Was so lucky to study flute with him in his older years. Love his swinging, crafted lines with a nice bright sound that rings out with the big band sound behind it.
I don't like Solar but do love Jackie McLean so wanted to see if he could make it good but he couldn't - it is too nonsensical musically - Jackie's phrases are all short and choppy.
I was taking trombone lessons in the 60s. This song was one of the first songs I learned to play . I loved it but didn't know the name of it or who wrote it.
Amazing to hear Jackie McClean play his own tune ( compared with the more famous version by Miles with Coltrane) - also check out my harmonica version on ‘Free at First’ Sunnyside Records
Bumped into the Count on Michigan Ave in Chicago, sitting on a fire hydrant waiting on his limo...me and my boy were 15-16, he caught my eye because he looked exactly like my grandfather, dressed in the captain's hat, super clean. Tiny man. "Are you Count Basie?" "What you young cats know about Count Basie?" And we impressed him with our jazz knowledge and did his signature ending just to let him know. He laughed hard.
Une des plus belles reprises de notre cher Henri Salvador, avec laquelle il rendit hommage au maestro en y ajoutant des paroles de Daniel Filipacchi et Frank Ténot, en 1963. Paroles à chanter sur le thème : Tous les matins quand j'sors du lit, Je mets un disque de Count Basie. Il ne m'en faut pas d'avantage Pour m'enlever tous mes soucis, Juste un p'tit disque de Count Basie. En prenant mon café au lit, J'écoute un disque de Count Basie. Et ça me donne du courage, Je me sens comme au paradis Avec un disque de Count Basie. Juste un petit disque de Count Basie. Un bon petit disque de Count Basie. Basie, Basie, oui !
