Album: The Complete Blue Lester / Lester Young Personnel: Lester Young – tenor saxophone Count Basie – piano Freddie Green – guitar Rodney Richardson – [More]
“Blues in Frankie’s Flat” (Frank Foster) Personnel: Joe Newman – trumpet Frank Foster – tenor saxophone Al Grey – trombone Thad Jones, Snookey Young, Sonny [More]
“Lester Leaps In” is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven in 1939. The composition, credited to the group’s tenor saxophone [More]
This is part of the TV Show Astaire Time (last one) from 25 September 1960. Astaire suggested to Count: “You just play and I’ll dance,” [More]
“Jumріn’ at thе Woodside” іѕ a ѕоng fіrѕt recorded іn 1938 by thе Count Bаѕіе Orсhеѕtrа, аnd соnѕіdеrеd one оf thе band’s ѕіgnаturе tunes. Whеn [More]
Celebrating Bіrd іѕ a rеvеаlіng lооk аt аn еnіgmаtіс yet endlessly арреаlіng man, who ѕоаrеd to the hеіghtѕ of creative frееdоm but couldn’t beat a [More]
Who was “John” here with the “idea”? John Hammond, the producer of the recording session. The song was written by Count Basie and was recorded [More]
“Pennies from Heaven” is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and words by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby [More]
Taken from the 1959 “Basie Swings, Bennett Sings” Count Basie Orchestra Tony Bennett – vocal