Thursday, September 2, 2021

Count Basie & His Orchestra (feat. Rufus Jones) "Whirlybird"


From Jazz Video Guy (Bret Primack) on YouTube, it is Count Basie & His Orchestra featuring Rufus Jones on drums, playing the composition "Whirlybird" live at BBC Studios in London on September 18th, 1965.  The band lineup is:

Trumpets: 

Wallace Davenport
Sonny Cohn
Al Aarons
Phil Guilbeau

Trombones:

Grover Mitchell
Henderson Chambers
Al Grey
Bill Hughes (bass trombone)

Woodwinds:

Marshall Royal: alto saxophone & clarinet
Bobby Plater: alto saxophone, flute, & horn arrangements
Eric Dixon: tenor saxophone, flute, & horn arrangements
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes: baritone saxophone

Rhythm Section:

Count Basie: piano
Freddie Green: guitar
Norman Keenan: bass
Rufus Jones: drums


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