May 30, 2017 one oclock jump was composed by count basie in 1937, in collaboration with saxophonist buster smith and arranger eddie durham. Count basie and his orchestra one oclock jump paste. The drummer reinforces the trombone chord with a sharp accent on the snare drum. The saxophones change their riff to a melody usually recognized as the theme of one o clock jump. The story tells of jazz clubs, jiggerbugging, the andrews sisters singing on the radio of dories beat up packard, and count basie performing his one oclock jump at the kc club.
Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in d. You can also drag and drop files anywhere on this page to start uploading. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. One oclock jump count basie full big band arrangement. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. One o clock jump is a 12bar blues that is the anthem of the count basie band. Halfway around the world, war has begun, but for dorie lennox, a newlyminted private eye on her first tail, danger is more immediate. The song two o clock jump was written by benny goodman, harry james and count basie and was first recorded and released by harry james and his orchestra in 1939. Many important musicians came to became popular and successful with his help, like tenor saxophonists lester young and herschel evans, trumpeters buck clayton and harry sweets edison and singers jimmy rushing and joe williams. Print now one oclock jump complete sheet music for jazz band by count basie one oclock jump, complete set of. The unforgettable history of the oklahoma city blue devils daniels, douglas h. Benny goodman, born benjamin david goodman, may 30, 1909 june, 1986 was an american jazz musician, known as king of swing, patriarch of the clarinet, the professor, and swings senior. Their recording of one oclock jump later that year was the bands first charttopper and ultimately became the count basie orchestra theme song for the next half century.
Set in kansas city in 1939, one oclock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons hardnosed pi protagonist, dorie. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Print and download one oclock jump sheet music composed by count. Cover versions of two oclock jump written by benny goodman. Two o clock jump was a performance by harry james and his big band in 1939, slightly based on one o clock jump but using triplets. One oclock jump live illinois jacquet the jacquet files, vol. Whatever the origins, one oclock jump was recorded by the basie band for decca records on july 7, 1937, and on hearing it later that summer, audiences simply took it as an invitation to dance. Complete your ella fitzgerald count basie joe williams collection. One o clock jump 1941 harry james, ziggy elman, cootie williams tp tommy dorsey, j. The blue devils have received very little attention from jazz historians, though the band members and the writer ralph ellison who sometimes sat in with them spoke with conviction about their sterling musicianship and their legendary ability. Ella fitzgerald live at mister kellys is a live album of a 1958 ella fitzgerald performance at mister kellys, and released in 2007 released to coincide with the 90th anniversary of fitzgeralds birth, this is one of. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for voice, piano or.
One oclock jump is a jazz standard, a 12bar blues instrumental, written by count basie in 1937. The tune was originally known to band members by the slightly indecent title blue balls, until the contingency of a radio broadcast prompted the change to the innocuous one oclock jump. The famed composer one oclock jump, two oclock jump, jumpin at the woodside, pianist, songwriter and bandleader began as an accompanist to vaudeville. One o clock jump was originally named blue balls by count basies band, but when being recorded on the radio, basie was asked what the name of the song was. Basie had been a member of a band led by pianist benny moten for several years.
One oclock jump, count basie university of virginia. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals one oclock jump. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music easy piano in. The melody derived from band members riffsbasie rarely wrote down musical ideas, so eddie durham. Performers include count basie on piano, herschel evans and lester young on tenor sax, george hunt. Find one oclock jump, basie, count, big band era transcriptions, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The count basie orchestra lil darlin and one o clock jump duration. You can also get midi file, pdf and 300 online lessons for guitar, bass and keyboard. Watch the video for one o clock jump from benny goodmans live at carnegie hall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Count basie plays the one oclock jump, from the columbia film, reveille with beverly, starring ann miller. When moten died in 1935, basie took over the band and developed it as his own. Whatever the origins, one o clock jump was recorded by the basie band for decca records on july 7, 1937, and on hearing it later that summer, audiences simply took it as an invitation to dance. These transcriptions document the opening 24 measures of three one oclock jump recordings.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises one oclock jump bbc big band orchestra c. The dark streets of kansas city of 1939 offer swing music, fast cars, gangsters, and the chance to forget about. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music leadsheet in. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Bob mintzer paying tribute to count basieyou cant beat that combination. The swing big band anthem one oclock jump was jazz pianist count basies biggest hit and signature theme song, but also a potent demonstration of the. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. One oclock jump for piano solo, easy piano sheet music. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music pdf notes, chords. One oclock jump basie, count, big band era transcriptions. Apr 07, 2017 provided to youtube by universal music group one oclock jump digitally remastered 2003 asleep at the wheel 20 greatest hits.
One oclock jump sheet music composed by music by count basie 1 of. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in. Click on the song title for a complete description of the sequence. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file. One oclock jump article by david rickert, published on march 4, 2005 at all about jazz. Homage to count basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding yet still has the traditional feel and character of basie. Several versions of the original by harry james and benny goodman feature the two o clock jump ending. Dorie smokes lucky strikes, drives a packard with bald tires and, thanks to her dark past, she carries a knife. It was adapted from one o clock jump benny goodman, harry james and count basie.
This cornerstone of the swingin count basie era helped define a. If you like historical mysteries, this book is for you. This is a good arrangement, though, it is not truly basies version of one o clock jump. Covers performances of a song with the same name by. Solos for piano, tenor 1, trombone 1, tenor 2, trumpet 2 one oclock jump count basie full big band arrangement sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf. If you like historical mysteries with a jazzy flavor, this book is for you. Solos are by buddy tate and don byas on tenor saxophones, dickie wells on. Solos for piano, tenor 1, trombone 1, tenor 2, trumpet 2 one oclock jump count basie full big band arrangement sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone download free in pdf or midi. Find one o clock jump, basie, count, big band era transcriptions, by composer performer, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The saxophones change their riff to a melody usually recognized as the theme of one oclock jump. By the late 1950s freddie green had played one o clock jump thousands of times. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries.
Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Lionel hampton used the song as his theme song for a while as well. Set in kansas city in 1939, one o clock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons pi hardnosed protagonist, dorie lennox. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in db. Rather it also includes the descending chromatic triplet trumpet run that harry james used in his two o clock jump. Count basie every tub count basie and his orchestra. From bob mintzers big bands newest cd homage to count basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding yet still has the traditional feel and character of basie.
Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in c. Count basie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. Print and download one o clock jump sheet music composed by count basie arranged for piano.
Set in kansas city in 1939, one o clock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons hardnosed pi protagonist, dorie lennox. One oclock jump for voice, piano or guitar, intermediate sheet music. One oclock jump is a 12bar blues that is the anthem of the count basie band. Print and download one oclock jump sheet music composed by count basie arranged for piano. It begins with several choruses by count basie, in the key of f, before modulating suddenly to the key of dflat majorthe key the rest of the band prefers. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. One oclock jump by count basie arranged for satb saxophone quartet by seesharp. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track.
Aug 21, 2000 one o clock jump basie came to new york city in 1936, and used elements of blues and jazz in the newer sounds of swing and big band. Basies famous songs were one o clock jump and april. This product is available worldwide leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one. Solos are by buddy tate and don byas on tenor saxophones, dickie wells on trombone. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for voice, piano or guitar. This product is available worldwide available at a discount in the digital sheet. Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. One oclock jump one oclock jump arrangement pascal. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file. One oclock jump count basie download free in pdf or midi.
By the late 1950s freddie green had played one oclock jump thousands of times. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. One oclock jump count basie and his orchestra 1937 added to the national registry. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. He led his popular count basie orchestra for almost 50 years. The tune was originally known to band members by the slightly indecent title blue balls, until the contingency of a radio broadcast prompted the change to the innocuous one o clock jump. One oclock jump by lise mcclendon overdrive rakuten. With you can play every title from count basie,big band pdf. Read and complete each of the four sections of this form. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for piano solo pdf. Piano transcription more notes from count basie more arrangements of one.
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