Count Basie — Jumpin' at the Woodside
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Thanks RP for exposing me to music I would have never found on my own! This piece is amazing.
A bit of this tune is played at the beginning of the chase scene in Bullitt, right before the guy driving the Charger buckles up and gasses it.
*********** BULLITT Chase Scene (click) **********
Painful!
Can't see it going on the 'must buy' list, but thanks RP for the education...
Only time I heard of this guy was from the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band lyrics
Only time I heard of this guy was from the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band lyrics
On_The_Beach wrote:
Think I'll stay at 10 for this classic. It IS good music.
omasni wrote:
7 down to 3
Think I'll stay at 10 for this classic. It IS good music.
The opening always makes me think of the movie 'BULLITT'.
Tomasni wrote:
Sounds like a drunk football announcer.
7 down to 3
Sounds like a drunk football announcer.
idiot_wind wrote:
according to the Wiki, Lester, but not Coleman
Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins on tenors?
according to the Wiki, Lester, but not Coleman
Watching Ken Burn's Jazz documentary. We just finished the segment that introduces the royalty of jazz, Count, and the Kansas City Sound.
This is one of the many songs on RP between 2 1/2 ~ 3 minutes that have so many notes, you'd think it was in the 7 minute range!!!
Tomasni wrote:
You're unaccountably Jumpin to the Badside
7 down to 3
You're unaccountably Jumpin to the Badside
7 down to 3
8 -> 7
Mr Super Chief himself!
Not to be confused with Mr. Super Harp...James Cotton.
This world can be confusing. Thanks heavens music can sort it all out.
Not to be confused with Mr. Super Harp...James Cotton.
This world can be confusing. Thanks heavens music can sort it all out.
Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins on tenors?
This track is too slow and subtle. The Count was too reserved.
Not.
If I were to devise a playlist to a workout I was leading, this one might be on it.
Have the medevacs standing by!
Not.
If I were to devise a playlist to a workout I was leading, this one might be on it.
Have the medevacs standing by!
Thanks, BillG! When you pull one from the non-rock-and-roll genres, you pull classics and goodies!
From Wikipedia, and "the band" refers to Count Basie's band:
The location in the title refers to the Woodside Hotel, which was located on Seventh Avenue at 142nd Street in Harlem (and has since been demolished). It was operated by Love B. Woods, an African-American who operated a number of "dingy flophouses", some of which had "unsavory reputation(s)". But the Woodside distinguished itself by becoming a popular place for jazz musicians and Negro league baseball teams to stay while in New York during segregation. Later, Woods would become better known for his involvement in operating the Hotel Theresa, a much more upscale hotel that was called the "Waldorf of Harlem".
The band stayed at the Woodside repeatedly and even rehearsed in the basement of the hotel. Singer Ella Fitzgerald (who sometimes performed with the band) also stayed at the Woodside in 1937 when the band was playing at the Roseland Ballroom.
From Wikipedia, and "the band" refers to Count Basie's band:
The location in the title refers to the Woodside Hotel, which was located on Seventh Avenue at 142nd Street in Harlem (and has since been demolished). It was operated by Love B. Woods, an African-American who operated a number of "dingy flophouses", some of which had "unsavory reputation(s)". But the Woodside distinguished itself by becoming a popular place for jazz musicians and Negro league baseball teams to stay while in New York during segregation. Later, Woods would become better known for his involvement in operating the Hotel Theresa, a much more upscale hotel that was called the "Waldorf of Harlem".
The band stayed at the Woodside repeatedly and even rehearsed in the basement of the hotel. Singer Ella Fitzgerald (who sometimes performed with the band) also stayed at the Woodside in 1937 when the band was playing at the Roseland Ballroom.
the_jake wrote:
Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine from "The Gong Show"
Early reality TV?
RIP Gene.
Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine from "The Gong Show"
Early reality TV?
RIP Gene.
I came to this music via Asleep At The Wheel - a Texas swing band. Once I dicovered the originals I never stopped dancing and jiving!
Good to groove!
Good to groove!
just... joy!
My finger wants to bump this to 10.
I have this on vinyl. but my all time fave is Ellington at Newport 1957 the crowd goes wild by the second side.
Love Radio Paradise! but after the last 3 songs Tindersticks is kind of a let down.
Sorry, every time I hear or see Count Basie I am reminded of Blazing Saddles....
ice-9 wrote:
Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine from "The Gong Show"
Early reality TV?
Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine from "The Gong Show"
Early reality TV?
boogedy boogedy boogedy
startsnowhereendsnowhere
startsnowhereendsnowhere
Whew, I need a cigarette! And I don't even smoke!
Don't mean a thing if it aiin't got that swing
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THANK YOU
ice-9 wrote:
Please make it stop!
Just what I needed.
Great tune, as long as you're not hungover. ; )
marty88210 wrote:
Hey, even old English Bands like Ten Years After covered old jazz standards. This one is fun!
Didn't think that there was so many people listening to RP that dug the groove of we old farts. I played clarinet, sax, guitar in swing bands in the 50's while in HS back in New Joisey. I'm also a "Rock & Roll Will Never Die" believer. Thanks RP.
Hey, even old English Bands like Ten Years After covered old jazz standards. This one is fun!
marty88210 wrote:
Didn't think that there was so many people listening to RP that dug the groove of we old farts. I played clarinet, sax, guitar in swing bands in the 50's while in HS back in New Joisey. I'm also a "Rock & Roll Will Never Die" believer. Thanks RP.
Marty,
I "dig" anything that wakes me up at my boring job and gets my toe tapping!
Didn't think that there was so many people listening to RP that dug the groove of we old farts. I played clarinet, sax, guitar in swing bands in the 50's while in HS back in New Joisey. I'm also a "Rock & Roll Will Never Die" believer. Thanks RP.
WonderLizard wrote:
Apparently, Johnny Hodges is one of them: the saxophonists on this album, according to the Wikipedia page:
...
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Russell Procope, Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone
I have to think this is largely a duel between Johnny Hodges and Lester Young, but the date--1961--would suggest otherwise. Anyone know the soloists?
Apparently, Johnny Hodges is one of them: the saxophonists on this album, according to the Wikipedia page:
...
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Russell Procope, Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet
Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone
I have to think this is largely a duel between Johnny Hodges and Lester Young, but the date--1961--would suggest otherwise. Anyone know the soloists?
This is about as good as it gets. Jitterbug boogie thy ass off!
msymmes wrote:
.......... is that al!!
A THREE HUNDRED !
.......... is that al!!
A THREE HUNDRED !
msymmes wrote:
Amen. Exuberant is a word. I'm out of breath just listening to it.
Let's just give this a TWO HUNDRED !
Amen. Exuberant is a word. I'm out of breath just listening to it.
Break out your partner and SWING!
Oh yes I say fine fine FINE!
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Oh yes I say fine fine FINE!
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Let's just give this a TWO HUNDRED !
No need for coffee now! :)
msymmes wrote:
And if the wheel went to eleven we'd be asking for twelve!
Should be an ELEVEN.
And if the wheel went to eleven we'd be asking for twelve!
Should be an ELEVEN.
Jumpin at the desk side here. Thanks RP. These guys could wail ..... a gift to the spirit.
In our village we're jumping because Woodside (Oz resources giant) has pulled out from a massive project that would have polluted the pristine coast forever..............let's bop and boogie dear Count!!!!!
It's Gene, The Dancin' Machine! Miss that ridiculousness in my life.
That aside, Count Basie is fan-tas-tic!
That aside, Count Basie is fan-tas-tic!
Now this!
This definitely gets my toes tapping.
This definitely gets my toes tapping.
Not too fond of big horn sections but there are some really good musicians here.
Defines exuberant for me.
Truer words were never spoken.
"There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better."
"There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better."
Byronape wrote:
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
I think there's a fine line. I play with a guy who I think simply drinks too much. His timing is horrible and his voice ain't no great shakes either. And that's before he drinks!
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
I think there's a fine line. I play with a guy who I think simply drinks too much. His timing is horrible and his voice ain't no great shakes either. And that's before he drinks!
Dancin' with myself. A TEN !!
Byronape wrote:
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
I know exactly what you're talking about. I play bass in a big band, and there have been a few times when it's been a choice between getting THE groove going and getting MY groove going, if you know what I mean.
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
I know exactly what you're talking about. I play bass in a big band, and there have been a few times when it's been a choice between getting THE groove going and getting MY groove going, if you know what I mean.
DanO-1 wrote:
Gene Gene the dancin' machine!
Gene Gene the dancin' machine!
johnjconn wrote:
These guys and this sound, were around long before Severinsen or The Tonight Show. That's like saying that The Beatles sound like Coldplay.
Sounds like Doc Severnson playing on the Tonight show
These guys and this sound, were around long before Severinsen or The Tonight Show. That's like saying that The Beatles sound like Coldplay.
Love Big Band! The folks would dance in the living room to Goodman et al. One of the fun memories of my benighted childhood.
rjewyo wrote:
Gene Gene the dancin' machine!
Anyone remember the "Gong Show"....of course this is much faster version!
Gene Gene the dancin' machine!
misterbearbaby wrote:
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
... our band just kept getting better every time we played it (hmmmm... was that partly because the horn guys passed the flask around a few times?).
There must be something about whiskey breath that makes a horn sound better. I've noticed that before several times.
I used to be friends with a guy who was a very good trumpet player. He frequently played with a local group called Burning Bush, and he suffered from some stage fright. He would drink a couple of mixed drinks before the set and take shots between the 6 or 7 songs he played with them on. By the end of the night, he was so wasted he could hardly stand, but his sound just got more crisp and impressive.
There were several times he could have taken women home, but he was so drunk that he'd not have known what to do with them.
I know everybody loves this, but I grew up on it and it gives me HIVES. |
S'okay, I think it's the bee's knees.........
Still jumpin'
Bravo RP !!! A 9.1 on my RP scale.
Ah....fond memories of "The Gong Show".......
Ten new ways to Count to Basie!
cc_rider wrote:
You got it, man, We used to play this song and "One O'Clock Jump" 10 times a night at dances. I'd play until my finges bled and just tape 'em up. I loved it because it made EVERYONE get up to dance and our band just kept getting better every time we played it (hmmmm... was that partly because the horn guys passed the flask around a few times?).
I know what you mean. The live performance of jazz or swing or big band is just so much MORE than a recording. I feel the same way about bluegrass music: love seeing it live, but recorded is just okay.
I think part of it is the interplay between the performers. Jazz and bluegrass both spotlight individual performers through the song: each player gets a turn to showcase their chops. When they really get going, trading licks back and forth, it's really quite amazing.
I think part of it is the interplay between the performers. Jazz and bluegrass both spotlight individual performers through the song: each player gets a turn to showcase their chops. When they really get going, trading licks back and forth, it's really quite amazing.
You got it, man, We used to play this song and "One O'Clock Jump" 10 times a night at dances. I'd play until my finges bled and just tape 'em up. I loved it because it made EVERYONE get up to dance and our band just kept getting better every time we played it (hmmmm... was that partly because the horn guys passed the flask around a few times?).
Anyone remember the "Gong Show"....of course this is much faster version!
Love me some COUNT. He's like a rollercoaster of jazz.....
jpfueler wrote:
sadly he lost his legs to diabetes. Go mean Gene the dancin' machine
I thought the main riff to this song sounded familiar! The Gong Show.
sadly he lost his legs to diabetes. Go mean Gene the dancin' machine
I thought the main riff to this song sounded familiar! The Gong Show.
Byronape wrote:
I think part of it is the interplay between the performers. Jazz and bluegrass both spotlight individual performers through the song: each player gets a turn to showcase their chops. When they really get going, trading licks back and forth, it's really quite amazing.
One thing that always struck me as odd about this kind of music... I LOVE seeing it live, but I just can't get into recorded versions. I don't know if the live music captures the energy better or if something is lost in the recordings. Maybe I'm just not a huge jazz fan, I don't know. I give this a 6, but I know if I saw it live, I'd call it a godlike 10.
I know what you mean. The live performance of jazz or swing or big band is just so much MORE than a recording. I feel the same way about bluegrass music: love seeing it live, but recorded is just okay.I think part of it is the interplay between the performers. Jazz and bluegrass both spotlight individual performers through the song: each player gets a turn to showcase their chops. When they really get going, trading licks back and forth, it's really quite amazing.
Byronape wrote:
My guess it's the system you listening to it on. I'm no audiophile, but I'm listening on a computer at work with cheap speakers and it sounds a little flat. Put on a decent system and crank it a bit and it will come alive.
One thing that always struck me as odd about this kind of music... I LOVE seeing it live, but I just can't get into recorded versions. I don't know if the live music captures the energy better or if something is lost in the recordings. Maybe I'm just not a huge jazz fan, I don't know. I give this a 6, but I know if I saw it live, I'd call it a godlike 10.
My guess it's the system you listening to it on. I'm no audiophile, but I'm listening on a computer at work with cheap speakers and it sounds a little flat. Put on a decent system and crank it a bit and it will come alive.
Byronape wrote:
I like this music both recorded and live. I think with live you can really FEEL the richness of the upright bass and that makes a huge difference.
One thing that always struck me as odd about this kind of music... I LOVE seeing it live, but I just can't get into recorded versions. I don't know if the live music captures the energy better or if something is lost in the recordings. Maybe I'm just not a huge jazz fan, I don't know. I give this a 6, but I know if I saw it live, I'd call it a godlike 10.
I like this music both recorded and live. I think with live you can really FEEL the richness of the upright bass and that makes a huge difference.
Thanks...needed to wake up and get moving....ha
One thing that always struck me as odd about this kind of music... I LOVE seeing it live, but I just can't get into recorded versions. I don't know if the live music captures the energy better or if something is lost in the recordings. Maybe I'm just not a huge jazz fan, I don't know. I give this a 6, but I know if I saw it live, I'd call it a godlike 10.
Looooove big band!
my mother burned me out on this one at an early age.
jagdriver wrote:
I disagree. Without the "N'Orleans crap," as you put it, jazz as we know it doesn't evolve, a point that Burns made somewhat eloquently. I'll suggest that you weren't paying very close attention.
I disagree. Without the "N'Orleans crap," as you put it, jazz as we know it doesn't evolve, a point that Burns made somewhat eloquently. I'll suggest that you weren't paying very close attention.
I had the pleasure of seeing the Count Basie band last week back at the Blue Note in Manhattan - a superb 18-piece band!
OMG - LOL segue from Bonzo Dog Band!!! 
gawd,, this song drives me effen nutz.
tpa29970 wrote:
sadly he lost his legs to diabetes. Go mean Gene the dancin' machine
sadly he lost his legs to diabetes. Go mean Gene the dancin' machine
shawshank wrote:
HAHAHAHAA 
LOL!!!
HAHAHAHAA LOL!!!
8 => 9
I first heard this tune performed by Asleep At The Wheel. An amazing version of an intense song. Boo-yah!
I know everybody loves this, but I grew up on it and it gives me HIVES.
Dayum!!!
zjustme wrote:
Yeah! It would be a little difficult to dance, though!
If I were stranded on the moon, I'd want this on my iPod.
Yeah! It would be a little difficult to dance, though!
Wow, this rocks! In a jazzy way. :)
If I were stranded on the moon, I'd want this on my iPod.
jkhandy wrote:
Love CB stuff. My dad played it all day long. Eddie Lockjaw for me!
Love CB stuff. My dad played it all day long. Eddie Lockjaw for me!
casey1024 wrote:
That's just what I was thinking! Gong Show.
It's Gene - The Dancing Machine!!!
That's just what I was thinking! Gong Show.
Makes me want a MARTINI and snap my fingers...now!
It doesn't get any better than this. There are imitators, but none can equal the great bands and bandleaders.
lmic wrote:
As much as I love revivalists like Bryan Setzer, can anyone these days really compete with the originals? This rocks so very hard. 10, sho nuff.
yeah, the only thing that the revivalists have going for them is that you can still go out and hear them play live...
As much as I love revivalists like Bryan Setzer, can anyone these days really compete with the originals? This rocks so very hard. 10, sho nuff.
yeah, the only thing that the revivalists have going for them is that you can still go out and hear them play live...
TEN =)
RP should definitely increase the number of pre 1950 songs in their library, the real oldies are all good even when they are not!
Marr wrote:
This seems more out of the "big band" genre than your typical jazz. Or am I wrong? In either case I agree that it is really good.
Big band jazz is the best jazz!
This seems more out of the "big band" genre than your typical jazz. Or am I wrong? In either case I agree that it is really good.
Big band jazz is the best jazz!
Love this tune. It also reminds me of the scene in Blazing Saddles where Clevon Little rides past the Count and his orchestra playing the accompaniment. Too funny.
Toke wrote:
As much as I love revivalists like Bryan Setzer, can anyone these days really compete with the originals? This rocks so very hard. 10, sho nuff.
As cc_rider says if this dont get ya feet tapping nuffin will .. Just love these Big Bands managed to catch Duke Ellington at Radio City NY way back in the 70's Johnny Hodges brought the house down.
As much as I love revivalists like Bryan Setzer, can anyone these days really compete with the originals? This rocks so very hard. 10, sho nuff.
How can anyone rate this song a "1"?
This is one of the great songs from the American songbook. I'll just have to believe it was a crazy person.
This is one of the great songs from the American songbook. I'll just have to believe it was a crazy person.
As cc_rider says if this dont get ya feet tapping nuffin will .. Just love these Big Bands managed to catch Duke Ellington at Radio City NY way back in the 70's Johnny Hodges brought the house down.
Can't.
Stop.
Feet!
Stop.
Feet!
Cool.. luv it.. always reminds me of my Dad :-)
Wonderful...
Dude someone muted this. Could they not have just gone the full van gogh? Clearly their ears are for decorative purposes only.
unclehud wrote:
Personally I'd like to hear much more like this and much, much less from the country-fried catagory, but then this is not "Radio Robco." B & R have introduced me to so much great new music over the years I'm willing to suppress the gag reflex when the country twang starts up and give most of it a first listen. Occasionally they surprise me and I find I actually like it, too. Isn't that why we listen to RP instead of just playing albums we already like? To broaden our tastes and try new things?
Bill, I really like your choices from jazz and 'other' categories. Variety is the spice of life. Even some of the 21st century C&W stuff coming out of Nashville. (Oh, my!)
Personally I'd like to hear much more like this and much, much less from the country-fried catagory, but then this is not "Radio Robco." B & R have introduced me to so much great new music over the years I'm willing to suppress the gag reflex when the country twang starts up and give most of it a first listen. Occasionally they surprise me and I find I actually like it, too. Isn't that why we listen to RP instead of just playing albums we already like? To broaden our tastes and try new things?
Great to mix things up a bit.
How can you listen to that thumping backbeat and not be inspired?
It's Gene - The Dancing Machine!!!
Shesdifferent wrote:
Hey alien, you should give it a go: it's hard not to get infected by the pure, pure, driven energy of this: 20-odd people, playing with consummate skills, as one single unit.
Sorry gotta mute this, not my thing at all
Hey alien, you should give it a go: it's hard not to get infected by the pure, pure, driven energy of this: 20-odd people, playing with consummate skills, as one single unit.
Stave wrote:
This seems more out of the "big band" genre than your typical jazz. Or am I wrong? In either case I agree that it is really good.
I'm not usually a jazz guy, but I have to admit this is really good.
This seems more out of the "big band" genre than your typical jazz. Or am I wrong? In either case I agree that it is really good.
This is one of the many songs on RP between 2 1/2 ~ 3 minutes that have so many notes, you'd think it was in the 7 minute range!!!
8 --> 10!!!!