Jazz '34 | Kansas City Band "Tickle Toe" 

Exactly the same here. James Carter, jesus christ.

Me too!!!

Made in 1997....I highly doubt it😃

@@fluidjazz Parker was already dead by the time of the production of this film. Though just like young and Hawkins were played by other people, there is a resemblance of a young Charlie Parker if you look with great attention it kind of looks like him. It could be or not, who knows?

at what minute of the complete film?

Well, a fedora used to fit, and, rather well. At least, they fit Bean and the Brute.

Absolutely

Yeah men, The Prez did it an it was an Andy Gibson's arrangement. This piece was performed live in Feb./March 1940 in the city of Boston by C.Basie 's orchestra- (duration: 3'16"), the soloists were: B.Tate (?) (st), H. Sweets Edison(trp), Lester Young (st) and W. Count Basie.( perhaps at the Southland Cafe). Columbia recorded this piece with W.Count Basie's orchestra on March 19, 1940 in N.Y.C., ( WCO 26656A - M.T.- Col 35521), the soloists were: Lester Young, Harry Edison, Lester Young and W. Basie. The orchestra was composed of the following musicians: on trp : W."Buck" Clayton,Edward "Ed "Lewis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Albert "Al" Killian, on trb: Victor "Vic" Dickenson, Dan Minor, William "Dicky" Welles, on sax.: Earle Warren(sa), Ronald "Jack" Washington(sb,sa), George "Buddy" Tate and Lester "Prez" Young (st), the rhythm section: Frederick "Freddie" Green (gt) ,Walter Page (cb), Jonathan "JO" Jones (dm) and William "Count" Basie. There is also a broadcast by WHNYC recorded live at the Manhattan Center. The date is uncertain: either Feb. 15, 1941 or either between Feb. 27 and March 17, 1941. The orchestra was entitled "Lester Young Band" with Lester "Shad" Collins (trp), Lester "Prez" Young(st), John Collins(gt), "Nick" Fenton(cb) and Harold "Doc" West (dm). The duration: 6' 17". This broadcast recording is on at least two CDs: 1° The Complementary Works -vol. 2- a collection made by Masters of Jazz, (MJCD 47.) - France 2° Lester Young by New Sound Planet 1989- Pres Box -Vol.1- (JUTB 3019)

Yes,he did

Right! And inaccurate still is because tune is written in 1940...

@@mmilovan Right man, but I think Lester Young perhaps may have written Tickle Toe in late 1939. This piece was played live by W.Count Basie's orchestra in Boston on Feb/March 1940 ( perhaps Southland Cafe) and registered by Columbia on March 19, 1940 .

jon viol that is a Gibson not a d'Angelico. Look at the headstock.

Yep -it's a L5 --thanks Jonny

Was told today that in 1934 the L5 did not have a cutaway body nor a neck pick up.So the Gibson in the film is not an authentic 1934 Gibson but a later (post 1942/3 ish) model with an even later electric pickup.In 1934 guitar players only used acoustic instruments.Only trying to set the rec ord straight in case any nerds watching.Jonny

jon viol that's correct about the acoustic instruments. Like Eddie Lang's L5 from the 20s. I think the tailpiece isn't a normal L5 tailpiece either. Even for a recent model.

Carlos Vasquez, you can use -"DeepL translation"

That's James Carter on the baritone. Note how he's wearing the same thing there, at 0:48, as he is when he comes back on tenor later. Not sure it's Byron on clarinet but it could be.

Gangsta kittie That’s Don Byron on clarinet. His then Rasta hair is well hidden by this funny hat.

Dude didnt squeak once....

+kafenwar oh, come on. Enjoy it for what it is.

MCEH3 After hearing the originals I can't really enjoy this stuff. It's a bringdown. Sorry.

+kafenwar to each his own. Granted, Joshua Redman isn't Pres and James Carter isn't Ben Webster, but they're good players in their own right, and it's enjoyable - at least to me and I cut my teeth on my father's Duke Ellington 78s - to hear them put their own stamp on the music.

Good point. James Carter was a bad choice for this. Frankly, even most the cats in J@LC would have a hard time playing in the style the legends were playing in '34. They always lapse into bebop licks or weird rhythmic figures. Jazz in '34 was swinging and melodic to the maximum.