Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Happy Jackie Robinson Day!


Today is Jackie Robinson Day for Major League Baseball, marking the anniversary of Jackie's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

To help mark the occasion, let's spin Count Basie's great cover of Buddy Johnson's Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?, recorded with Taps Miller for RCA Victor in 1949:


That's trumpeter Taps Miller on the vocal. Just pure joy!



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