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. One oclock jump count basie and his orchestra 1937 added to the national registry. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for voice, piano or guitar. 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. Lionel hampton used the song as his theme song for a while as well. 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. One oclock jump count basie download free in pdf or midi. 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. 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. Basie had been a member of a band led by pianist benny moten for several years. Halfway around the world, war has begun, but for dorie lennox, a newlyminted private eye on her first tail, danger is more immediate. By the late 1950s freddie green had played one oclock jump thousands of times. Basies famous songs were one o clock jump and april.
Several versions of the original by harry james and benny goodman feature the two o clock jump ending. 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. One oclock jump, count basie university of virginia. Count basie plays the one oclock jump, from the columbia film, reveille with beverly, starring ann miller.
One o clock jump 1941 harry james, ziggy elman, cootie williams tp tommy dorsey, j. By the late 1950s freddie green had played one o clock jump thousands of times. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises one oclock jump bbc big band orchestra c. One oclock jump basie, count, big band era transcriptions.
Count basie one oclock jump sheet music pdf notes, chords. 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. One oclock jump is a jazz standard, a 12bar blues instrumental, written by count basie in 1937. Dorie smokes lucky strikes, drives a packard with bald tires and, thanks to her dark past, she carries a knife.
Solos are by buddy tate and don byas on tenor saxophones, dickie wells on. Cover versions of two oclock jump written by benny goodman. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in. 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. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. One oclock jump by count basie arranged for satb saxophone quartet by seesharp. You can also get midi file, pdf and 300 online lessons for guitar, bass and keyboard.
The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. The drummer reinforces the trombone chord with a sharp accent on the snare drum. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for piano solo pdf. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music easy piano in. Click on the song title for a complete description of the sequence. You can also drag and drop files anywhere on this page to start uploading. 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. One oclock jump for piano solo, easy piano sheet music. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. One oclock jump is a 12bar blues that is the anthem of the count basie band. The famed composer one oclock jump, two oclock jump, jumpin at the woodside, pianist, songwriter and bandleader began as an accompanist to vaudeville.
Solos are by buddy tate and don byas on tenor saxophones, dickie wells on trombone. Count basie every tub count basie and his orchestra. Piano transcription more notes from count basie more arrangements of one. Print and download one oclock jump sheet music composed by count. One oclock jump sheet music composed by music by count basie 1 of. Complete your ella fitzgerald count basie joe williams collection. Performers include count basie on piano, herschel evans and lester young on tenor sax, george hunt.
Homage to count basie, this is an outstanding arrangement that is fresh sounding yet still has the traditional feel and character of basie. If you like historical mysteries with a jazzy flavor, this book is for you. One oclock jump by lise mcclendon overdrive rakuten. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music leadsheet in.
Print and download one oclock jump sheet music composed by count basie arranged for piano. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. 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. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. The saxophones change their riff to a melody usually recognized as the theme of one oclock jump.
These transcriptions document the opening 24 measures of three one oclock jump recordings. Bob mintzer paying tribute to count basieyou cant beat that combination. The dark streets of kansas city of 1939 offer swing music, fast cars, gangsters, and the chance to forget about. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. Set in kansas city in 1939, one o clock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons hardnosed pi protagonist, dorie lennox. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals one oclock jump. One oclock jump for voice, piano or guitar, intermediate sheet music. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key.
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. 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. Read and complete each of the four sections of this form. One oclock jump one oclock jump arrangement pascal. 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. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file.
Print and download one o clock jump sheet music composed by count basie arranged for piano. 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. 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. 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. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. 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. One oclock jump live illinois jacquet the jacquet files, vol. The count basie orchestra lil darlin and one o clock jump duration. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in db. Apr 07, 2017 provided to youtube by universal music group one oclock jump digitally remastered 2003 asleep at the wheel 20 greatest hits. 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. Covers performances of a song with the same name by. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file.
If you like historical mysteries, this book is for you. Count basie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. The melody derived from band members riffsbasie rarely wrote down musical ideas, so eddie durham. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. May 30, 2017 one oclock jump was composed by count basie in 1937, in collaboration with saxophonist buster smith and arranger eddie durham. One o clock jump is a 12bar blues that is the anthem of the count basie band.
Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in d. Set in kansas city in 1939, one oclock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons hardnosed pi protagonist, dorie. With you can play every title from count basie,big band pdf. 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. One oclock jump count basie full big band arrangement. Count basie and his orchestra one oclock jump paste. 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.
One oclock jump article by david rickert, published on march 4, 2005 at all about jazz. Rather it also includes the descending chromatic triplet trumpet run that harry james used in his two o clock jump. Count basie one oclock jump sheet music piano solo in c. This product is available worldwide available at a discount in the digital sheet. Print now one oclock jump complete sheet music for jazz band by count basie one oclock jump, complete set of. Set in kansas city in 1939, one o clock jump is sprinkled with hip period dialogue, delivered by mcclendons pi hardnosed protagonist, dorie lennox. The unforgettable history of the oklahoma city blue devils daniels, douglas h. This is a good arrangement, though, it is not truly basies version of one o clock jump. Basie one oclock jump sheet music for voice, piano or. When moten died in 1935, basie took over the band and developed it as his own. 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.