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roachboy
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glad you enjoy.
here are a few more clips.
1929: black and tan fantasy
here's one of my favorites from the cotton club period
east saint louis toodle-oo
steely dan sped this up once. on pretzel logic i think.
around 1940: cottontail
1953: daybreak express (film: d.a. pennebaker, music duke)
this is fantastic.
1965:take the a train: duke orchestra with billy strayhorn on piano
and a couple related treats
billie holiday with the count basie orchestra: god bless the child
sarah vaughn: i cry for you (late 40s)
art tatum plays dvorak
art tatum: she's funny that way
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