I love that Johnny put Freddy DiCordiva in his place. Johnny knew the value of this band and he wasn't going to let Freddy frack it up.
@Rob_Kates3 жыл бұрын
I love the pure honesty from Johnny in the intro. "We plug every bimbo who comes on the show."
@alanpecherer57052 жыл бұрын
Great line!!
@janicetehie3839 Жыл бұрын
He could be difficult but I can see his point and I admire his honesty and ability to be forthright and speak the truth.
@scalhotrod Жыл бұрын
Figuratively AND literally!! :)
@golfhack35813 жыл бұрын
Oh man! I sure miss those days when the Tonight Show had a great band! Thanks Dave.
@gatoreuph Жыл бұрын
And a great host.
@ericdreizen1463 Жыл бұрын
None of the Tonight Shows after Johnny have been worth a damn - not funny, & musically vapid. For 30 years late-night television had something we'll never, ever see again!
@lawrencelam47876 ай бұрын
Carson is absolutely hilarious before they play!
@peterfreeman33173 ай бұрын
Johnny going rogue…love it!
@johnsjohnson448 Жыл бұрын
This is why Broadcast Late Night Television was BIG. It was singular and appealed to the broadest audience.
@allenrussell19477 ай бұрын
Fantastic, we'll never see the likes of that on network TV again I'm afraid.
@dwerden7 ай бұрын
I know! I started listening to the Tonight Show band in the mid 1960's. When I was in college, away from a TV (i.e. the olden days), I found out I could pick up the audio at the bottom of my FM radio band because it was on channel 6 in that area. So I listed as much as I could. That made for 30 years of wonderful big band (and solo trumpet) playing available FOR FREE!
@allenrussell19477 ай бұрын
@@dwerden I met Doc in the early 1980s when I was a trumpet student at the University of Tennessee. What a great guy!
@bobstrempie9424 Жыл бұрын
Great music. From when the Tonight Show was worth watching.
@wythetrumpet6419 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, back when late night TV was fun to watch! I always love Doc and the Band! 🎺🎵🎶👍
@TomSpeaks-vw1zp2 ай бұрын
Back in the day when there was no good, better, or best. They were all great!
@gstockwell53153 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting this! You have no idea how I needed this! Thank you.❤ So glad Johnny put Fred in his place. Those guys were paid peanuts for their expertise.
@marcwalker9610 Жыл бұрын
🎶Amazingly, Doc's still alive and only stopped doing public performances last year!!😲🎶
@MillyPalomino Жыл бұрын
Old musicians never die. They just go from bar to bar. 😄
@johnmclelland4278 Жыл бұрын
Band is tight as always!
@cdstoc6 ай бұрын
Hey, I bought that album all those many years ago, it's great!
@chazmann10814 күн бұрын
I loved falling asleep to Carson way back in the day. After the monologue I'd start to doze off feeling all was right with the world. Doc was an insane talent and perfect leader for the band.
@DanielDavisDeepDive3 ай бұрын
Wow - so damn tight! What a band... killer.
@chestermarcol38313 ай бұрын
Johnny's warm relationship, and admiration for Doc was touching.And, btw, that Tonight Show Jazz Orchestra, was absolutely devastating. Absolute heavy hitters, top to bottom. I always wished though, that Doc would have played in the staff more. He had absurd range, but it seemed like that's pretty much all he did sometimes, and there was a lot more to his skill than that.
@patrickcolwell4202 Жыл бұрын
If that doesn't git you up and put you in the practice room nothing will thanks doc and thank you snoky
@nealbfinn11 ай бұрын
The sax soli is Illinois Jaquet's solo from the Lionel Hampton recording played in unison with the baritone an octave lower.
@kensabbath1127 Жыл бұрын
Late night shows need to get back to the big band format! Bands today are ok but nothing like the sound of a big band!!
@larrysmith6797 Жыл бұрын
There's no current late night host worthy of a trio let alone a big band.
@paulkossak77618 ай бұрын
Carson one of the few who showcase jazz on his show. He had Dizzy Gillespie on one evening to lead the band with a tune, it was unbelievable.
To set the record straight (no pun intended), Johnny is showing the 1986 lp "The Tonight Show Band with Doc Derverinsen," Amherst Records AMH 3311. "Flying Home" is found on Side B, track 3.
@mjd41743 жыл бұрын
Damn Snooky can play. LOL they all can. And Doc nearly pasted the dbl Bb - Eb like at the end of Song for You. It was a great D. (edit pretty darn an Eb really.. it'll do fine!)
@fredaxberg6862 жыл бұрын
LOL thats right Hold that #$$%@$ up... what GREAT MUSIC!!! Bruce Paulson was my music instructor at Roosevelt high in mpls minn... he left and suddenly he was on The Tonight Show... Blew me away but he is the best.. God i miss this kind of music and entertainment on television.... The Tonight Show ended when Carson retired... my opinion...
@nrcg2317 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable orchestra. Incredible!! I saw Doc and Snooky in Atlantic City at Resorts International many years ago. Outstanding!!
@kgoerbig2 жыл бұрын
3:15, Even Snooky has a Double-C in him.
@Intimidator39Ай бұрын
Snooky played lead in the Basie band and in the Thad Jones Band…he was a phenomenal player!
@robertstrobel7237 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing band that was.
@Wes3216817 күн бұрын
Damn Doc, make it scream! What a band!
@jttrumpet553 жыл бұрын
Great memories! Thanks for sharing. Sure miss that band
@bh56062 ай бұрын
I am going to get that album!
@ekujj1324 күн бұрын
This is pure gold.
@buffalobillh3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, David! I still listen the their two albums regularly. Everyone always thought it was a shame the band wasn’t featured more. I often wondered if Johnny and the producers really knew what they had. What a rare and special thing it was to have a band like that made up of the best guys in town. Something like that will likely never happen again.
@Rob_Kates Жыл бұрын
Johnny loved big band jazz and he appreciated this band. At one time, the bean counters at NBC wanted to cut some members from the band to save money. Johnny said no way, if you do that, I quit. So, the musician's jobs were saved.
@johnsjohnson448 Жыл бұрын
As the 1980's ended and the 1990's entered, Music tastes had dramatically changed. This is why Jay Leno's version of the show featured groups during the last segment rather than in the middle of the show because people would tune out if they did not like the music.
@stephenspencer4672Ай бұрын
I sure miss Johnny and Ed and Doc and that amazing Tonight Show Band. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@kimwestwood88402 жыл бұрын
Oh man this is GREAT!!!! Miss Doc and the band
@bjpereziii67663 жыл бұрын
I own this album ON VINYL, AND the 2nd album that they cut! Unbelievable musicians and arrangements!
@TrumpetMAB Жыл бұрын
If you can find the third album, it's just as good. I have all three on CD, and 1 & 2 on vinyl.
@SamWesting3 ай бұрын
There’s officially 4 Tonight Show Band albums: The first one, Vol. 2, Once More With Feeling, & the Christmas album. Unofficially, there Swingin’ The Blues, credited to Doc Severinsen & His Big Band. It’s basically most of the T.S. Band musicians reuniting, after the Johnny Carson era ended.
@RonStewart-i2w4 ай бұрын
Simply the best!
@civilemikeg416 Жыл бұрын
The absolute best!
@johnj16943 жыл бұрын
My favorite on their album!!! I always wondered if they played it live...WELL here it is...I may wear this one out...THANKS DAVID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ericschlesinger9186Ай бұрын
❤❤❤absolutely 💯
@alexandercalder2143 Жыл бұрын
Holy moly, those guys were on fire!
@doranpat Жыл бұрын
I met Johnny Carson back in 1966 or so-I also met someone who played Trumpet in the band-with long blonde hair-and had been prior with Chicago--or Chicago Transit Authority--he reminds me of the Brunson Brothers-i can't recall his name but he was great on the trumpet and a very nice guy-just like the current Brunson Brothers-anyone recognize this person-could it have been the father of the Brunson Brothers-currently in the news???
@erichanson3961 Жыл бұрын
In 66 Chicago (the band) didn't exist yet. Their first album (Transit Authority) was late in 68.
@bethbartlett5692 Жыл бұрын
Everybody Loves Doc!
@jason60chev7 ай бұрын
I have a CD of the Tonight Show band from the 1980s. I think this number was on it.
@erichanson3961 Жыл бұрын
Doc not only played multiple double high Cs, but on the end of one of them, he ghosted double high E natural. -Soft, but there and quite accurate.
@joegig15 күн бұрын
Arrangement By The Great Dick Lieb!
@rtmairose79453 жыл бұрын
David, one of my favorite lullabies.
@kitdinker7 ай бұрын
I just bought that album on iTunes for $11.99. Quite the bargain.
@MrsChristianMom Жыл бұрын
As good as it gets.
@АлександрВолочай-я4ь2 ай бұрын
BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@johnsjohnson448 Жыл бұрын
5:36 The build up to the crescendo. EPIC!
@rickdavenport953811 ай бұрын
"Yeah yeah that's it hold that sucker up."
@JRSIM-18 ай бұрын
Funny introduction and an amazing performance!!
@goobs123c3 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@mjd41743 жыл бұрын
You're telling me not to plug the album, huh? Sure I'll get right on that..
@terryasheim9038 Жыл бұрын
Mercy booking😂😂😂
@Music--ng8cd Жыл бұрын
That was when they were on the Gong Show
@HADJEE2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of, "Cotton Tail".
@evansmusic487 ай бұрын
WOW!!!
@michaelperri9627 Жыл бұрын
Who will replace this music
@MrJoeybabe25 Жыл бұрын
Great performance. But did Doc not quite reach the high notes a couple of times? I realize that is so hard.
@allenrussell19477 ай бұрын
That's the beauty of live performances, you get to see that your heroes are human too. No auto tune or multiple takes. You get what you got.
@bryonbrookshier4364 Жыл бұрын
I wish they had showed whoever was playing Bass. He didn't miss a beat!
@dwerden Жыл бұрын
The bassist must forgotten to give the camera crew their present the previous holiday!
@jkjives17862 ай бұрын
I was thinking that exact same thing!
@artvandelay80903 жыл бұрын
DeCordova was such a stiff. Johnny should have walked over there and put his shoe up you-know-where when he started telling him to back off on plugging the album. Ridiculous.
@demef758Ай бұрын
Johnny eventually "sort of fired" him. What triggered it was immediately after one of Johnny's sons, Rick, was killed in a car crash in 1991, Johnny wanted to end the show with a short tribute to his boy. The lad was a photographer, so Johnny was holding up some of the kid's work. Since it was towards the end of the show, Johnny's tribute was running a little long. Freddie then signaled Johnny to "wrap it up" to meet the NBC closing hour. Johnny gave Freddie the snake eye and continued on. It was after that that Johnny kept Freddie on the payroll, but he was exiled to stand well off of the stage and was never again allowed to say a word to Johnny.
@eddiemccullough75022 жыл бұрын
Maybe add a link to purchase
@paulsmith8956 Жыл бұрын
Not too bad for a "house" band :)
@barrybrown91043 жыл бұрын
Jimmy who???
@vayzz2107 Жыл бұрын
2:19
@trallfraz Жыл бұрын
Doc was really struggling to lip that Double 'D' up
@erichanson3961 Жыл бұрын
and he got there just before releasing. I think that the previoius jumping up to something like a double high E for a monent was just too much to go right back super high after.