Videos: Count Basie in 1971

In 1971, Count Basie toured Europe twice, once with just the band and again with the band plus Ella Fitzgerald and the Tommy Flanagan Trio. Yesterday, I came across four clips from these tours, courtesy of Reelin' in the Years Archive.

Here's alto saxophonist Curtis Peagler blowing on Neal Hefti's Cherry Point in 1971, with some especially crafty piano b…