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Video Gallery Clip Transcript: Chico Hamilton

Louis Armstrong was, he and... I would say Count Basie were two musicians who could do unbelievable things with one note. Louis Armstrong knew knew how to dance on one note [demonstrates] Hey man, he could swing a hole in your head, one note, you know what I'm saying, whereas Basie [demonstrates] you know. These two gentlemen taught us all the bottom line is ... to what is this thing called rhythm what swing was all about.