Count Basie in London, 1965

On Sept. 18, 1965, Count Basie was in the U.K. touring when the band appeared on the BBC's Show of the Week. Basie's New Testament band was in peak '60s form, and the show aired Nov. 11 of that year. Here's the band:  Wallace Davenport, Sonny Cohn, Al Aarons and Phil Guilbeau (tp); Grover Mitchell, Henderson Chambers and Al Grey (tb); Bill Hughes (b-tb); Marshal Royal (as,cl); Bobby Plater (as,fl,arr); Eric Dixon (ts,fl,arr); Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis (ts); Charlie Fowlkes (bar); Count Basie (p); Freddie Green (g); Norman Keenan (b) and Rufus Jones (d).

Now, sit back and enjoy the clip, but leave room for your foot to go up and down (and dig that monster reed section. Insane!)...