Someone asked, that was me playing drums... :) Seems like another lifetime ago... Loved Joe. He gave me the best drum lesson I've ever had the afternoon of the taping of that concert...
Aren't you the guy that once told a reporter, when he asked one of those boiler plate questions about dealing with grind of touring 50 weeks a year, or whatever, "It's a little like asking what it feels like to be the first guy on the moon," or something along those lines? It might have been on "60 Minutes"; I was in high school, also a lifetime ago. Cheers - this clip and your comment here are beautiful!
Joe Williams could have sung the phone book, starting with the A's, and I'd have listened to every page. That's the kind of soul the singer doesn't even think about. Beautiful.
Tony C So true. It's so sad to see that you can have very little talent and still be more popular than people who have lots of talent. Autotune has killed popular music :(
+Tony C Thats not true, they just aren't popular, or rarely get a chance, to show their skill to the wide public. But people are always the same any time. Some are good, and some are bad, there are lots of talents around the world. And today there are so many different styles, so maybe you looking in the wrong places? I swear you, I saw such an amasing singer yesteday, she just smashed me. She was a university student, as I am. She studies architecture. She was just unforgettable. And I am living in a province town of Russia, not in the capital of the music history. Imagine: just a small province bar, thursday and a jam session.
Joe Williams remains one of the best jazz vocalists, and to put him out in front of what is arguably the best jazz orchestra is simply beautiful. I adore the Basie-Williams collaborations.
I heard Joe and the Count perform this song at the Landstuhl AFB Germany NCO Club in 1957. I had the honor of being Master of Ceremonies for show. I met both Gentlemen backstage before the show. One of those moments I shall never forget.
his voice is so uncharacteristic and not generic to most of the male jazz singers. his style is soo unique its got a certain feel that is just fricken awesome to listen to. go joe!!!
I had the honor of seeing him live in Seattle just a year or two before he died. Consummate performer. The great American fine art painter Jacob Lawrence was in the audience to see him. I knew it was a most special evening.
I got to meet the lovely gentleman years ago at the Jazz City Festival in Edmonton - he wandered into the "Mission Control"...i.e. volunteer headquarters wanting to know where he could get some Chinese food...we were only a few blocks away from Chinatown. Note that he didn't ask or demand someone else get it for him. He came back and visited later too...a class act and put on a great show in the ballroom. I didn't realize at the time as a twentysomething what a legend he was.
I met Joe Williams back in the late 70's and he was a very nice humble guy. What a difference between him and the bullshit singers who think that God touched them with some sort of talent. Hell, Joe has a mic and and kick ass band behind him. He rules! What we have with all these new singers is a bunch of gymnastics and aerobics going on with much of the time, they're lip singing to some process shit they recorded in the studio. This music will never die!
You can search from now til doomsday, and you won't find more beautiful, perfect voices than this man's, AND, Ella Fitzgerald's - no matter what types of music you prefer. They both truly enrich Heaven with their presence.
I agree. I actually likened Joe Williams to that of Screamin' Jay Hawkins (I Put A Spell On You), but much more talented and refined than Hawkins. Williams really was more versatile than he gets credit for. In modern terms, I think Tom Waits is probably more like Screamin' Jay Hawkins with his gimmicks and lack of concern for the status quo. :-)
Its alright, its okay, it wins my soul lol. This is a song i am playing at my school and me and my friends are going to sing at the concert for this song.
My Billboard book says it was originated by Count Basie with Joe Williams in 1955, on a single on Clef label #89152. Peggy hit #68 in 1959 on Capitol. Then she rerecorded it for the 1966 Big Spender LP, which I've posted.
@BuckieBear Oh, I had a Johnny Mathis LP when I was a kid. I was a strange kid. I had stuff like Judy Garland, Count Basie, Mathis, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Beach Boys, David Cassidy, Neil Diamond. But big band music is still a big favourite even though I've lost interest in the others. Big band and old style jazz singers like Dinah Washington and Ella.
Its not the "Deep Blues" if the Delta but it still Blues. I am sorry Freddy Green is not there . Freddy Green was the greatest rhythm guitarist that ever lived. Thanks to whoever posted it!
Basie died in 1984, and judging from his looks and demeanor, this cannot be from more than 5 years before his death. Williams appeared on Nightline with Ted Koppel on the night Basie died, and he looked about the same that night (I saw him sing in Dallas just hours before the broadcast).
hey all, joe williams is one of my favorites and as much as i like listening to him, i like watching him sing even more. he puts so much into everything he sings. i saw a video of him with count singing "5 o'clock in the morning", and it was one of the best performances i had ever seen. now i can't find it anywhere. does anybody have any idea where that might be or where i could look? i originally saw the video clip in a jazz history documentary (not ken burns).
@MikePostDrums You were right! It IS a pop jazz big band OF THE TIME. It is blues ONLY in it's skeletal form. Everyone is entititled to their opinion but, I see "the blues" as a LIFE LIVED. I don't see it as a just a 1-4-5 or whatever numbers you want to play. The numbers are only on the surface and that is all. Blues is way more than just a number. Ask Muddy Waters,Robert Johnson,T-Bone Walker,Little Walter,Rice Miller, Jimmy Reed,Elmore James &others. Great band in this!
No, @MikePostDrums was not wrong all those 2 years ago, lol. It is jazz. The style of the song is a blues (because of the changes and the form). Jazz encompasses many different styles and this is most definitely one of them. I mean, it's Count Basie and Joe Williams! On that note, this is a great little video, you really see Joe's vibrant personality, he was really something.
@sugarshula64 I love Joe Williams velvety voice. He is so smooth. I have been trying to find a song he sang. I believe it was titled "I'm just an ordinary guy" I have been trying to find it for a year. Hope you all can help me out. I believe he sang it in the 90's .
My little big band does this one. I wiil try to post a video response up on this of us doing it. It's in search under Danny Vitale and Loaded Dice. Joe is my guy.
That's the way it's supposed to sound! All others are trying to imitate...............excellent time and execution as only the "Count" could do. ............and that's from an amature bari player
@dmreeoogdaq That is one of the coolest comments I have ever read on a youtube post! The man is smooooooooth like butter! THis song just makes me smile!
In the words of Rex Reed, "Anyone who's ever heard of Count Basie deserves a 10".
Someone asked, that was me playing drums... :) Seems like another lifetime ago...
Loved Joe. He gave me the best drum lesson I've ever had the afternoon of the taping of that concert...
Aren't you the guy that once told a reporter, when he asked one of those boiler plate questions about dealing with grind of touring 50 weeks a year, or whatever, "It's a little like asking what it feels like to be the first guy on the moon," or something along those lines? It might have been on "60 Minutes"; I was in high school, also a lifetime ago. Cheers - this clip and your comment here are beautiful!
What was the lesson?
What was the lesson??? We need to know! Your playing sounds terrific.
This is Carnegie Hall on March 20, 1981. Great show, appearances by Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughn, and George Benson
Joe Williams could have sung the phone book, starting with the A's, and I'd have listened to every page. That's the kind of soul the singer doesn't even think about.
Beautiful.
dmreeoogdaq Amen
Listening to Joe Williams in his younger days was a pleasure but he seemed to get better with age. He was truly remarkable.
Like a good bottle of Chably
@@theogoldberg8919 Chablis?
This is a prime example of how a singer swings lyrics.....could not be any better!
There isn't one of these so called singers today who could even tie Joe Williams' shoes.
Tony C So true. It's so sad to see that you can have very little talent and still be more popular than people who have lots of talent. Autotune has killed popular music :(
+Tony C Thats not true, they just aren't popular, or rarely get a chance, to show their skill to the wide public. But people are always the same any time. Some are good, and some are bad, there are lots of talents around the world. And today there are so many different styles, so maybe you looking in the wrong places? I swear you, I saw such an amasing singer yesteday, she just smashed me. She was a university student, as I am. She studies architecture. She was just unforgettable. And I am living in a province town of Russia, not in the capital of the music history. Imagine: just a small province bar, thursday and a jam session.
So right!
I've met several singers who knew how to tie shoes of all varieties
Your profile Pic is freaky. Show some dignity...
Joe Williams remains one of the best jazz vocalists, and to put him out in front of what is arguably the best jazz orchestra is simply beautiful. I adore the Basie-Williams collaborations.
I heard Joe and the Count perform this song at the Landstuhl AFB Germany NCO Club in 1957. I had the honor of being Master of Ceremonies for show. I met both Gentlemen backstage before the show. One of those moments I shall never forget.
An unbeatable pair. Legends.
Legendary band.
his voice is so uncharacteristic and not generic to most of the male jazz singers. his style is soo unique its got a certain feel that is just fricken awesome to listen to. go joe!!!
One of the smoothest jazz vocals of his time! Joe & the Count were quite the team.
I had the honor of seeing him live in Seattle just a year or two before he died. Consummate performer. The great American fine art painter Jacob Lawrence was in the audience to see him. I knew it was a most special evening.
I like this world, that had Bill Basie and Joe Williams alive in it, making this music.
Saw these amazing gentlemen in London about 1962...best night of music ever.....
I had a mad crush on this man back in the day! I loved going to anything jazz & big band. Saw him a few times.
He was the dude - no doubt
Nancy Carol Hickman cn
Sing to me🎙️🎹🎷🎺Have LOVED JOE since the mid 60s❤
I got to meet the lovely gentleman years ago at the Jazz City Festival in Edmonton - he wandered into the "Mission Control"...i.e. volunteer headquarters wanting to know where he could get some Chinese food...we were only a few blocks away from Chinatown. Note that he didn't ask or demand someone else get it for him. He came back and visited later too...a class act and put on a great show in the ballroom. I didn't realize at the time as a twentysomething what a legend he was.
It doesn't get any better than Count Basie and Joe Williams!
A handsome man and a velvety voice. Oh, my!
They don't make 'em much like that any more.
Alright, ok I’m in love with Mr. Williams! 💕💕. Count Basie and Joe Williams up in heaven having a ball👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
What a voice Joe had! You don't hear anyone like him now. He was one of a kind.
So right Moonfaze. He preserved his voice much into the latter years of his life. A first rate class act!
Incomparable singer, great arrangements, and great band! I miss him.
he has such an incredible range. so relaxed. i love it.
Swing it, Joe!!! Wow - the Count and his band - the best!
this is so awesome. what a voice.
Magnificent voice, great song!
Great singer and all class.
If you don't move to this one you need a pair of ears. Solid was Basie. Blues was Joe Williams.
Thats music!!
I met Joe Williams back in the late 70's and he was a very nice humble guy. What a difference between him and the bullshit singers who think that God touched them with some sort of talent. Hell, Joe has a mic and and kick ass band behind him. He rules! What we have with all these new singers is a bunch of gymnastics and aerobics going on with much of the time, they're lip singing to some process shit they recorded in the studio. This music will never die!
Wow. Playing this in jazz band. Such great song!
You can search from now til doomsday, and you won't find more beautiful, perfect voices than this man's, AND, Ella Fitzgerald's - no matter what types of music you prefer. They both truly enrich Heaven with their presence.
One of the great 😊😮😅😊 singers who sang with Count Basie
Fabulous!
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT
WELL DONE
I think Joe Williams was the best male jazz vocalist of the 20th century.
actually Joe Williams was more in the realm of a blues shouter like Jimmy Rushing or Joe Turner . but he he certainly was awesome with Basie
I agree. I actually likened Joe Williams to that of Screamin' Jay Hawkins (I Put A Spell On You), but much more talented and refined than Hawkins. Williams really was more versatile than he gets credit for. In modern terms, I think Tom Waits is probably more like Screamin' Jay Hawkins with his gimmicks and lack of concern for the status quo. :-)
To me, Joe Williams is the best male jazz singer ever.
Wonderful!
He has got a simply amazing voice!
just heard this on radio 2 had to listen to it again
Como ele houve poucos no mundo, com aquele jazz swing na voz.
Pena que o perdemos. Mas suas canões ficarão para sempre!!!
Ah, yes, like a fine patina! It seems like he got more recognition for his talent as time went on. Beautiful...
Utterly outstanding.
Man! Now THAT'S music! I love it!
Its alright, its okay, it wins my soul lol. This is a song i am playing at my school and me and my friends are going to sing at the concert for this song.
God is love, and bless you Mr. Goreed!
What a wonderful show!
My Billboard book says it was originated by Count Basie with Joe Williams in 1955, on a single on Clef label #89152.
Peggy hit #68 in 1959 on Capitol. Then she rerecorded it for the 1966 Big Spender LP, which I've posted.
I Love These Men!!!
Class act right there.
i've been looking for this for a long time. thanks for posting it carlosmayfastjumpers
So wonderful.
@BuckieBear
Oh, I had a Johnny Mathis LP when I was a kid. I was a strange kid. I had stuff like Judy Garland, Count Basie, Mathis, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Beach Boys, David Cassidy, Neil Diamond.
But big band music is still a big favourite even though I've lost interest in the others. Big band and old style jazz singers like Dinah Washington and Ella.
Love this song :)
Its not the "Deep Blues" if the Delta but it still Blues. I am sorry Freddy Green is not there . Freddy Green was the greatest rhythm guitarist that ever lived. Thanks to whoever posted it!
@susan8163 I bow to your great experience! Thank you for sharing that. :)
I'm 52 & wish I'd been there.
Basie died in 1984, and judging from his looks and demeanor, this cannot be from more than 5 years before his death. Williams appeared on Nightline with Ted Koppel on the night Basie died, and he looked about the same that night (I saw him sing in Dallas just hours before the broadcast).
Thanks so much! Great version...
I agree with you. Tony!!
gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw this show a couple times.
Bravo!
Anybody remember Joe Williams on the Cosby show as Claire's father?
hey all,
joe williams is one of my favorites and as much as i like listening to him, i like watching him sing even more. he puts so much into everything he sings. i saw a video of him with count singing "5 o'clock in the morning", and it was one of the best performances i had ever seen. now i can't find it anywhere. does anybody have any idea where that might be or where i could look? i originally saw the video clip in a jazz history documentary (not ken burns).
@MikePostDrums You were right! It IS a pop jazz big band OF THE TIME. It is blues ONLY in it's skeletal form. Everyone is entititled to their opinion but, I see "the blues" as a LIFE LIVED. I don't see it as a just a 1-4-5 or whatever numbers you want to play. The numbers are only on the surface and that is all. Blues is way more than just a number. Ask Muddy Waters,Robert Johnson,T-Bone Walker,Little Walter,Rice Miller, Jimmy Reed,Elmore James &others. Great band in this!
Count i Joe super pieknie
Class Class Class...and SOMKIN', too!
Listen and learn.
No, @MikePostDrums was not wrong all those 2 years ago, lol. It is jazz. The style of the song is a blues (because of the changes and the form). Jazz encompasses many different styles and this is most definitely one of them. I mean, it's Count Basie and Joe Williams! On that note, this is a great little video, you really see Joe's vibrant personality, he was really something.
The DVD "Count Basie At Carnegie Hall" is on Kultur.
@MikePostDrums I strongly agree with you and there's far too much of it. What should we do?
Way, way. way cool !!!
awesome
God, i wish i could have played with basie.
@sugarshula64
I love Joe Williams velvety voice. He is so smooth. I have been trying to find a song he sang. I believe it was titled "I'm just an ordinary guy" I have been trying to find it for a year. Hope you all can help me out. I believe he sang it in the 90's .
1973, I have this DVD
Great tempo! Someone gave Joe a shot of caffeine before he counted this one off...cookin!!
Thanks brutha.
@mdg964 Thank you for the compliment! I've loved Joe Williams since I was a teenager, and I'm only 41.
Simplesmente um hino,Aroldo de sp.
divinoo.
YEAH!
Wow..that was hot! (smile)
My little big band does this one. I wiil try to post a video response up on this of us doing it. It's in search under Danny Vitale and Loaded Dice. Joe is my guy.
OMG !!!!
classic!
Happy birday
well alright , ok you win ,,,
That's the way it's supposed to sound! All others are trying to imitate...............excellent time and execution as only the "Count" could do.
............and that's from an amature bari player
smooooooooooooth, thats all
Where's Freddie Green?😫😫
@dmreeoogdaq That is one of the coolest comments I have ever read on a youtube post! The man is smooooooooth like butter! THis song just makes me smile!
does anywone have that recording with aura rully and joe williams?
Yeeeeeeeeeeee
Do you know if this is available on CD or DVD? Or anything else from that concert.
Hello I'm the daughter of the late Sidney Jackson Wyche who wrote the song
Cool! Somewhere in here there's a comment from the drummer in the video, his name is Gregg Field
Just about swings, alright ! lol
Where is Freddie Greene?
💖 Merci " carlosmayfastjumpers" pour cet ajout musical magnifique ♪ ♫ 🎸🎷 🎻🎹🎺🌺🎧
i like this song and im 13
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