tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933560369392234782012-02-16T11:34:35.148+01:00live shows & radio transcriptionsubuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345046048548176058noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093356036939223478.post-44487859091414352759999-12-31T14:16:00.000+01:002008-11-12T17:30:21.680+01:00

This blog will serve the purpose of sharing live recordings by the great Count Basie, from various stages of his career. I don't know when I'll get started and don't know how fast new posts will follow here, so best you just keep watching.I was involved in an earlier project on Bill Basie, namely a website planned for release in 2004, the year which marked both his hundreth anniversary as well as

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This place is of course open for comments and discussion!By now a few comments were posted to other entries, but in order to organise this blog a bit better, I'd like to have general comments posted here, while comments to any other entries should rather be about the respective entry.So, write away!

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I'll put up a timeline giving some insight into the life and music of Basie. This entry will allow you to access the respective posts directly and will stay right here on top of the blog.Chapter 1 - Childhood and Youth (1904-1924)Chapter 2 - First Steps as a professional musician (1924-1927)Chapter 3 - The Blue Devils, Bennie Moten (1928-1935)Chapter 4 - Old Testament (1936-1949)Chapter 5 - The

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To get direct access to the sounds posted here, use this entry!The Thirties1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939The Forties1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949The Fifties1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959The Sixties1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969The Seventies1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 -

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On August 21, 1904, William James Basie is born at his parents’ house on Mechanic Street in Red Bank, NJ. Basie's father, Harvey Lee Basie, worked as a coachman and caretaker for a local judge; his mother, Lilly Ann Childs Basie, earned some money by taking in washing and ironing. A brother who was about eight years older, Leroy. He died when William was a young boy. His father played the

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1928 >> In July 1928, Basie joined Walter Page's Blue Devils, then one of the best if not the best band playing the mid west. Other members of the Blue Devils at that time were Oran "Hot Lips" Page and Jimmy Rushing, both of whom would figure prominently in Basie's bands later.Basie toured with the Blue Devils into early 1929. During this time, his ideas of orchestral jazz started to take shape.

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Count Basie OrchestraDirected by Frank Foster25th Internationale Jazzwoche BurghausenBurghausen (Germany), WackerhalleMarch 27, 1994DVD (PAL)Here's a video by one of the earlier editions of the "ghost band" - took me a while to upload, but with the big pauses between uploads and posts here, I'm feeling a bit guilty anyway...Big thanks go out to the person who recorded and shared this!1. After

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1962-05-05Paris (France), Olympia, May 5, 1962 - Live Session (Radio France)Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons, Thad Jones, Snooky Young (t), Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (as,cl), Frank Wess (as,ts,fl), Eric Dixon (ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts,cl), Charlie Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Irene Reid (voc #19)Note: Joe Williams

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1960-03-29Paris (France), Palais de Chaillot, March 29, 1960 - Live Session (Radio France)Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Al Grey, Benny Powell, Henry Coker (tb), Marshall Royal (as,cl), Frank Wess (as,ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts,cl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (voc #17-21)01

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1954-09-02 (MP3)American Legion Park, Ephrata, Penn. (USA)Recorded by WLANReunald Jones, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp), Bill Hughes, Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Marshal Royal (cl,as), Ernie Wilkins (as,ts), Frank Wess (ts,fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (ds)1. One O'Clock Jump (theme) (Count Basie) 0:

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Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis (tp), Robert Scott, Eli Robinson, Dicky Wells (tb), Earl Warren (as, voc), Tab Smith (ss,as), Buddy Tate, Don Byas (ts), Jack Washington (bari), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d), Jimmy Rushing (voc)1941-10-02Cafe Society Uptown, New York (Radio Broadcast)1. Out the Window (Eddie Durham)(Opening clipped) arr

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Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) Jack Washington (as,bs) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (ds) Helen Humes (vcl-1) Jimmy Rushing (vcl-2) band vcl-31938-07-03 (mostly here as MP3)Famous Door(?) New York, NY (USA)One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie)Every Tub (Count

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Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl Smith (tp), George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb), Caughey Roberts (as,cl), Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts), Jack Washington (as/bs), Count Basie (p), Claude Williams (g,vln), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (ds), Jimmy Rushing (vcl)1937-02-08Chatterbox Room, William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)WCAE Radio Broadcast (Mutual Broadcasting System)Leslie Williams (mc), around 11 pm

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Here's another contribution from Kent - thanks a lot!This LP unites two broadcasts from 1937 and 1938, respectively. Check the two respective entries for further detail!01 Moten Swing (Theme) 1:1002 One O'Clock Jump 4:3303 Study In Brown 2:5004 Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes 2:2605 John's Idea 4:5706 Good Morning Blues 2:4907 Dinah 2:50Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Bobby Hicks, tpts; Benny Morton, Dan

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Another contribution from generous Kent, dedicated to trumpet player Freddie Webster.Read some more here:http://www.danmillerjazz.com/webster.htmlTracks and basic credits:Earl Hines & His Orchestra, 1941:01 Windy City Jive 2:5202 Swingin' On C 3:0903 Yellow Fire 3:03Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five, 1941:04 Brotherly Love 3:0005 Saxa-Woogie 2:36Jimmy Lunceford & His Orchestra, 1942:06 Knock Me A

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This is a terrific contribution compiled and shared by Kent - thanks a lot!This deserves being exposed not only on the main blog but here, too!I'm a big fan of Tadd Dameron's and have his official releases (the Navarro/Dameron Blue Note 2CD set and all the OJCs), as well as three of those Boris Rose LPs. But I'm no good as far as digitizing vinyl goes, so this is very, very much appreciated!Some

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Another contribution by Kent - here are his comments (originally posted over here):Hi Ubu,this is a compilation I've made up myself. So you can't purchase it anywhere. The idea was, to bring several tracks in chronological order which show Count Basie and some of his most illustrious sidemen and one guest you never would think of: Artie Shaw, the king of clarinet!The tunes on that album stem from

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For those who can't wait for more goodies to appear here... there's good news, I'm in the process of preparing a load of stuff, covering roughly 1937-1946. Be patient, but be assure I haven't forgotten or even abandoned this site!

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I'll be away playing Joe Zawinul's "Birdland" (in a horribly stiff upper lip arrangement, I'm sure) and lots of crap for three weeks in the army band... sorry for the slow start I got here, but more will follow, that I can guarantee!

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For starters, here's a link to John S. Wilson's obituary in April 27, 1984 edition of the New York Times:Count Basie, 79, Band Leader And Master of Swing, DeadAnd here, on my main blog, you can check out in MP3 @ 320 kbs format most of the live recordings available by Basie's greatest ever sideman, Lester "Pres" Young:Lester Young Live and Private Recordings in Chronological Order

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1924 >> After moving to New York in the summer of 1924, Basie meets fellow pianists James P. Johnson, Lucky Roberts, Willie "The Lion" Smith, and Fats Waller. Their stride style remained a strong component in Basie’s music throughout his career, despite his more minimalist aesthetic. Fats Waller Basie recalls: "I saw Fats Waller. I dropped into the old Lincoln theatre in Harlem and heard a young

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