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Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world ...
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936.
Le terme Count Basie Orchestra désigne le big band que dirigeait le pianiste Count Basie. L'orchestre a survécu à la mort de son leader et continue à se produire sous ce nom depuis 1984. Les saxophonistes Eric Dixon , Frank Foster et Grover Mitchell , le trompettiste Thad Jones , le tromboniste Bill Hughes et le batteur Dennis ...
26 avr. 2016 · Count Basie and his orchestra - Copenhagen 18. April 1972.
This new invigorating interpolation encompasses a classic Big-Band Swing feel by the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Scotty Barnhart, along with featured guest...
The Count Basie Orchestra had a slew of hits that helped to define the big-band sound of the 1930s and ’40s. Some of their notable chart toppers included Jumpin’ at the Woodside, April in Paris, and Basie’s own composition, One O’Clock Jump, which became the orchestra’s signature piece.
William Basie, dit Count Basie, né le 21 août 1904 à Red Bank et mort le 26 avril 1984 à Hollywood, est un pianiste, organiste et chef d'orchestre de jazz. Son orchestre s'inscrit dans la tradition de Kansas City, ville-berceau du middle jazz orchestral. Il était surnommé la « machine à swing ».
