# YouTube: Kick-Ass Big Band numbers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-kick-ass-big-band-numbers/690838>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 15, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-kick-ass-big-band-numbers/690838 "2014-06-15T18:59:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-kick-ass-big-band-numbers/690838/1 "2014-06-15T18:59:24Z")

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Beat this one:

The Heat’s On / Count Basie Orchestra Live in Tokyo 1985

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uvT5SmfX0uc/hqdefault.jpg "The Heat's On / Count Basie Orchestra Live in Tokyo 1985") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvT5SmfX0uc)

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**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-kick-ass-big-band-numbers/690838/2 "2014-06-15T21:03:13Z")

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How about the Woody Herman Band’s cover of Steely Dan’s “Kid Charlemagne”?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/va24oldjdnM/hqdefault.jpg "THE WOODY HERMAN BAND, KID CHARLEMAGNE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va24oldjdnM)

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-kick-ass-big-band-numbers/690838/3 "2014-06-28T01:09:19Z")

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In two clips, one number-- **Groovin’ Hard** :

Don Menza / WDR Big Band part 1 

Don Menza / WDR Big Band part 2