Yeaaaa my grandfather used to own the whole thing

Good old Grandad 👍🏻

Thank You for contributing 💜!

Bluestone Blul

Couldn't agree more Sarah_hope you're well

+sarah smith Sarahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it's Deanna. How are you?

Your dad's a great player

...& then try to adopt him. What a swingin' job ! ! ✨💎

N joemusicman64

16 actually.

Sorry but who was Holdsworth?

@@Thursdaym2 Allan

Geraint Atherton buddy greco??

I totally agree with you, my friend. The band is sensational, but imagine how renowned they would have been if they played more original material and unique arrangements of songs, rather than carbon copy duplicates of other bands' arrangements.

They've been internationally famous for decades. Also they are recognised as one of the most authentic "Miller" bands in the world.

Well, staying true to the original arrangement might just be Syd's way of paying respect to Gene Krupa. Besides Syd also knows changing from the original arrangement will alter the power & chemistry of the song. So why change perfection?

@@magnificentmuttley154 Exactly M.M! You pay artistic respect by leaving original works alone, and giving all artistic deference to the original artists. It's like, who would closely (but not exactly) rewrite Mozart's 40th Symphony and then want to adopt it as their own? And, that is what you have here. I will say, I am aware of Syd's work (years ago I arranged work for the new Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)--and he is a good arranger in his own right. Also, as you hear here, a fine trumpet player. I never understand why artists so accomplished spend oodles of time rehashing other people's work. I guess the motivation is, it puts added change in one's pocket? But that sets such a low threshold.

@@callmeBe Wow- - you worked with Tommy Dorsey's big band. Being a 70’s kid at least I got to hear some of this stuff over jazz/ big band radio while it was still going strong Three problems, though: the names of these bands were practically never announced, so I was unable to learn about them over the radio. And I believe traditional broadcast TV in other places such as Chicago & NYC played alot more performances from big bands such as Gene Krupa's, Buddy Rich's, Les Brown's, Tommy La Puma's, etc. However, in North Texas where I lived, all we ever got to see was Lawrence Welk. And there wasnt much big band playing on PBS The final issue is that being the 80's were my 'teens, I shouldve kept listening to jazz & big band radio, but I didnt. Talking to some of the older generations around the record store & looking up bands in the Phonolog wouldve helped, too. But like any 80's 'teen my head was stuck in pop radio! Im more of a Funk & Motown boogie child. That's what I returned to after my Pop phase. But I dont know any Funk, Motown, or Progressive Jazz aficionado who can resist 40's & 50's-styled Big Band. It would be 2003 before I would finally buy my first CD collection of big bands & begin practicing on electric bass & a Pearl 7-piece At least now Im finally catching up on some of this stuff, thanks to KZfaq. Its a pleasure to meet you! 💜🎼🎹🎷🎸

Us Brits don't have the natural swing like African American musicians.

Wish you could, love to hear it.

He’s a young man playing here and maybe your issue with it is that his solo is too frantic. It doesn’t breath. But all the same what an incredible talent he was at that age.