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William James " Count " Basie ( / ˈbeɪsi /; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) [1] was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording.
Count Basie and his orchestra - Copenhagen 18. April 1972
Count Basie. 134K views1 year ago. Listen & Download Late Night Basie ️ https://lnk.to/LateNiteBasie The spirit of Basie lives on in the swingin'-est, most surprising musical collaboration this...
Jul 18, 2024 · Count Basie (born August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida) was an American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands.
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Count Basie is considered one of the greatest bandleaders of all times. He was the arbiter of the big-band swing sound and his unique style of fusing blues and jazz established swing as a predominant music style.
William J. “Count” Basie (1904-1984) The title of one of his band’s most famous tunes — “The Kid from Red Bank” – is an obvious tip-off, but many jazz historians assume that William J. “Count” Basie, Jr. was a native of Kansas City, Missouri.
May 21, 2008 · From 1935 to his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed...
Feb 14, 2020 · Along with Duke Ellington, Count was a leader in presenting big-band jazz. Whether it was back in the 1930s with limited recording technology to capture the sound of a band, or in the 1950s with...
William "Count" Basie. Pianist, Organist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader. 1983 NEA Jazz Master. Red Bank, New Jersey. Date of birth: Aug 21, 1904. Date of death: Apr 26, 1984. Photo by William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress.
