
@eday2415 жыл бұрын
That is the wonderful Dennis Wilson on trombone! Current jazz prof at University of Michigan--go Blue!
@Oaktownrob16 жыл бұрын
No doubt about it, Bill Basie was at the Head of the Class when it came to Swingology. Thank God for ears to have heard him. Much appreciation Thiagoalves!!
@johndinicola41899 ай бұрын
cool, classy, swinging.........the best!
@edcerc16 жыл бұрын
what a great arrangement
@BlueinGreen216 жыл бұрын
I love this piece - so mellow and cool: Basie is a genious! (Love his little hand movement at 00:37!)
@pacrimco8 жыл бұрын
Great arrangement and a smooth disciplined delivery of a great tune. Kudos Count.
@steviebernstein14 жыл бұрын
Well gailalycia you should be proud. Coz your pop and the Count were some of the most awesome musical beings ever to inhabit planet earth!!!! bless am all from here in the UK :-))
@donplayerman194414 жыл бұрын
nobody plays BASS like MR. EATON HE'S DEFINITELY THE MAN
@chlee9111 жыл бұрын
I watched this video since 2009 and wow... it never grows old... kk the saxi soli and the band soli after that, are the two best solis I know!! killer song...
@IsaacSung14 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Count's solo on this.. genius.
@rock2786313 жыл бұрын
@bigemoney31 like that ONE note he plays at 2:44 in the break of that crazy sax soli...he always finds the smallest bits of space and puts one perfect note in there...
@aronemurillo13 жыл бұрын
2:46 Basie plays one note. YESSSS
@bobreich13137 жыл бұрын
the kid from red bank never ceased to amaze. he proves less is more.
@DancingSpiderman13 жыл бұрын
@4bigdawgs4 Good point... We know The Count had piano chops, but yep, "less is more", he let's his band do most of "the talking"... LVOE this stuff !
@robertboney44935 жыл бұрын
Once there was Count Basie...just once.
@bobtrumpet17 жыл бұрын
Basie at it's best. A classic.
@eshaibraheem42189 ай бұрын
GORGEOUS.
@danielbagutti14 жыл бұрын
I love Count Basie.! I want to play with they
@drakesiayer15 жыл бұрын
this is the song my jazz band is playing, same arrangement!!
@swinginkatz15 жыл бұрын
Basie was the best for this.
@macvoutie16 жыл бұрын
Anything,and I mean anything Basie's band played rates all the stars you can give. The very definition of Big Band Swing.
@jazzlife117 жыл бұрын
This is BIG BAND at it's finest!!!
@stpd1957 Жыл бұрын
That is just FAN-TAS-TIC
@54spiritedwill5416 жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL
@universaldollie15 жыл бұрын
This is the band that played in the classic Jerry Lewis film "Ciinderfella". The music at the grand ball given by the princess was provided by the Count Basie Band...note 'Fella's entrance to the party...very, very cool! ;=D
@eshaibraheem42184 жыл бұрын
Love it.
@sergelebombe16 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, Je viens de découvrir cette vidéo... superbe ! J'adore la musique de Count Basie. Un grand bravo et je me permets de vous inviter à venir découvrir une ou plusieurs de mes vidéos (PARIS BY NIGHT N°...) que je joins à vos commentaires vidéo, ou la musique de Count Basie (mais pas seulement lui), illustre mes jolies balades à PARIS. Et je trouve que ses musiques offrent un superbe écrin à PARIS. Avec tous mes voeux et mes cordiales salutations de Paris Serge
@robertaboney68634 жыл бұрын
The Count...the best!
@reinacoffee85575 жыл бұрын
Exceptionally smoooooooth jazz.
@Fransizzzzzzle16 жыл бұрын
This song is great. Hard ass sax soli tho lol. Had trouble when we played it RIP Basie
@BobBello-ov7tu Жыл бұрын
THE BEST
@4bigdawgs413 жыл бұрын
Another reason why the Count was so great, not only had a swinging band, but his own approach to the piano, "less is more" was beautiful.
@AlexTaylorTrombone17 жыл бұрын
I love the T-bone solo. I'm often watching this video solely to listen to it.
@Jim073416 жыл бұрын
Look at those little hands go!
@Erebis1515 жыл бұрын
Trombone part for this is insane.
@millsbrothers17 жыл бұрын
AMEN
@robertboney44936 жыл бұрын
Basie, the best !
@gloriamosure91845 жыл бұрын
The best!
@brainparts114 жыл бұрын
@gailalycia9 can you tell me some more about this performance? venue, performers etc. Thanks
@Thunderflower36717 жыл бұрын
that trombone is rockin
@Sesacom201013 жыл бұрын
Great!
@米田英三 Жыл бұрын
素敵です。
@griffindatcher216511 жыл бұрын
Love it !!!
@clinto513 жыл бұрын
@BassmanII I dunno, I play trombone and I really don't like using mutes at all.
@ex59neo5312 жыл бұрын
If u ve got ur 2 ankles broken ... u ll suffer ... u can't resist to this music :)
@satziebaby17 жыл бұрын
Stop dissing and just dig it.....This music is no longer....RIP you guys,seey'all in that special heaven that is for jazz players only....
@IgorLuisSeemann16 жыл бұрын
great
@tincanblower17 жыл бұрын
I thought I'd reply to your post, rather than just sit here and moan about what you've said! I can see where you're coming from with the trombonist, but perhaps you're trying to listen too hard? Relax, and try and listen how although he might not be following the tune, he manages to keep perfectly in time and in key. Relax when you listen to jazz!
@nancydrew513 жыл бұрын
Does it get any better than this? The Count of Basie Plays the Duke of Ellington. Only thing I would request as a boon would be the Honorable Master Joe Williams singing on vocals!
@RobertChapmanMusic16 жыл бұрын
Duke Ellington is music for the mind, Count Basie is music for the soul.
@DancingSpiderman13 жыл бұрын
@BassmanII Every time I'd ask to borrow a plunger, I'd always get the crappy used plunger...
@casbont11 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@isa005311 жыл бұрын
musica para mis oidos!
@ebuzzmiller00717 жыл бұрын
Greg Fields Drums, taking over after Duffy Jackson, who took Butch Miles. I met Greg, and he told me in confidence that him and Bassist, Grover, used to listen to Frank Zappa in the bus... but not with Bill's knowledge; Basie would not have approved. Everyone loved Bill, including late great Joe Williams. Duffy Jackson was son of bassist Chubby Jackson. Where's Dennis Roland these days?
@profhennig9 жыл бұрын
wunderbar mellow
@rjbakbor13 жыл бұрын
This song with the CB BB has such a driving swing force, it makes your hart jump
@ble8ckerstreet14 жыл бұрын
@theinvisiblelight This is on Basie's WILD AND SWINGIN' CD. Found a reasonably priced one on eBay but what's there now want an arm plus a leg. :O
@glenngallup51634 жыл бұрын
If you find something better let me know.
@DancingSpiderman13 жыл бұрын
@BassmanII Even if the used plunger's been sprayed down with Lysol... you still know it's been used...
@samadjhi16 жыл бұрын
I admire the work your dad has done which one is your dad?
@colleman870002 жыл бұрын
Alors, "À quand une émission de jazz et (si possible) du Jazz authentique qui swing, à la télévision" ? Simple, quand sur le service "dit public", ils auront ENFIN le courage de s'autoriser à ne plus encombrer cet instrument de communication pour les masses, de ces émissions qui ne servent à rien et qui abrutissent les dites masses, en mettant par exemple Michel Drücker à la retraite, pour faire découvrir le vendredi ou le samedi soir les orchestres du Duke, de Hampton, de Basie etc... car il y a, à n'en pas douter dans les archives de l'ina, des kilomètres de pellicules de concerts à diffuser, ne serait ce que ceux du Hot Club de Limoges enregistrés pendant 50 ans par Jean Claude Concher ! Mais c'est une question de "courage politique" de la part des "influenceurs" qui dirigent les chaines de TV.
@rdangelo17 жыл бұрын
Is Willie Cook in the tpt. section?
@johnnnas16 жыл бұрын
SUBLIME!!
@cesargregoriojunior13 жыл бұрын
Eu quero esse show! Onde eu posso achá-lo?! I Want this show, where i can find him?
@smitty0120914 жыл бұрын
@PeteMcGuinness In jazz, black is just synonymous with awesome. You weren't black enough on the inside, friend.
@cdfgdfgdfg11 жыл бұрын
That chord progression looks strangely like Rose Room. See Kenny Burrell's
@zuperman221210 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else hear the drummer and bass player putting in work through the entire song?
@BassmanII9 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Freddie Green on guitar. He was an integral part of that rhythm section.
@zuperman22129 жыл бұрын
True. I completely overlooked the fact that Freddie Green was there playing.
@TheEnglishRedneck458 жыл бұрын
Cleveland Eaton on bass always puts in a lot of work - he looks so damn energetic in all the Basie videos I've seen! Such a damn solid rhythm section.
@robertsharp46727 жыл бұрын
zuperman2212 of course, Freddie Green stated that his job was to make it sound like the drummer was changing keys .
@robertboney44936 жыл бұрын
A lot of accenting; good chart reading.
@huumbft16 жыл бұрын
I cant see whats wrong with the trombonsolo, i really like it.
@Tubatasm14 жыл бұрын
Is the bass trombonist playing a Conn 112H?
@Gcman92814 жыл бұрын
amazing...who is the drummer btw?
@Screammachin16 жыл бұрын
so u have no idea on jazz for a comment like that... have u listened to monk or basie???
@コーヒー飲みたろうАй бұрын
このサックスソリは、大学当時のバンドメンバーを思い出す。
@nancydrew513 жыл бұрын
Mister Cleveland Eaton, Bama's finest holding it down walking the bass!
@ble8ckerstreet14 жыл бұрын
@theinvisiblelight Try BASIE SWINGS STANDARDS on eBay - number is on this CD too with a much more reasonable cost. :)
@erikboje460Ай бұрын
This is Music…….
@samadjhi15 жыл бұрын
who is your dad? and I would be proud too.
@robertboney44936 жыл бұрын
No better band than Basie!
@sergelebombe16 жыл бұрын
Hello, I just found out this video ... superb! I love the music of Count Basie. Well done and I would like to invite you to discover one or more of my videos (PARIS BY NIGHT N °...) that I attach to your video, or music of Count Basie (but not only him) illustrates my nice stroll in Paris. And I think music provides a superb showcase in Paris. With all my best wishes and cordial greetings from Paris Serge
@JohnGreenanwildone7 жыл бұрын
Great 👌😎
@CultofAmazingness12 жыл бұрын
Is that Oj? 1:18
@jwikijwiki15 жыл бұрын
I will play this song as 1st trombone but very difficult olay!
@fredrikalmqvist67005 жыл бұрын
Lots of great individual performances here, but 5:28....
@tbonea1dam117 жыл бұрын
I'm not about to debate with you over your opinion....peace!
@RobertChapmanMusic17 жыл бұрын
bump bump
@Cheeseguy8814 жыл бұрын
Ugh, i have to learn how to lip trill...its hard |: