54spiritedwill54 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

These Videos are awesome enjoying it a great deal

redsoxjazzfan (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

count's small group here...Buddy DiFranco, Clark Terry, Gus Johnson

dodgechargerkids (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

i am doing a music project on Wardell gray at also play the tenor sax and i love his sound

spiritentities (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

The tenor-sax man is my stepfather, Wardell Gray! Gone now, 53 years, next week. Love you, dad...ROCK ON!

nerdsarekool7 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

This video was very neat and intersting.

bonzorockgod (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

basie had the best rhythm section no doubt about it, jo jones, basie , green, awesome

coolmamac (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Here in Chigago, one of our fine art stations used to play some of Duke's more classical oriented pieces on a Sunday afternoon show. He did think in a classical manor in his approach to music, but incorporated Jazz into his work. I am appreciating his work more as I get older.

JosephNScott (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

"Love Duke and Benny, but the Count was KING!" Basie put emphasis on the rhythm in a way Ellington generally didn't (his guitarist and drummer weren't first-rate by swing standards). Ellington put emphasis on sounding semiclassical in a way Basie generally didn't. Goodman liked the Basie approach better but did some of each (Sauter's arrangements of instrumentals were Benny's more "Duke" side).

minor7b5 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

hey cool; as a pro jazz guitarist & student of jazz history, I must agree 100% with you. My Dad, also a jazz musician knew the Duke, & we got Xmas cards from him every yr......very beautiful ones with artistic prints.

coolmamac (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I regret that I never saw Duke live. He would have been older, and toward the end of his career. Duke did a different style than Basie. His arrangements were much more intricate and there was a different emphasis with his rhythms section. They both were great artists.