Info on Dickie's Dream by L Young & Count Basie

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Hey guys, I'm doing a dance routine to a recording of Dickie's Dream by Lester Young and Count Basie Kansas City Seven. Exact version is on Spotify but not youtube but anyway a similar enough version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivFg_6IKkk
I'm interested in finding out more about the background of the song. Like was Dickie someone? It is often that those tunes have a back story, like a reference to the popular culture at the time that stops being understood after a while. Any ideas here? 

Cheers! 

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silvia.cherneva Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote silvia.cherneva Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Info on Dickie's Dream by L Young & Count Basie Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 4:48pm
	Hey guys, I'm doing a dance routine to a recording of Dickie's Dream by Lester Young and Count Basie Kansas City Seven. Exact version is on Spotify but not youtube but anyway a similar enough version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivFg_6IKkk I'm interested in finding out more about the background of the song. Like was Dickie someone? It is often that those tunes have a back story, like a reference to the popular culture at the time that stops being understood after a while. Any ideas here? Cheers!

js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 34156	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 5:05pm
	Possibly it refers to Dickie Wells who played trombone with Basie. I'll see if I can find out more.

js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 34156	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Apr 2018 at 5:09pm
	Ah yes, The song was written by Dickie Wells, I am sure thats who it refers to, just as in the tune "Monk's Dream" by Thelonious Monk. Edited by js - 05 Apr 2018 at 9:54pm

silvia.cherneva Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote silvia.cherneva Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 12:41am
	That's great - thanks a lot.