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Vor 5 Tagen · Count Basie, as early as 1945, insisted by contract that he would not play unless his integrated band was accepted and integrated audience were the order of his day. Duke Ellington wrote...
Vor 5 Tagen · The Count Basie Orchestra featured a unique rhythm section that became known as the “All-American Rhythm Section.” With Basie on piano, Freddie Green on guitar, Walter Page on bass, and Jo Jones on drums, they laid down a solid foundation for the band’s iconic sound.
Vor 2 Tagen · Count Basie, born William James Basie on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Renowned for his distinctive ...
Vor 4 Tagen · For the record, Tye (mis)identifies Walter Page as one of Basie’s “brilliant wind-section soloists”. Useful to the newcomer, The Jazzmen offers little that is new to already informed followers of the celebrated principals or their world. *** The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America, by Larry ...
Vor 5 Tagen · A new book by Larry Tye -- The Jazzmen -- traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement. Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie are unsung heroes of the civil rights | Interlochen Public Radio
Vor 4 Tagen · He had a cameo role along with Duke Ellington and Count Basie in Charles Barton's Reveille with Beverly (1943), making a brief appearance singing "Night and Day". Next, he was given leading roles in Higher and Higher and Step Lively (both 1944) for RKO. Sinatra and Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Vor 2 Tagen · 30 mai • 4 min. Repassez-moi l'standard ... "Give Me the Simple Life" music by Rube Bloom & lyrics Harry Ruby (1945) "Give Me the Simple Life" est une chanson de 1945 écrite par Rube Bloom pour la musique & Harry Ruby, pour les paroles. En 1946, la chanson apparaît dans le film "Wake Up and Dream" réalisé par Lloyd Bacon.
