William “Count” Basie (see Count Basie) (1904 - 1984) was a jazz pianist, o… Read Full Bio ↴William “Count” Basie (see Count Basie) (1904 - 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader. He created a swing band in the early 1930s that was a favorite of many dancers and of vocalists including Billie Holiday.
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era. The band survived the late-forties decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald in the fifties and sixties. The group continued to perform and record as a ‘ghost band’ after Count Basie’s death, and are currently under the leadership of Bill Hughes.
See also http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Count+Basie+and+His+Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era. The band survived the late-forties decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald in the fifties and sixties. The group continued to perform and record as a ‘ghost band’ after Count Basie’s death, and are currently under the leadership of Bill Hughes.
See also http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Count+Basie+and+His+Orchestra
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@davidklepinger4809
I got to meet The Count after a show in San Francisco in 1981. It was the thrill of a lifetime for a 23-year-old fan.
@Trombonology
Composer, arranger, trombonist and one of a handful of electric guitar pioneers, Eddie Durham, author of this moodily swinging gem, is one of the Big Band Era's underappreciated greats. Soloists include, in order of appearance, Buck Clayton; Jack Washington; Count Basie; Herschel Evans. The Basie "All-American Rhythm Section," as they were known, comprising the leader; Freddie Green; Jo Jones and Walter Page shines, as always.
@kmc56
Jack Washington transforms this into modern jazz, the stuff he hears in his head when he's trying to sleep.
@swingman5635
Underappreciated, you say? Not by me,friend. This composition and arrangement, could have appeared on the 1942 scene, and, I believe, would have been considered relevant. It's that progressive. Just fabulous.
@Trombonology
@@swingman5635 Well said! This side absolutely fits in with later recordings of the Swing Era. ... Pop music has devolved since then, unfortunately.
@khussein6409
NICE!!!
@guitarman6742
I have an Eddie Durham commerative guitar. It swings!
@MeanGeneSanDiego
👍👍👍
@juanrubenjimenezcamposthun9546
I love it! S=)
@codex6594
Fargo s2 e4 start, brought me here