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Count Basie /
Fats Waller / Louis Armstrong / Joe Turner / Henry Red Allen / Gene Krupa
/ Anita O'Day / Lucky Millinder / Bill Bojangles Robinson
 Idem
Home Video, 2003 (93:45 mins; b&w)DVD £13.50 One of the legends of jazz, Count Basie (1904-1984) came to epitomize the very concept of swing. The fabled Basie, "the kid from the Redbank" as he was nicknamed, fronted two of the very best jazz orchestras ever: his classic 'Old Testament' line-up from 1935 to 1949 and a renewed, hard-swinging 'New Testament' band from 1952 onwards. If his early orchestra featured such legendary players as Lester Young, Harry Edison and Buck Clayton, or the relentless rhythm section of Basie on piano, Walter Page on bass, Freddie Green on guitar and Jo Jones on drums, the second Basie band was also a star-studded, powerhouse affair, and this also never failed to include some of the best performers of its day, from Joe Newman and Thad Jones to Frank Wess and Joe Williams. This compilation of short films from the swing era finds the Count in splendid form, performing in his relaxed and gutsy manner. The DVD is completed with different soundies showcasing Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Joe Turner, Henry Red Allen, Gene Krupa, Lucky Millinder and the dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson. TRACKS: COUNT BASIE
[1] Basie Boogie[2] If I Could Be With You [3] Basie's Conversation [4] I Cried For You [5] One O'Clock Jump [6] Take Me Back Baby [7] Air Mail Special FATS WALLER
[8] Honeysuckle Rose[9] Your Feet's Too Big [10] Ain't Misbehavin [11] The Joint Is Jumpin' LOUIS ARMSTRONG
[12] When It's Sleepy Time Down South[13] Shine [14] I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal, You [15] Singin' On Nothing JOE TURNER
[16] Oke She Moke She Pop[17] Shake Rattle and Roll HENRY RED ALLEN
[18] Drink Hearty[19] House on 52nd Street [20] Count Me Out GENE KRUPA
[21] Let Me Off Uptown[22] Thanks For the Boogie Ride LUCKY MILLINDER
[23] Hello Bill[24] I Want A Big Fat Mama [25] Four or Five Times [26] Shout Sister Shout [27] unidentified title [28] Sweet Slumber [29] Let It Roll [30] I Love You, yes I Do [31] Do The Hucklebuck [from Boarding House Blues, dir:Josh Binney, 1948] BILL BOJANGLES ROBINSON
[32] Let's ScuffleTOTAL TIME : 93:45 |
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