Doc Severinsen on Arsenio: "Jumping at the Woodside" with the Tonight Show Band

A great live performance from Doc and the band on live TV. This clip is from July 8, 1992, I believe.
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J.S.
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Carson Entertainment Group

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RIP Gene Gene the Dancing Machine

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Incredible musicians!!

[@Fred-kz5xh]

Faster than usual tempo of Count Basie classic, how did the band keep up? I heard Doc perform once in the 70's or 80's at Mizzou half time , great. Also saw Basie perform in Kansas City, both were fantastic.

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On Fire!

[@billbryant1288]

Pete was on fire!

[@arame29]

Christlieb?

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@@arame29 Yep!

[@kellyjay7448]

I was once in a band with Kenton-alumnus Richard Torres who claimed to be great friends with Pete. Also, the Candoli brothers are from my neck of the woods, Mishawaka, Indiana.

[@jwhill7]

Conte Candoli was just four days shy of his sixty-fifth birthday!

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Doc retired this September at 95! He never stopped until his body did.

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The bass player.

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I can't count that fast.

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One of the things that Basie did soooooo damn well was mood and tempo. This performance, while good, fails in the Basie mood and tempo department.

[@dwerden]

I would not disagree. Basie was from the true jazz realm (including his audiences), while most of Doc's life was in the commercial realm (including his audiences).

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Mike Daigeau in dashiki.