Jubilee – Count Basie, Rochester. ep99, 440927

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Airdate is approximate and may also be 441009. Features Ernie Whitman as host, Count Basey provides the musical back up, Vocalists include Thelma Carpenter, and Jimmy Rushing. Rochester makes an appearance to joke around with Ernie, and Thelma.

Playlist:

1. Count Basey plays, Dinah.
2. Jimmy Rushing, also a heavy character, swaps fat jokes with Ernie then sings, Baby Won’t You Please Come Home.
3. Count Basey plays, Rhythm Man.
4. Eddie “Rochester” Anderson talks with Ernie about how he got to the studio, then brags to Thelma about his wealth, and valet named Jack Benny.
5. Count Basey is back to play, Rockabye Basey.
6. Thelma Carpenter sings, Call Me Darling.
7. Count Basey plays the Jubilee theme song, the One O’Clock Jump.