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Lester Young / Count Basie - Polka Dots and Moonbeams (1957 recording)

“Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the wall.” - Saint Patrick "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1940. One of Lester’s favorite ballads was “Polka Dots and Moonbeams.” Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke in 1940 for Tommy Dorsey, it was Frank Sinatra’s first hit record. Sinatra, whom Lester admired as a vocalist, may have guided repertoire choices for Pres much like Ahmad Jamal did for Miles Davis. Lester first recorded it on his 1949 Mercury session with Hank Jones, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich. His best known performance of “Polka Dots…” was made on a reunion with Count Basie at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957. The music on this post is from the jazz LP "Count Basie at Newport", a live album by jazz musician Count Basie and his orchestra. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album five stars and said that "At the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, the music was consistently inspired and often historic. Count Basie welcomed back tenor great Lester Young... beautifully throughout." Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike”. William James "Count" Basie (/ˈbeɪsi/; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. I do not own the copyright to the music, the recording and the photos. Image post and video art are from the following: 1. Lester Young - This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1963 and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. 2. Count Basie - This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1926 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. This video is posted for educational use under Section 17 U.S. Code § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use. Hope you enjoy. INXDS #jazzsax #jazzpiano #vinylrecord / All posts are rendered in old school using restored vinyl LPs. This channel does not use recordings from CDs. As much as possible, I attempted to remove most of the pops and crackles from the original vinyl album. Some remastering was applied to make the performance cut through within the confines of the loudness wars.