I Left My Baby

A spot of Friday blues with Jimmy Rushing:

 

A great moment after around a minute, as the full Count Basie orchestra come in.

I'd originally thought it was earlier - the Forties - but according to this guy it's from a 1957 TV show called "The Sound Of Jazz". Intro by the show's host, John Crosby, and featuring Ben Webster on tenor sax, Roy Eldridge on trumpet.

There's a temptation to dismiss those old big band singers like Rushing here because they made it look so easy and comfortable, without the raw emotion of gospel and soul; but there's a whole artistry in there.

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[dearieme]

A wee slice of tiramisu.