This clipping comes from SONG HITS magazine — and thanks to “bunky’s pickle” (no kidding) on Flickr for making it available to us. I’m amused by Basie’s apparent musical conservatism in 1947, but he was a gentle man who didn’t want to leave any one of his friends and peers off the list.
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Trevor Hutchison // June 1, 2009 at 10:45 PM
I think the 8 standards listed on the right are offered by the magazine, rather than Basie’s selections… correct?
jazzlives // June 1, 2009 at 10:54 PM
You are probably right, Trevor — but I wonder, then, if the comments for each record on the right aren’t Basie’s. I assumed they were. In any case, I still think that his letter says a great deal — for now or for 1947. Cheers, Michael
john c graham // June 18, 2009 at 12:44 PM
A bygone era…when jazz was popular music. Imagine that. Coleman Hawkins ~and a host of others from that time period~ still grab and hold my attention like they did the first time I heard them.