Tuesday's lunch record is "Count Basie, Basie's Best" (1974) r. 1937. This is a live recording of Count Basie's big band playing at the Medowbrow, Cedar Grove , New Jersey on Nov. 3, 1937.This is a twelve piece band featuring Lester Young on sax, Buck Clayton- trumpet, Walter Page- bass, Claude Williams- guitar, Jo Jones- drums, Jimmy Rushing- vocals. Some songs are "One O'Clock Jump, "Moten Swing", "Lady Be Good" along with others. Big band swing is the rule on the jazz scene. The YouTube sample song is "Flat Foot Floogie"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wcjzTeiIw . . . . bucko
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