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Count Basie Orchestra, Buck Clayton

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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, a 12-bar blues instrumental, written by Count Basie in 1937. The melody derived from band members' riffs--Basie rarely wrote down musical ideas, so Eddie Durham and Buster Smith helped him crystallize his ideas. The original 1937 recording of the tune by Basie and his band is noted for the saxophone work of Herschel Evans and Lester Young, trumpet by Buck Clayton, Walter Page on bass and Basie himself on piano. "One O'Clock Jump" became the theme song of the Count Basie Orchestra. They used it to close each of their concerts for the next half century. It was reportedly titled "Blue Ball" at first but a radio announcer feared that title was too risqué. In 1979, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Later, it was listed in the Songs of the Century. The song is typical of Basie's early riff style. The instrumentation is based on "head arrangements" where each section makes up their part based on what the other sections are playing. 


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Buck Clayton

Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton; Parsons, Kansas, November 12, 1911 – New York City, December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie’s "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong. The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that he “synthesi[zed] much of the history of jazz trumpet up to his own time, with a bright brassy tone and an apparently limitless facility for melodic improvisation”. Clayton worked closely with Li Jinhui, father of Chinese popular music in Shanghai. His contributions helped change musical history in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. more »

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Written by: WILLIAM BASIE

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10 facts about this song

Authorship
Despite crediting to jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton, the actual composer behind "One O'Clock Jump" was jazz musician Count Basie. The song's name is attributed to Basie's remark that it was "the one o'clock thing" during an early recording session.
Rendition
Buck Clayton's rendition of "One O'Clock Jump", however, became immensely popular in itself, proving Clayton's remarkable talent in performing jazz pieces.
Popularity
"One O'Clock Jump" was a big band standard and a popular dance number in the 1940s.
Origin
The song was originally written and performed as a 12-bar blues instrumental by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven ensemble in 1937 before Clayton's rendition.
Influence
The success and popularity of "One O'Clock Jump" greatly influenced many subsequent compositions in the big band and swing music genres.
Grammy Hall of Fame
Count Basie's 1937 recording of "One O'Clock Jump" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979, and this also indirectly highlights Clayton's role in making it a staple of jazz.
Song Structure
The quintessential example of the Kansas City swinging style, "One O'Clock Jump" relied on simple, head arrangements and instead focussed on the improvisational talents of the band members.
Album
Clarence 'Buck' Clayton's "One O'Clock Jump" was included in the album "Songs for Swingers", which was released in 1960.
Use in Media
The song continues to be used in commercials, television shows, and films depicting the big band era.
Emcee
Whenever "One O'clock Jump" was performed, Clayton's job was to be the emcee and set the key of the song. This small ritual nod lends heart to the cooperative spirit at the heart of jazz.

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