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Watching Clark Terry "mumble" is guaranteed to put you in a good mood. This is his trademark variant of scatting which lets his sense of humor shine through:

Clark Terry is 90 now. He's been doing this for a long time:

Some showmanship aboard the S/S Norway. Love how he plays the flugelhorn upside-down and looks at it like he's trying to figure out what's wrong with it. (And he is a true genius on the flugelhorn — please do take a YouTube excursion through his other videos!)

Here's a great interview that explains the back story. He's got the interviewer in stiches:

That great interview was posted by National Visionary Leadership Project who's mission is to "Ensure that the wisdom of our country's extraordinary African American elders is preserved by and passed on to the young people who will lead us tomorrow." They have 1575 videos posted on their YouTube channel. Incredible work!

And finally, an interesting spinoff featuring master jazz vocalists Jon Hendricks and Gege Telesforo: