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25 de abr. de 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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1 de may. de 2024 · Count Basie would also benefit from his association with the ever popular Sinatra, and continue to enjoy a reputation with his orchestra as one of the greatest Big Bands on the planet, right up to his death in 1984.
Hace 3 días · “One O’Clock Jump” was composed by Count Basie in 1937, in collaboration with saxophonist Buster Smith and arranger Eddie Durham. Basie had been a member of a band led by pianist Benny Moten for several years. When Moten died in 1935, Basie took over the band and developed it as his own.
1 de may. de 2024 · October 22, 2019. Song of the Day: Count Basie Orchestra – “Splanky” by Brian Zimmerman. It’s a “splanky” kind of a day. Not sure what that means? Listen to “Splanky,” from Count Basie’s album The Atomic Mr. Basie, and you’ll definitely get the picture. (Hint: it has everything to do with easy swing, carefree melodicism and good humor.)
25 de abr. de 2024 · Williams’s breakthrough came when he joined the Count Basie Orchestra in 1954. His recording of “ Every Day I Have the Blues” with Basie in 1955 made him famous and was a factor in the Basie band’s comeback. Staying with Basie until 1961, Williams also had hits with “Alright, Okay, You Win,” “Going to Chicago,” and ...
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1 de may. de 2024 · Jimmy Rushing (born August 26, 1903?, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.—died June 8, 1972, New York, New York) was an American blues and jazz singer who was best known for performing with the Count Basie Orchestra. Rushing was born into a musical family in the early 1900s (sources differ on his birth year).
Hace 1 día · In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all ...
