"I think the band can really swing when it swings easy, when it can just play along like you are cutting butter." #CountBasie - One of the greatest bandleaders of all times. Impeccable good taste and his unique style of fusing blues and jazz established swing as a predominant music style. Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Clark Terry, trumpet Gus Johnson, drums, Freddie Green, guitar | JazzCorner

54K views · 199 reactions | This week we're revisiting a Count Basie tribute that we did with Bob Mintzer a while ago. Here's a track from the concert in the Kölner Phil, the Basie evergreen "One O'Clock Jump" in an arrangement by Bob Mintzer, featuring Billy Test on piano, Bob Mintzer on tenor sax, Rob Bruynen on trumpet, Raphael Klemm on trombone, and Jens Neufang on bari sax. | WDR Big Band | Facebook