This clip is of Count Basie and his orchestra performing a song. It begins with a panning MS of the saxophone section as they start the song. Cuts to a MS of Count Basie on piano. Cuts to a MS of the trumpet section, then the trombones. A CU of a saxophone player. A MS of the bass player, the guitar player and the drummer. A full shot of Basie ieht the guitarist, trombones, bass player, and drummer behind him. A shot of the trumpets. A CU of the saxophone player. Cuts to the trombones. Back to the saxophone player. Fades to the saxophone player walking to a woman behind a open window and singing to her to take him back. Its a dream sequence. The woman shakes her head no. Back to the man. Back to the woman. The woman throws him the key. He goes in and sings to her in the living room. They sit on the couch and he continues to sing. A CU of his little black book. She shakes him. Fades to him waking up, back with the band, being shaken by a Basie. A CU of him playing the sax again. A WS of the band. A shot of the trombones. A shot of the bass player, the drummer, and the guitarist (rhythm section). A shot of Basie on piano. Shots of the trumpets, trombones, and rhythm section. A shot of Basie with the trombones and rhythm section. A full shot of the orchestra as they finish the song. Fades to black. Fades up into “the end” titles.
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