Tonight Show Band

[@ralphonofrio1518]

Thanx for posting this....Ed Shaughnessy was one of my drum teachers..A total monster on the drums...I miss that guy.

[@elliottschertzer876]

My uncle was in the Tonight Show band up , retiring after they left NYC to California. Hymie Schertzer, lead alto sax. Good friend Tommy Newson took his chair .Great music

[@MidnightV6]

Wow thats freaking awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@ericdreizen1463]

For thirty years, the best big band in the world. It HAD to be! Sparks flew. NBC expected it! Every member a star! And w/ Doc & the one & only Ross Tompkins? How could it not the greatest? And they sure sounded like it!

[@mjbari3]

Man, you would never see over 7 minutes dedicated to a big band on a TV show now. I used to WAIT for an evening when Johnny featured the band! Thanks!

[@jimbo97]

Gosh... I miss Doc and Tommy and the NBC Orchestra on the Tonight Show! The current "rock group" things they have on late night now just don't have the same class.

[@DavRBailey]

R.I.P Ed Shaughnessy.....what an amazing guy....holding the band together back there on drums. Awesome music for sure.

[@petervogel7009]

Awesome!

[@604cuinkillah]

There is only one tonight show, only one Johnny, and there will only ever be one Doc.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

90 minutes later, you'd hear a patriotic poem read by Ronald Reagan, then watch the Indian Head test pattern till 6am. Thanks Johnny, Doc, and the Indian.

[@bargaincountertenor]

Oh, absolutely! There was no one before, nor after that had it together like Doc Severinson, and that includes Johnny's previous two music directors, Skitch Henderson and Milton DeLugg.

[@Rob_Kates]

You knew it was a special night when Doc had a carnation in his lapel. What a treat...2 songs back-to-back! 😊

[@honestone490]

Doc turned turned 97 years old on the Fourth of July. The last one still alive from this classic late night series. Here's wishing him many more birthdays to come.

[@mjbari3]

I remember when stereo tv and stereo broadcasts came out. We had just bought a stereo tv, but nothing was broadcast in stereo. One night, the two snare pickup notes sounded off the Tonight Show theme, and BAM! It was in stereo!!! It was like night-and-day.....

[@mikebuddy1]

Secon Tune is :'Well Git It'' A Dorsey Orchestration TV has come a long way,unfortunatly the wrong way,I miss those days.Thanks for posting

[@Rob_Kates]

Yes, Johnny got that wrong but Doc did not want to correct him.

[@RDG.357]

I'm 34 & it is just great to hear that there may be some hope for the younger generation... : )

[@cats0182]

Musicians like those will never pass this way again. Sad.

[@irish89055]

it was nice when Johnny let us hear what we missed during the commercials... great clip... me thinks New Trail got lost...

[@Rob_Kates]

New Trail got crushed by Nature Valley, I'll bet.

[@TtownJim]

Whenever Johnny gave the band a feature, the crowd went wild. My friends & I looked forward to it more than the guests. Nothing like it on the current Tonight show.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Not only talent but very, very hard work!

[@bargaincountertenor]

Man, we used to get this EVERY night. Doc was fabulous and Tommy Newsom did most of the arrangements. If you can find them, the albums the band recorded in the '80's were extraordinary!

[@Wn8ief]

When Musicians were Musicans and music was music.

[@christianmfalco]

Thanks so much for posting this. I enjoy watching my dad bust out that trombone solo.

[@TeresaR966]

Christian Falco There is an episode posted on youtube you would like if you havent seen it. Don Rickles is hosting the show, in late 1970's. He starts in right away toying with the band. I think he kisses your dad. It's pretty funny.

[@paulrodberg]

Are there any you tube videos featuring you dad?

[@christianmfalco]

Not that I know of. He’s in a bunch of Tonight Show stuff and purely audio recordings as well. Tutti’s Trombones, Claire Fisher, etc. Thank you for asking!

[@paulrodberg]

@@christianmfalco of course. Tell me please, what is his first name?

[@beedoe51]

This is class! It's what's missing today in almost every form of entertainment...............CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesmarshall8836]

Last of the great swing bands!

[@Jazz4Joe]

I noticed Conte Candoli at 2nd trumpet. Makes me happy to see him playing; My favorite West Coast trumpet player - absolutely the best. Great Tonight Show Band and I sorely miss groups like this that don't just consist of guitars and drums like on today's night talk shows.

[@ericdreizen1463]

Formerly a first-rate screamer w/ Stan Kenton. Not to mention his brilliant trumpeter-brother Pete Candoli!

[@downrightman]

This was the best band from all the late night shows. Nothing today can compare.

[@tpt1111]

Can't get enough of this, and it isn't coming back, ever...

[@TtownJim]

Man, Doc & Snooky can really wail at 4:50 - 5:20. Loved those guys and the whole band. Can you believe it - spending time on a 7 minute feature during a talk show!!! Great stuff.

[@TheMichaelBearden]

the respect this man had for musicians is just amazing. Miss Johnny Carson!

[@mlaprarie]

Yes, the tunes are "Two O'Clock Jump" and "Well Git It!". Lots of similarities between tunes here (particularly between Harry James' Two O'Clock Jump and Basie's One O'Clock Jump) and I can see where all the trumpet work would make one think of Bugle Call Rag, but this indeed is "Well Git It!" Nice clarinet solo by Tommy Newsome, as well.

[@RDG.357]

Amen! Brass Rulez! Doc is a Legend in my book, one of the greats that got me into playing - loved the Tonight Show with Johnny, Ed & Doc.

[@Rob_Kates]

The piano player, Ross, was always grinning. If I had that gig, I would too.

[@ericdreizen1463]

He was grinning. Because he knew he was "America's pianist" for 25 years, undeniably the best! His solo piano albums tell it all. When he sat down to play, he exhausted every possibility that instrument could offer. Should've been a millionaire. Instead, lived in a Burbank condo near the studio, WITH NO PIANO! The guy was a genius, & he just shrugged it off! He is so missed!

[@singergal57]

WOW Superb! That show just rocked with these guys! Doc and Snooky were awesome together! You don't know what you've got til its gone. Never see the like of these awesome musicians again.

[@bugler1304]

One of the best damn bands EVER!!!!

[@ask3625]

Johnny is wrong, that's not Bugle Call Rag, that's a Tommy Dorsey chart called Well, Get It, there is even a clip on here with Buddy Rich playing it with The Tonight Show Band around this same time.

[@jimfish9418]

Outstanding performance

[@MrBca111]

Thanks for posting. My father and I would always watch Johnny.

[@Rob_Kates]

Give it up for the t-bones, and Tommy Newsom on the clarinet! Those instruments don't often get much attention.

[@fatdice911]

BTW, the guy on guitar is my cousin Peter Woodford, who played on the Tonight Show band for 15 years.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Is there an incarnation of The Band still preforming?

[@Cryptonymicus]

@@MrJoeybabe25 Doc is in his 90s. Who else is left?

[@2005dave]

@ggxlychan Ross Tompkins is on piano. He was in the band through all its Burbank days. He died about five years ago.

[@briguymeister]

The second song played by the band, "We'll Get It" was featured in the Mel Brooks' movie "History of the World, Part I" In the Roman Empire segment, when one of the guys says "you wanna dance" and then he says "Lindus." This was the song the guys danced to.

[@JoeNocella]

Good call - I noticed that too. Johnny got his tunes mixed up. Well Git It was played a lot on Carson. I remember Buddy Rich doing it with the band.

[@Rob_Kates]

Yes, Buddy used to play it with Tommy Dorsey's band back in the day. There is an excellent You Tube video of him playing it with Doc and the band.

[@erickorte7856]

The BEST

[@jcdrums66]

I could watch this stuff everyday. This band was the best ever on TV. This SHOW was the best ever! Thanks for sharing this clip!

[@RonStewart-i2w]

Great band!

[@alanreeser570]

Unbelievably great music…had to save this one…

[@ronkeihl2661]

Tha Bass Trombone player is my Brother, Ernie Tack, who is 'retired' and still living in California - age 87 !!! . . . and can still play the horn.

[@ronkeihl2661]

Hello again, Pete; I'll touch base with Ernie to have his son add more

[@helloitsme-w9n]

Ernie was great in this, love to watch and hear him play!

[@nealbfinn]

The second song is Sy Oliver's "Well, Get It" first made a hit by Tommy Dorsey.

[@MrJazzologist1]

Great musicians, Ist class arrangements and a swinging mood with all - great stuff for jazz lovers.

[@MFHorn683]

The second tune is "Well Get It", not Bugle Call Rag.

[@joecauthorne5630]

When late night TV had class.

[@RayNDeere]

One of the down parts of the Tonight Show cutting back to an hour (from 90 minutes) in the late 1970s was the band wasn't featured as much.

[@Rob_Kates]

This music sends chills down my spine, it is so brilliant. I like Paul Shaffer and his band on Letterman, but Doc's Tonight Show Band was the best late night band on television, no doubt. It's appropriate that the greatest late night host ever had the best band ever. What a ball these guys must have had. Long live big band music. Thankfully, there are still some people who keep it alive.

[@Dugan035]

Rest In Peace Snooky Young

[@jttrumpet55]

Great video! Now that's they way its done....

[@2005dave]

I don't think any commenter has mentioned your dad by name... he is Gil Falco, who not only for years was the lead trombone player on this show, but also did a ton of session work and was highly visible in the band on "Name That Tune" and "Face The Music" for many years. I only went to see the Carson Tonight Show once, but was in awe of the quality of the music that Doc and the boys were pumping out. Great stuff.

[@batejazz07]

This orchestra had talent and professionalism naturally!!!!

[@giakara]

Best trumpet section ever......!!!!!!!!

[@Fighterjock01]

I wish i was old enough to even see them preform!!!

[@saltaeb99]

These guys can play!

[@MartiniMan]

Simply the best ever.

[@PeterDeCristofaro]

I love it to! I bet each guy in the band has 35 + years min. experence, they just finished a GREAT performance, and Johnny says " Oh and they wore their nice suites" ! Classic !

[@catholicpriest1]

Doc will be playing in Billings in a few months at the age of 86.

[@kwdrm1]

Let's not forget Ed Shaughnessy on drums.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Trumpetking and mikebuddy are correct. The first tune is "One O'Clock Jump" by Count Basie, the second is "Well Git It" as done by Tommy Dorsey. And I would echo mjbari3's sentiments: Doc and the boys were featured all too seldom. But that's probably because guests and bits were scheduled to take up the hour. But I don't remember the band having this much airtime all that often even back when the show was 90 min.

[@pyronicus]

Man i wish they did this type of stuff now. I enjoy this type of music :)

[@bth1212]

Just Great Music played by great musicians! Johnny was great

[@jeaione]

Absolutely great!

[@1966gto1000]

Listen to those trombones blast! That trombone in the middle(solo) is playing the make I play. Its called a King 2B, a legendary jazz horn. King still makes it but the older models are more sought after because the brass is of higher quality and more pure, lasts longer. Like many things produced today, the old phrase holds true: "They don't make 'em like they used to".

[@BaseFury]

Unbelieveable. Damn. I, just... Damn.

[@Egbert1957]

this Arragements in Memoriam Glen Grey, (capitol LP 1962) i think !? Greatings from Germany/Bavaria

[@michaelnivens6267]

Now ,that's music !

[@goldniner]

Muchomerci!! Gonna see him tonight inYountville! YEAH BABY!!

[@saltaeb99]

Great music

[@TheMichaelBearden]

they need to let us play like this on t.v. again! probably not too many young musicians could hang!

[@PeterDeCristofaro]

3/20/18 I received this email from Mr. Ron Keihl....... Thank you very much for telling us about your brother! wow how neat! Would love to hear about what that was like to be in the NBC tonight show band. Thanks! pd That Bass Trombone player is my Brother, Ernie Tack, who is 'retired' and still living in California - age 87 !!! . . . and can still play the horn.

[@kwdrm1]

@kosaxful Conte Candoli was in this clip as well.

[@HGbunny]

Just amazing.

[@DrU2ube]

Go, Doc!

[@saltaeb99]

Great stuff!

[@romielacefield732]

Yes! Big Band! Thank you for posting....I Love it!!!!

[@mhenrikse]

The best "Well, Git It.

[@kimmyers5648]

I'm not sure why they announced the second song as Bugle Call Rag. It's actually Well Git It. Not that I mind! I love this band, the last of the true big bands. Doc marks the end of an era. I'll get as much of his music as I can!

[@alanrochlin2094]

Mr. Cramer is right-"Bugle Call Rag" is really "Well Git It" with Doc and Snooky Doing the Ziggy Elman-Chuck Peterson dogfight.

[@saxguy1]

@googuse You might think the tempo is fast, but there is no rushing. It's very consistent...and correct.

[@Videographic69]

This is fantastic! Thanks, Lee

[@JediMasterOW]

2nd is "Well Git It"

[@kwdrm1]

Actually, the second tune wasn't "Bugle Call Rag," but "Well, Git It !" which Sy Oliver wrote for Tommy Dorsey. Both tunes sound so much alike it's easy to get them confused, but they're great songs nonetheless.

[@AmyKay01]

The great, sadly late Ross Tompkins.

[@GaryNolt]

Hey!It's mean jean the dancing machine song.

[@PeterDeCristofaro]

YOUO GOT THAT RIGHT! for sure PD

[@trumpetking86]

i thought the second tune was called "well git it"??

[@MarauderOSU]

Ed Shaughnessy died today. R.I.P. :(

[@cats0182]

Could not put together a band like that at any price. Those were long-experienced, well-trained, well-honed musicians. Those kinds of musicians are no longer alive. They're relics of a past that will never return. The music groups that are backing Colbert and Fallon pale in comparison. It's just sad.

[@Rob_Kates]

Johnny holds up the product for the sponsorship. Ed says "We need this money." Ed needed it more than Johnny.

[@ggxlychan]

Can anybody tell me if that is the keyboard player from the yellowjackets in his early days?? I may be mistaken and would like to be corrected if wrong!!

[@generalbullmoose]

Sick! In a good way, of course. :-)

[@pianopappy]

Speaking of trumpet duets, like the one in "Well, Git It" (not "Bugle Call Rag", Johnny), in one of Doc Severinsen's earliest featured performances with the Tonight Show Orchestra, he played an exciting duet with Clark Terry on Neal Hefti's tune, '"Terry Time", on August 29, 1963. A few days after Doc’s 93rd birthday, I posted my tape recording of it at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZusoIFvrbl1Zqc

[@williamlane2213]

that rocks

[@jnadle1]

Second song is "Well Git It."

[@saxguy1]

Match your metronome to Ed. If they differ, your metronome is broken.