Just think....when they were together in the Charlie Barnett Band, they also had Maynard Feguson with them.....can you imagine THAT trumpet trio?! Doc and Maynard are my two trumpet heroes!
What a great example of Doc's wide range of jazz technique. He becomes very "Terry-esque" for this duet yet both retain their signature licks. How cool to have this recording!
Fantastic! Great post! Heck I was still swinging my knee to the music after it ended! I went to NYU 1972-1976 and was able to go to the studio for Tonight rehearsals and tapings on many occasions. Doc was amazing to meet and I got to meet Mr.Terry at a local club as well. Also got to see the control room and the engineering suite where the two inch was actually recorded. Man those were great days. I was blessed beyond my wildest dreams. That New York Tonight band was just a wonder. The sound changed when they moved to SoCal. It became more glitzy - not bad, just more modern Show Biz-ish. The New York band was pretty laid back and used more traditional Big Band-style charts and arrangements. It's hard to explain the difference. I loved that band so much.
Thanks a lot for your explanation of this cut. I have always wondered why there isn't more video of the 60's Tonight Show (specifically Doc and the band). So, now I know, but that doesn't make it any less a travesty that none of that exists! This is the next best thing--thanks for posting and for your recording efforts! The old Tonight Show Band--still, the greatest live TV music ever.
During this time Skitch Henderson was the conductor of the band . Severinsen was a member who stepped in the spotlight on this duo , When old host Jack Paar appeared on The Tonight Show with Carson in 1986 he singled out Severinsen, who was off camera and said he did not , at first , recognize Severinsen . Severinsen was a member of the band when Jose Mellis conducted for Paar .
Thanks so much for posting this. Doc played twice with my HS Band in Illinois in the late 60's. He was incredibly versatile. He did a movement of the Haydn Trumpet concerto with us one year and fussed at his manager after the concert for not giving him enough time to practice the Haydn. He claimed the little time his manager had given him didn't give him a chance to "play up to these kids standards". Yeah, right. He also suggested, on the air, that if Skitch Henderson ever got the chance to conduct our band, he should jump on it. He was our guest conductor a year later. Doc is the most normal famous person I've ever met. Love that guy.
Danny, you might want to submit your story to the bi-monthly nostalgia magazine, "Reminisce". In April, I submitted my story of how I met and interviewed Louis Armstrong for my high school newspaper in 1956. I sent them a picture taken of me with "Satchmo" to go with it. The magazine published my story and the picture; and, much to my surprise, the magazine paid me for them! Go to www.reminisce.com/submit-a-story/ and select the department, "Meeting Celebrities".
@pianopappy Thank you so much for uploading this treasure. As per your question, when they start trading two's at 2:45, it's Clark Terry who goes first
Yes! Yes! I should have known. I can hear Clark on his second "two" now. As luck would have it, I put his picture on top. Thanks Dr. The response to this posting has been very gratifying. It was worth keeping the tape safe for all these years in five different houses and three different states.
FanTASTic! Great band, great players! Thanks so much for this! Wish I could give it a dozen likes. And I’ve still got at least one Charlie Barnett album from those early days with Doc and Clark.
Clark Terry was the best Tonight Show "Stump the Band" participant when it was based in New York. He would be given some off the wall song title by an audience member. Clark would then croon a totally made up song with a Louis Armstrong jazz beat, snapping his fingers and waving his trumpet. On school nights it was worth staying up late for.
Clark was great singing his "Mumbles" routine. Doc was also a "contributor" to "Stump the Band". One of them (which I have on audio tape) occurred when an older lady challenged the band with a song called, "Foolish Old Hen". To which, Doc responded (a cappella) with this: "There was a foolish old hen . . . and a wise young rooster!"
Great memory. My dad would work afternoons and come home just before Carson. He would wake me up and we'd eat a 'midnight snack'. Usually cheese and crackers. Sometimes with sausage, onion and mustard. Little Caesars or White Castles were a special treat. I'd sit on his lap in the rocking chair and listen to Doc and watch the whole show while Mom slept. Great times.
This tune is great, but it's actually a Clark Terry composition called Phalanges. This a Neil Hefti arrangement of the tune by Hefti, re-named Terry Tune. There's a great recording (1947 Town Hall Concert) of the Charlie Barnet band playing it with both Doc and Clark soloing!
Thanks for your comment, Pete. I still have my copy of the LP "Charlie Barnet - Town Hall Jazz Concert" (Columbia CL 639), which I bought in January of 1958. The liner notes were written by Charlie Barnet himself in January 1955. Charlie commented on each tune. He had this to say when he got to "Terry Tune": "Neal Hefti wrote the next one--Terry Tune, a trumpet challenge for Jimmy Nottingham and Clark Terry. I really think that these two boys were putting down things in those days that they don't have to be ashamed about at all today as far as being in the modern idiom is concerned." Also, the label on side 2 of the LP itself reads as follows for cut No. 3: "TERRY TUNE (Clark Terry vs. Jimmy Nottingham) - C. Terry". Doc definitely was in the band at the time. He is listed among the trumpeters who played the concert. I don't know when Nottingham left the band; but, it would seem that Doc would have been the obvious choice to take his chair and his place in the challenge when they played that tune thereafter. By the way, I sent the link to this video to Doc's booking agent--the only contact I could find on Doc's website, and asked that Doc be informed that this "lost" performance was his to hear again. I did not get a reply.
@@pianopappy I'm pretty sure that C. Terry on the side 2 label would mean that he composed it and the Charlie Barnet comment that Neal wrote it just meant the arrangement for his band. The original recording of the tune 'Phalanges' was on a V-Disc (783B) from 1947 that was performed by Clark Terry-tp; Willard Parker-ts; Bob Parker-p; Singleton Palmer-b; Earl Martin-d and is an awesome performance! Clark of course is instantly recognizable! :-)
@@trumpete53snoho Thanks, Pete. Looking again at Barnet's liner notes, in the previous paragraphs where he's writing about other cuts, he names the arrangers of each tune. For example, for the tune right before "Terry Tune", he writes, "East Side, West Side is another Andy Gibson arrangement." So, when he says in the next paragraph, "Neal Hefti wrote the next one--Terry Tune", it would appear that the "one" he is talking about is the arrangement, not the composer. And, of course, you're right--the label credit is for the composer, not the arranger. I'm going to change my description above. By the way, do you have a copy of "Phalanges"; and, if so could you upload it? All I got when I searched TH-cam for it were videos about bones in the hand! Thanks again. Because of your interest and the over four thousand other "listens" so far, I'm so glad I decided to post my recording, which never would have been heard by anyone else but me. (If I had been living in the New York City Metro area at the time, it would have been in high fidelity.) Thanks again.
@@pianopappy I've got the recording in my laptop (thanks to my friend Al who has and astounding collection) but I'm not sure how or where to upload it! I'm just a listener, not a 'poster' :-)
@@trumpete53snoho Pete, I started typing some instructions for uploading to TH-cam when I realized that TH-cam will not accept uploads of sound files (wav, mp3, et al). You would have to effectively change your sound file of the tune into a video file, which can be done with a simple video editing program. Like this posting, you don't even have to have any full-motion video. You could simply use a picture of Clark Terry if you'd like. You would then export the "project" as a video file, which would include the photo and your recording. I always export to an mp4 file before uploading. But, you should be able to export directly from the video edit program to TH-cam. OR, Maybe Al knows how to do it. I'm guessing you have a lot of great music to share.
Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra at New York's Town Hall. However, Doc Severinsen is not the other trumpeter. According to the liner notes on the LP, it was Jimmy Nottingham.) th-cam.com/video/3_w5-rS9Kzg/w-d-xo.html
Just think....when they were together in the Charlie Barnett Band, they also had Maynard Feguson with them.....can you imagine THAT trumpet trio?! Doc and Maynard are my two trumpet heroes!
Musicians' musicians. They had immense dedication to the craft of their instruments and were entertaining, too. The top.
Doc - simply the greatest ever.
What a great example of Doc's wide range of jazz technique. He becomes very "Terry-esque" for this duet yet both retain their signature licks. How cool to have this recording!
WOW!
Thanks for sharing this forgotten treasure 👍
Fantastic! Great post! Heck I was still swinging my knee to the music after it ended! I went to NYU 1972-1976 and was able to go to the studio for Tonight rehearsals and tapings on many occasions. Doc was amazing to meet and I got to meet Mr.Terry at a local club as well. Also got to see the control room and the engineering suite where the two inch was actually recorded. Man those were great days. I was blessed beyond my wildest dreams. That New York Tonight band was just a wonder. The sound changed when they moved to SoCal. It became more glitzy - not bad, just more modern Show Biz-ish. The New York band was pretty laid back and used more traditional Big Band-style charts and arrangements. It's hard to explain the difference. I loved that band so much.
You were right on the money! Thank you, Doc played more be-bop back then. Clark is just amazing.
Thanks a lot for your explanation of this cut. I have always wondered why there isn't more video of the 60's Tonight Show (specifically Doc and the band). So, now I know,
but that doesn't make it any less a travesty that none of that exists! This is the next best thing--thanks for posting and for your recording efforts! The old Tonight Show Band--still, the greatest live TV music ever.
During this time Skitch Henderson was the conductor of the band . Severinsen was a member who stepped in the spotlight on this duo , When old host Jack Paar appeared on The Tonight Show with Carson in 1986 he singled out Severinsen, who was off camera and said he did not , at first , recognize Severinsen . Severinsen was a member of the band when Jose Mellis conducted for Paar .
Love this! Thank you!
Wow. A cool find. Thanks for uploading this.
Glad you enjoyed it. I recorded it off the air in 1963.
Thanks so much for posting this. Doc played twice with my HS Band in Illinois in the late 60's. He was incredibly versatile. He did a movement of the Haydn Trumpet concerto with us one year and fussed at his manager after the concert for not giving him enough time to practice the Haydn. He claimed the little time his manager had given him didn't give him a chance to "play up to these kids standards". Yeah, right. He also suggested, on the air, that if Skitch Henderson ever got the chance to conduct our band, he should jump on it. He was our guest conductor a year later. Doc is the most normal famous person I've ever met. Love that guy.
Danny, you might want to submit your story to the bi-monthly nostalgia magazine, "Reminisce". In April, I submitted my story of how I met and interviewed Louis Armstrong for my high school newspaper in 1956. I sent them a picture taken of me with "Satchmo" to go with it. The magazine published my story and the picture; and, much to my surprise, the magazine paid me for them! Go to www.reminisce.com/submit-a-story/ and select the department, "Meeting Celebrities".
You did an excellent job of putting visuals to the music.
Thanks, Bob.
@pianopappy Thank you so much for uploading this treasure. As per your question, when they start trading two's at 2:45, it's Clark Terry who goes first
Yes! Yes! I should have known. I can hear Clark on his second "two" now. As luck would have it, I put his picture on top. Thanks Dr. The response to this posting has been very gratifying. It was worth keeping the tape safe for all these years in five different houses and three different states.
Wonderful recording! Loved Clark Terry (Doc, too), and was sad when he didn't make the move with the show to Burbank.
My favorite players and band. I was lucky enough to hear them outside of Philadelphia in 1970. One of my fondest musical memories and I have many.
Excellent editing, thank you.
Thanks, Tab, for your comment. I really appreciate it.
Good as gold!
the best! 2:00 - "When You Wish Upon a Star" Clark Terry
This is sublime. Thank you so much for posting this one!
FanTASTic! Great band, great players! Thanks so much for this! Wish I could give it a dozen likes. And I’ve still got at least one Charlie Barnett album from those early days with Doc and Clark.
Wow, thanks! Glad I got to share something I recorded so long ago and knowing that it probably did not exist anywhere else in the world.
Fantastic! Thanks pianopappy, excellent job with the video and choosing the player.
Awesome - Thank you so much for posted this!!!
That shot of the section at 1:03---Clark, Doc, and Snooky.
Loved this! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! It's on a reel of tape that survived storage in six houses and three states (two different times in one of them) since 1963
Clark Terry was the best Tonight Show "Stump the Band" participant when it was based in New York. He would be given some off the wall song title by an audience member. Clark would then croon a totally made up song with a Louis Armstrong jazz beat, snapping his fingers and waving his trumpet. On school nights it was worth staying up late for.
Clark was great singing his "Mumbles" routine. Doc was also a "contributor" to "Stump the Band". One of them (which I have on audio tape) occurred when an older lady challenged the band with a song called, "Foolish Old Hen". To which, Doc responded (a cappella) with this: "There was a foolish old hen . . . and a wise young rooster!"
my dad would wake me up anytime Doc would play a solo on the tonight show band
Great memory. My dad would work afternoons and come home just before Carson. He would wake me up and we'd eat a 'midnight snack'. Usually cheese and crackers. Sometimes with sausage, onion and mustard. Little Caesars or White Castles were a special treat. I'd sit on his lap in the rocking chair and listen to Doc and watch the whole show while Mom slept. Great times.
Band shot at 1:35 looks like an LA band, with Bud Shank on lead alto. They would make periodic trips out there.
WOW🎺
Doc was a great chameleon too sounded any way he wanted too,not easyto stand next to CT ,well!,
This tune is great, but it's actually a Clark Terry composition called Phalanges. This a Neil Hefti arrangement of the tune by Hefti, re-named Terry Tune. There's a great recording (1947 Town Hall Concert) of the Charlie Barnet band playing it with both Doc and Clark soloing!
Thanks for your comment, Pete. I still have my copy of the LP "Charlie Barnet - Town Hall Jazz Concert" (Columbia CL 639), which I bought in January of 1958. The liner notes were written by Charlie Barnet himself in January 1955. Charlie commented on each tune. He had this to say when he got to "Terry Tune": "Neal Hefti wrote the next one--Terry Tune, a trumpet challenge for Jimmy Nottingham and Clark Terry. I really think that these two boys were putting down things in those days that they don't have to be ashamed about at all today as far as being in the modern idiom is concerned." Also, the label on side 2 of the LP itself reads as follows for cut No. 3: "TERRY TUNE (Clark Terry vs. Jimmy Nottingham) - C. Terry". Doc definitely was in the band at the time. He is listed among the trumpeters who played the concert. I don't know when Nottingham left the band; but, it would seem that Doc would have been the obvious choice to take his chair and his place in the challenge when they played that tune thereafter. By the way, I sent the link to this video to Doc's booking agent--the only contact I could find on Doc's website, and asked that Doc be informed that this "lost" performance was his to hear again. I did not get a reply.
@@pianopappy I'm pretty sure that C. Terry on the side 2 label would mean that he composed it and the Charlie Barnet comment that Neal wrote it just meant the arrangement for his band. The original recording of the tune 'Phalanges' was on a V-Disc (783B) from 1947 that was performed by Clark Terry-tp; Willard Parker-ts; Bob Parker-p; Singleton Palmer-b; Earl Martin-d and is an awesome performance! Clark of course is instantly recognizable! :-)
@@trumpete53snoho Thanks, Pete. Looking again at Barnet's liner notes, in the previous paragraphs where he's writing about other cuts, he names the arrangers of each tune. For example, for the tune right before "Terry Tune", he writes, "East Side, West Side is another Andy Gibson arrangement." So, when he says in the next paragraph, "Neal Hefti wrote the next one--Terry Tune", it would appear that the "one" he is talking about is the arrangement, not the composer. And, of course, you're right--the label credit is for the composer, not the arranger. I'm going to change my description above. By the way, do you have a copy of "Phalanges"; and, if so could you upload it? All I got when I searched TH-cam for it were videos about bones in the hand! Thanks again. Because of your interest and the over four thousand other "listens" so far, I'm so glad I decided to post my recording, which never would have been heard by anyone else but me. (If I had been living in the New York City Metro area at the time, it would have been in high fidelity.) Thanks again.
@@pianopappy I've got the recording in my laptop (thanks to my friend Al who has and astounding collection) but I'm not sure how or where to upload it! I'm just a listener, not a 'poster' :-)
@@trumpete53snoho Pete, I started typing some instructions for uploading to TH-cam when I realized that TH-cam will not accept uploads of sound files (wav, mp3, et al). You would have to effectively change your sound file of the tune into a video file, which can be done with a simple video editing program. Like this posting, you don't even have to have any full-motion video. You could simply use a picture of Clark Terry if you'd like. You would then export the "project" as a video file, which would include the photo and your recording. I always export to an mp4 file before uploading. But, you should be able to export directly from the video edit program to TH-cam. OR, Maybe Al knows how to do it. I'm guessing you have a lot of great music to share.
Does anyone know where another version of this song exists?
Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra at New York's Town Hall. However, Doc Severinsen is not the other trumpeter. According to the liner notes on the LP, it was Jimmy Nottingham.) th-cam.com/video/3_w5-rS9Kzg/w-d-xo.html
Does no one remember Maynard Ferguson or Al Hirt ?