Jo Jones & Milt Buckner

In early September 1969, the duo of American drummer ‘Papa' Jo Jones (1911–1985) and American organist Milt Buckner (1915–1977) played a string of jazz concerts in Switzerland. Jo Jones, who pioneered playing timekeeping rhythms on a cymbal rather than the bass drum, became renowned in the 1930s in the Count Basie Orchestra. Milt Buckner rose to prominence as a pianist in the Lionel Hampton Orchestra in the 1940s, yet devoted himself to the organ in the 1950s. Swiss actor Jean Landier welcomed the two musicians to the Radio Télévision Suisse program ‘Variétés: Jasons Jazz' for a short interview, followed by performances of ‘Hamp's Boogie Woogie', ‘Georgia Mae', ‘Tea For Two', and ‘Flying Home'.