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Vor einem Tag · I have had the honor of being the Trustee of the William J. (“Count”) Basie Trust, for the last 11 years or so, and I was the guardian for his late daughter, Diane Basie until her death in 2022. I’ve met many interesting people through this, including Larry. We’ve spent several hours together recounting stories, visiting the Basies’ home in Addisleigh Park, Queens, and surmising ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Stars dropped by for after-gig jams, including members of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington orchestras. After long struggles, 493 and 76 finally merged in January 1958, and the hall was sold. By the 1960s, the historic spot had been turned into a nondescript lunch counter, Debbies (later Nellie’s Café). The Rocking Chair. Address: 115 14th ...
Vor einem Tag · In his introduction, author Larry Tye explains why he so badly wanted to tell the story of these three giants of music and how Basie’s, Ellington’s, and Armstrong’s lives intersected and diverged as all three were near-simultaneously performing for audiences world-wide. Their stories fascinated him, and his excitement runs strong in this book. Among other allures, readers used to today ...
Vor 3 Tagen · In his introduction, author Larry Tye explains why he so badly wanted to tell the story of these three giants of music and how Basie’s, Ellington’s, and Armstrong’s lives intersected and diverged as all three were near-simultaneously performing for audiences world-wide. Their stories fascinated him, and his excitement runs strong in this book. Among other allures, readers used to today ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Nicknamed the African-American Gold Coast, Addisleigh Park in Queens was home to figures like Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jackie Robinson.
Vor einem Tag · Today I've brought you a wackier kind of blues progression - a jazz blues progression like Count Basie often used. The changes may seem quite complicated to ...
Vor 2 Tagen · In 1974 he recorded a full album teaming fellow pianists Count Basie and Oscar Peterson in a rhythm quintet; little did anyone realize that this then-unique matchup would eventually result in five albums. This first one, which finds Basie doubling on organ, is among the best. Peterson's virtuosic style somehow worked very well with Basie's sparse playing and these ten numbers really swing" -
