One O'Clock Jump
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| "One O'Clock Jump" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single by Count Basie | ||
| B-side | "John's Idea" | |
| Released | 1937 | |
| Recorded | July 7, 1937, New York, NY | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 3:02 | |
| Label | Decca 1363 | |
| Writer | Count Basie Eddie Durham (arr.) Buster Smith (arr.) | |
- For the 1957 album featuring Count Basie, Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald see One O'Clock Jump (album)
"One O'Clock Jump" is a jazz standard written in 1937 by Count Basie, but with arrangement from Eddie Durham and Buster Smith.[citation needed] The original recording of the tune by Basie and his band is noted for the saxophone work of Herschel Evans and Lester Young; trumpeting by Buck Clayton, Walter Page on bass, and Basie himself on piano.[1] It was reportedly titled "Blue Ball", at first, but a radio announcer feared that title was too risqué.[2] It was listed in the Songs of the Century.
Rush drummer Neil Peart uses this standard to conclude his drum solos in live concerts since 2002.
[edit] Appearance in film and television[3]
- The Tuskegee Airmen
- The Grass Harp (1995 film version)
- Harlem Nights
- Enigma
