if you were ever lucky enough to be in that studio and hear them live ... as i was... unforgettable. that music could give you chills! Long live, Doc and his music!!
@davidbarker79382 жыл бұрын
I've heard them live on tour a couple of times. Electric!!
@danielzendejas3911 Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to be in that studio a few times. Best big band in the land 👍🏽🎼🎺
@jttrumpet55 Жыл бұрын
Got to see him and the band back in 1990 during a Tonight show taping. It was fantastic!
@rtmairose794511 ай бұрын
Yes! The whole band, but Doc? Cut right through you, off mic.
@lisapaulparsons95494 ай бұрын
I waited for him after a concert of his here in Seattle. To talk with him for a few moments was so memorable. I have had one of his earliest Eterna trumpets and it has served me so very well. Doc will be 97 in July. Amazing!
@jasonstarr6419Ай бұрын
watched a clip on YT the other day with Doc in it. He was visiting a mute manufacturer who took one of Doc's old wild, bedazzled, paisley jackets from his Tonight Show days and scanned the jacket in, then did a chemical transfer of the paisley colors and designs onto this line of trumpet mutes. Man, if I were still playing, I'd definitely want one of those. Matter of fact, I want one even though I DON'T play any longer!!! lol
@DaveFrank2 жыл бұрын
can you believe that, not long ago, this kind of great music was featured on American TV along with the classiest humor, most talented guests, and the hippest host to grace the airways?
@rontiemens25532 жыл бұрын
Every musician in that band was absolutely top notch.
@davidbarker79382 жыл бұрын
All the top L.A. players.
@user-tv8mg2vh5f13 күн бұрын
Looked like Tommy Newsome behind Doc just to his left. Johnny always had fun with him when he filled in as Bandleader for Doc.
@TheRichNewnes10 ай бұрын
Double "A" (on the Bb trumpet) at the end there with confidence and perfectly in tune. Doc's chops are amazing.
@mikegilbert25009 ай бұрын
And he worked his ass off to be able to do that.
@TheRichNewnes9 ай бұрын
@@mikegilbert2500 Yes he did. Total respect for that.
@fernmann79 ай бұрын
@TheRichNewnes check out what I posted and try to guess the last note
Man. Those were the days. Doc, Tommy, Ed and all the gang. Nailing it-every time.
@brianlynch9943 жыл бұрын
Ed was the backbone of the band
@michaelperri9627 Жыл бұрын
Forgetaboutit
@jennifer860106 жыл бұрын
Wow !! Incredible playing, incredible arrangement. And to think that in 2018 Doc is 91 years old, still blasting out notes with bands as if he were a teenager. Most trumpet players loose their lip around age 60 or even younger, depending on how much playing they do. You don't hear great hot orchestras like this band on TV anymore. Once Johnny retired, it was the end of the classic "big band" on TV. What a shame. There is nothing more exciting, powerful and rich than a 17 piece big band.
@daleandrews93565 жыл бұрын
I had both LP's(now on CD) "The Tonight Show Band Vol. I and "The Tonight Show Band Vol. II. I love this stuff. It's really my parents' music(I'm 65) if I'm to believe friends of mine! Still, I'm loving it. I'm "old school" and like the LP's(vinyl) better b/c of the pictures on the back were larger and, if my sources are correct, the fidelity is actually better than the CD. Correct me if I'm wrong.
@drew23724 жыл бұрын
jennifer86010 And at 83,,I sure miss big band music...
@MrSwinginjoe3 жыл бұрын
It really is sad. I listened to Doc Severenson every morning before Jazz Orchestra practice.
@jennifer860103 жыл бұрын
@@MrSwinginjoe So, Joe, you need to elaborate. What exactly is sad? Is it sad that Doc is old and won't be with us much longer? Or is it sad that the great Tonight Show big band and its music is gone from Television? Or exactly what, specifically? On the good side, you have or had the opportunity to play in Jazz Orchestra and carry on the musical tradition of great jazz orchestras. There are still a number of very hot jazz big bands playing. It's costly to put them together with all the musicians needing pay, and a dwindling audience of public music fans who know nothing but guitar music. But they are still out there. Gordon Goodwin's Big Fat Band comes to mind.
@MrSwinginjoe3 жыл бұрын
It's sad that there's not that many big bands around anymore.
@moncorp15 жыл бұрын
It was always nice when you got to see the NBC Orchestra for more than a few seconds. Doc's still with us as of late 2018. 91 years young.
@ryancox50972 жыл бұрын
False. Doc Severinson is 137 years old. Don't sell my man short.
@jasonstarr6419Ай бұрын
2024, 97 soon... still with us.
@Tmanaz4805 жыл бұрын
Doc's entire range, top to bottom, is seamless. He doesn't "reach up" to his upper register, he looks even the highest notes "straight in the eye".
@jdhrap2 ай бұрын
The 2 CD’s Doc and the TSB put out in late 80’s were epic. Flying Home from Volume and Airmail Special Volume were insane.
@bugler13043 жыл бұрын
Arguably....the BEST BIG BAND EVER!!!!! Those were the days.......miss them!
@DanGeorges6 жыл бұрын
You can't beat Doc's sound. Hands down one of the best trumpeters. Both solo, commercial, recordings, and, of course, in this band.
@michaelperri96272 жыл бұрын
He is a Master of the Trumpet. High register is flawless as well as his ability to command low and mid ranges. Where will we be .WHO WILL CARRY THIS MUSIC ONWARD AND UPWARD....
@TheAdrian917064 жыл бұрын
1985 Winter NAMM show he was all alone in a exhibit and blowing that trumpet with this foot on carton. I was all alone standing just in Awe right in front of him 3feet away...a one on one Demo with the Doc and it was soo cool !
@stephenjablonsky1941 Жыл бұрын
Those were the days.....Doc was one of the greats. Now he is 95 and resting at home.
@willyjaybobindy34026 жыл бұрын
Freaking incredible. When this album came out in the 80’s, it made me want to become a professional player (I did btw). Doc is the best!
@rontiemens25536 жыл бұрын
I bought that album when it came out.
@bearslair20104 жыл бұрын
Doc puts the, "pro" in professional... Always a consummate, amazingly consistent high-end, performer, an inspirational to all trumpet players in his studied dedicated disciplined yet passionate approach to his instrument and the music. Esp. amazing given he's been performing since the 1940's and still going in his 90's.
@saltaeb993 жыл бұрын
Cool story.
@justanicecreamsammich30713 жыл бұрын
What instrument?
@willyjaybobindy34023 жыл бұрын
@@justanicecreamsammich3071 trumpet, of course!
@johnpulaski6725 Жыл бұрын
They'll never be another show as great as this! 👍👍
@stevewarner88803 жыл бұрын
Just saw this video, I always loved the Tonight Show band as a kid. I’m a saxophone player and want to mention the tenor sax soloist was Pete Christleib, I hope I spelled his name correctly. He was used by lots of bands and artists. Perhaps you heard the wonderful sax solo work on Steely Dan’s Deacon Blues and FM. That was Pete
@donmooney80472 жыл бұрын
Pete is awesome!
@jamesmonroe89622 жыл бұрын
Was fortunate to be the upright bass, in the house band, at Frank Leal’s 2525 Main St dinner dancing restaurant, when Pete stopped by to see Frank and together they blew the roof off the club, mid 80’s.
@rolandrd70017 жыл бұрын
THERE IS NO LATE NIGHT BANDS CAN HOLD A CANDLE THIS PROFESSIONAL BAND A+++++++++++
@daleandrews3676 жыл бұрын
I know, right? Jay Leno's little pipsqueak band was nothing compared to Doc's band. I have both CD's. The Tonight Show Band Volume I and II. Fantastic for great listening from a fantastic band.
@ArsPraestigium5 жыл бұрын
And there never will be.
@513628795 жыл бұрын
There’s no late night bands worth s damn. No class...
@mikeprevost86503 жыл бұрын
You'll never see such a group of monster players assembled in one place again. Think about that trumpet section down through the years--besides Doc, Clark Terry, Snooky Young, John Audino, Pete and Conte Candoli, Chuck Findley, and maybe a few others that I'm forgetting. Doc and Chuck are the last ones standing, sadly.
@brianpadilla3244 Жыл бұрын
Doc Severinsen is a virtuoso. Makes it look so easy.
@gayleloisel703 Жыл бұрын
My Grandson 12 plays trumpet and loves it! Hope he can be as good!
@fernmann7 Жыл бұрын
Don’t think so. No one will.
@gayleloisel70310 ай бұрын
true! @@fernmann7
@Rob_Kates4 жыл бұрын
I am 50 so I do not remember when this music was popular. It's my dad's music. He was born in 1931. I love it though. It has energy and vitality. Anyone who has been an instrumental musician knows how hard this is.
@fernmann74 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has played trumpet, like myself, knows only Doc could sound this utterly fantastic. One of a kind horn man
@JulianDiaz-Tpt4 жыл бұрын
Big band Music was the pop music of it’s day. Before and after the 2nd world war. It waned a little after the advent of bebop and small group jazz, but never went away. It has seen many resurges in popularity and there are many many big bands today all over the world. The last 30 years have been a very important time in big band music’s development. It never really went away.
@drumlover16877 жыл бұрын
Now that was a great orchestra.
@XxSypherxX915 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Doc almost 20 years ago play with the Atlanta Symphony. What a showman. I’ll never forget that night.
@leslieadkins577411 ай бұрын
Now THAT is late night television...what happened...
@richardklamik7098 ай бұрын
I love this! From one of the last big bands! I love Doc Severenson' s Big Band music! Just listened to several albums cleaning my basement today. Just like another past artist "The untouchable sound" There could never be a band like Doc !!!!
@JS-gn9rs7 жыл бұрын
Damn, Doc! One of the best trumpet sounds anyone's ever had. Masterful technique as well.
@rolandrd70017 жыл бұрын
The real deal musicianship!!!!!!!!!! Its a shame we are losing the guys who made that so special!
@maximusaviationchannel Жыл бұрын
Doc is Still ALIVE and Playing. Amazing!
@Foxrock321 Жыл бұрын
Doc is still out there wowing audiences with that DS sound..first time I heard this was their Tonight Show Recording,..bad ass…as we say in the business..
@mfwolfer4 жыл бұрын
Just awesome ! Doc at his peak. His playing was so precise and powerful yet he made it appear effortless. The tonight show band was the best!
@DeadAbeVigoda4 жыл бұрын
I miss hearing Doc's music just before going to sleep.
@jcdrums666 жыл бұрын
So grateful to be able to see, hear, and re-live these great moments in time.
@erzug2 жыл бұрын
This alone was worth the price of admission.
@MartiniMan7 жыл бұрын
The SOUND! from the band, from Doc...simply amazing.
@lightshadow443 жыл бұрын
Let me catch my breath, It just left the room! Doc, you and the Tonight Gang have made so many people happy for 50 years. Bless you, Johnny, Ed , Tommy and the entire production. Your band is tight ! ( 70’s meaning )
@kwdrm1 Жыл бұрын
Always have admired Doc, as well as Ed Shaughnessy on drums.
@michaelchapman49559 ай бұрын
'Many LA Jazz Club alumni here in Doc's NBC Carson Tonight Show Band here & there used to be "Chadney's" Jazz Supper Club across the street from these NBC Studios... which Johnny would periodically promote on the air where one or more of these talented cats would be performing come evening...
@garymitchell60563 жыл бұрын
Wow - his solos are awesome - and his top notes - amazing !!
@imxploring4 жыл бұрын
True talent! The Tonight show band was always a treat!
@RichieGonzalezSalsaM6 жыл бұрын
Doc what a great trumpet sound! the best!
@MartyNemko13 жыл бұрын
Big band at its best--the chart and musicians. Supreme!
@lightshadow447 ай бұрын
What a bad ass! Simply the best !
@wythetrumpet64196 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, nobody plays quite like the Doctor! I miss that wonderful band!
@figgybass5 жыл бұрын
I play these Tonight show band CDs often. They're incredibly good. I would stay up school nights just to get a glimpse of this band. I bet the 14 dislikes on this video are from some real sad individuals.
@jimthomas17172 жыл бұрын
I did not care for this until I got older.great sounds with people who knew music 🎵
@safenabors30067 жыл бұрын
Thanks to Doc and the band for giving me an appreciation for great music through the 1960's and 1970's.
6 жыл бұрын
BRAVO , ONCE MORE WITH FEELING !
@alannesbitt92164 жыл бұрын
That's a great record!
@davidrussell55704 жыл бұрын
Doc and Co kick ass and take numbers. They are among the best big bands in history, hands down. Those cats, to a man, are burners, but put to put them all together is a friggin mongol hoard of Jazz sound...Kick ass all the way. Doc is flawless!
@lightshadow443 жыл бұрын
Legend ! I miss my 80’s for these reasons especially !
@wilrobles53926 жыл бұрын
Bring Johnny and Doc back.
@ralphlauren50803 жыл бұрын
Doc was/is the best!
@jazzzzmm7 жыл бұрын
This is the best. And Ed shaughnessy up there driving that drum set! Wow.
@johnsjohnson448 Жыл бұрын
3:17 Epic! Thanks for sharing.
@whiterice3566 Жыл бұрын
THE GOAT doc
@BroadswordNYC Жыл бұрын
Simply the best!
@damonbrown52333 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Doc live in concert 20 something years ago.
@dalehilltopfarm Жыл бұрын
Always the gold standard!
@christineleblond7777 Жыл бұрын
I cant imagine hearing this in person. Wow.
@ulysseslopez91647 жыл бұрын
Wow, I cannot ever get enough of Doc and his band👍👍👍👍👍
@bfoster683 жыл бұрын
Doc is one of a kind.
@JazzMaven Жыл бұрын
LOve Doc..
@dsthorp2 жыл бұрын
Really Great, I have chills now.
@rickdavenport95384 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
@dr.roberts45083 жыл бұрын
The Best
@sergiomartinez59464 жыл бұрын
Love this. One of my favorite versions
@ever97ish5 жыл бұрын
That is what you call music, not like the crap you hear today
@judsterky5 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@randysteele67414 жыл бұрын
Didn't get to see Doc with the orchestra but I did see him with his fusion band, Zebron. Amazing!
@sharonraizor28393 жыл бұрын
I saw Zebron in Lexington Ky in 1981. They played for an hour and a half, took a break and then played for another hour and a half! It was incredible. The level of musicianship in that band was off the charts.
@jwsopko3 жыл бұрын
Doc and band, very cool, Johnny was lucky to have them...
@fernmann72 жыл бұрын
What show was more watched?
@raylrodr2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky to have seen the band in the old KRNT theater in Des Moines back in 1970!
@dorothygale58963 жыл бұрын
Never againwill we see this,
@ericschlesinger918612 күн бұрын
I love this man ❤❤❤
@louispontecorvo62092 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!! Great stuff!!!
@brianmorrison65937 жыл бұрын
There will never be another band like it....
@daleandrews35522 жыл бұрын
I looove Big Band! I play trombone in a community band called the Lake Charles Community Band (we're here on KZbin!), so I'm a natural brass lover. Back in the '80's, I had both "albums" (LP s in black vinyl, remember those?) "The Tonight Show Band Volumes I and II". Even back in the '60's, when I watched "The Tonight Show" as a kid, I used to ask myself why the Tonight Show orchestra wasn't featured more often or record, as they were fantastic musicians. Well, they finally did! If you like modern Big Band like I do, check them out on CD. You won't be sorry. 😉
@ssnoc6 жыл бұрын
A real kick ass band - these guys were the cream of the crop, so tight and together 👏👏👍
@ever97ish5 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!!!!!!!! Just beautiful!!!!!!
@normende7 жыл бұрын
It don't get any better than that!!!
@robertbranco11263 жыл бұрын
Still the Best of all time ..must be that Bel Canto 🎺 trumpet he was playing .. when he was on stage or in front of a microphone magic would happen..
@RoryVanucchi4 жыл бұрын
Snooky Young. Eddie Shaugnessy. Lucky Pizzarelli. The whole gang of all stars
@scorsese16 жыл бұрын
Wow. Doc is the man.
@QuantumOfSolace1 Жыл бұрын
80s - Miami Vice look!
@ealemann84666 жыл бұрын
Severinsen, Alpert and Ferguson all fantastic trumpet players.
@judsterky5 жыл бұрын
It always amazes me how there are 350 million people in this country and not one Trumpet player comes close to the players you mentioned.
@timzawicki13934 жыл бұрын
True there are 350 million people and a few trumpeters that can match those three but what about symphony players that lead brass sections around the country? to name a few greats - Bud Herseth, Chicago, Bernie Adelstein, Cleveland, and Mel Broiles from the Met Opera. Listen to Pictures at an Exhibition, and the Bach Brandenberg Concerto #2 all extremely gifted players.
@denverseifried3378 Жыл бұрын
@@timzawicki1393 What about the great Wayne Bergeron?
@chuckb95955 жыл бұрын
Just listened to this and the Airmen Of Note's version back to back. Love them baoth but Doc and the band got them when it comes to sizzle factor and Doc's sound.
@bradpeterson44405 жыл бұрын
The thing is, you've got to know Johnny heard this when they were rehearsing it, and the end he remained so together after hearing such a kick-butt arrangement by Doc.
@jamescpotter3 жыл бұрын
That is one smokin' band!
@btorgerson173610 күн бұрын
Wow Doc 🎶🎶🎶🎶
@ryancox50972 жыл бұрын
Wait... 1:37 Is that Ron Jeremy?! 🤣
@homecareassistanceNJ2 жыл бұрын
Man, I can play trumpet and I think I’m incredible but Doc… Best there is.
@homecareassistanceNJ2 жыл бұрын
Incredible notes there too!
@nrcg2317 Жыл бұрын
And don't you forget it...
@feggyduss6463 Жыл бұрын
3:14 the build up to the ending notes and "vamp" are EPIC! Thanks for sharing!
@td11387 жыл бұрын
Pete Cristlieb was the tenor sax solo. Probably a Tommy Newsom arrangement.
@ednalyons31087 жыл бұрын
looked a lot like a guy who played with Mangione
@paulmorris83865 жыл бұрын
Bill Holman
@judsterky5 жыл бұрын
Really liked his playing style. He had some great solos with Steely Dan too.
@pianopappy4 жыл бұрын
In one of Doc's earliest performances with the Tonight Show Orchestra, he played an exciting duet with Clark Terry on Neal Hefti's '"Terry Time" on August 29, 1963, when the program originated in New York. I posted it at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZusoIFvrbl1Zqc - a few days after Doc's 93rd birthday.
@spearsba2 жыл бұрын
Genius
@OlesonMD6 жыл бұрын
Back when late night TV was actually good, and entertaining.
@mariachirosarioargentina76396 жыл бұрын
Trumpet god!! Doc is a leyend...
@peterfeltham56124 жыл бұрын
What a great arrangement,the band played brilliantly.