tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post997355339442835123..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Count Basie at Disneyland, June 1974Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-73822420852345118352023-12-24T22:42:51.874-08:002023-12-24T22:42:51.874-08:00Hi, I was 18 and so impressed at this show. Shook ...Hi, I was 18 and so impressed at this show. Shook Count Basie's hand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1417906691073249272016-09-15T22:25:13.912-07:002016-09-15T22:25:13.912-07:00Beautiful shots, all. And it's great to see &...Beautiful shots, all. And it's great to see 'Ancient' Freddie Greene sitting there by The Count as always...walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62869609200203554962016-09-14T20:51:24.469-07:002016-09-14T20:51:24.469-07:00And you could just get in free with Park admission...And you could just get in free with Park admission? No separate hard ticket charge? How times have changed!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55607103569696701852016-09-14T12:15:28.188-07:002016-09-14T12:15:28.188-07:00Working the Westside in those years, I heard many ...Working the Westside in those years, I heard many a band and saw many of the legendary figures. It was such a simpler and intimate time that I took for granted. Wish I could relive them. The pictures bring those sounds back for me. KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85246085091223530642016-09-14T11:40:56.027-07:002016-09-14T11:40:56.027-07:00These photos are priceless, Major! Unfortunately,...These photos are priceless, Major! Unfortunately, I never went over to the Plaza Gardens to see any of the Big Bands perform, although I do remember hearing the music as we walked by. I was too young and I didn't know any better! I might have mentioned this before, but I did make a point to see Pearl Bailey perform at Disneyland when I was only seventeen. TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25235997930039661452016-09-14T10:48:13.657-07:002016-09-14T10:48:13.657-07:00Nanook, it’s funny, I just watched Blazing Saddles...Nanook, it’s funny, I just watched Blazing Saddles in its entirety a few months ago - Mel Brooks came out afterwards for a Q&A. It was amazing! 90 years old, and he had so much energy he barely sat down.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I would assume that Disneyland must have paid OK fees to these bands, or they wouldn’t show up. That probably wouldn’t happen these days.<br /><br />DrGoat, according to Mr. X, he wanted to take photos of Duke Ellington, but it was so crowded that he couldn’t get anywhere near him!<br /><br />JG, there’s more to come! Stay tuned.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48256539963992958272016-09-14T10:13:45.419-07:002016-09-14T10:13:45.419-07:00These pictures have real historic value above and ...These pictures have real historic value above and beyond their nostalgia to us Disneyland nuts. The heroes of jazz, up close and personal.<br /><br />Great stuff Major.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11990304527351484662016-09-14T07:58:47.564-07:002016-09-14T07:58:47.564-07:00I'll second that. Wow. We were certainly in Di...I'll second that. Wow. We were certainly in Disneyland then but my poor tired brain can't dredge up any real clear memories. Did love all the different types of bands that played in Disneyland, and the jazz bands were the ones that stand out.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-8361036089694734492016-09-14T06:54:27.685-07:002016-09-14T06:54:27.685-07:00Oh, wow!! This is fantastic! I remember these ba...Oh, wow!! This is fantastic! I remember these bands and I did go to Disneyland in June 1974 for sure. Sadly, they just don't have entertainment like that today at the Park.<br /><br />Thanks so much Mr. X and Major. These are absolutely wonderful!K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84955628125316138712016-09-14T00:51:55.059-07:002016-09-14T00:51:55.059-07:00Major-
One of Disneyland's extra treasures - ...Major-<br /><br />One of Disneyland's extra treasures - the great jazz musicians who played there. And in such an intimate and up close and personal setting, besides-! Just the thought of doing something akin to that today seems beyond reachable. And just think - a few months earlier, Count Basie could be seen playing in the "middle of nowhere", thanks to his cameo in <i>Blazing Saddles</i>-! What a great treat to see these talented musicians again.<br /><br />Thanks "Mr. X" and the Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com