Count Basie: New YouTube Videos

Wednesday is especially good for a message from Count Basie. The Count's swing should get you over the midweek blues. Here are seven recently uploaded videos of the band and other groups playing Basie's music:

Here's the band in 1980 with Duffy Jackson on drums...



Here's the band in London playing Blues for Eileen...



Here's Lambert, Hendricks & Ross in 1961 singing 'Lil Darlin'...



Here's Shirley Bassey in London on a 1967 BBC TV special, Bassey and Basie. Basie's portion starts at 3:48...



Here's the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra playing Blues in Hoss' Flat...



Here's a fascinating clip of eight trumpeters playing a medley of famed trumpet section parts from the Basie book...



And here's the alumni band in 1981 with Nat Pierce on piano playing Girl Talk...