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Count Basie, geboren als William Allen Basie (* 21. August 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey; † 26. April 1984 in Hollywood, Florida) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Pianist, Organist, Komponist und einer der bedeutendsten Bandleader des Swing . Basie wurde als letzter der großen Pianisten-Bandleader populär.
Das Count Basie Orchestra ist eine US-amerikanische Big Band, die von Count Basie geleitet wurde. Die Basie Band war neben dem Duke Ellington Orchestra und den Bands von Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton und Benny Goodman eine der berühmten Jazz-Formationen der Swingära. Hervorgegangen aus dem Orchester von Bennie Moten, gehörte die Basie Band ...
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. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the big band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It ...
Count Basie. 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.
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 ...
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.
2. Apr. 2014 · Learn about Count Basie, one of the most influential jazz bandleaders and pianists of the 20th century. Discover his early life, career highlights, collaborations, awards and legacy.
