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  • So he called the pianist “Count,” with Basie not realizing just how much the name would catch on as a form of recognition and respect in the music world.
  • Count Basie introduced several generations of listeners to the Big Band sound and left an influential catalog.
  • Count Basie was one of the greatest bandleaders in the history of jazz, a master of swing and blues.
  • Pianist and bandleader William James “CountBasie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz.
  • In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording.
  • efsanevi orkestra şefi count basie, swing dönemlerinde bir fenomene dönüşen orkestrasıyla zamanının en önemli oluşumlarından birine imza atmıştı...
  • While Count Basie's music is widely available on CD and digital formats, many audiophiles prefer to listen to his recordings on vinyl.
  • By the next year Basie took up residence at the Famous Door, and the Count Basie Orchestra continued to perform in New York until 1950.