William ‘Count’ Basie was born in the borough of Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1904. Aftera stint in Harlem, he moved to Kansas, playing as a sideman with two influential early jazz groups: Walter Page and his Famous Blue Devils, and Bennie Moten and his Kansas City Orchestra. After Moten...
From Columbus, Ohio, Edison – whose nickname referred to his popularity with the ladies – was a stalwart of the Count Basie band between 1937 and 1950. After that, he relocated to the US West Coast and, as well as making a raft of albums under his own name, he became a first-call...
A protégé of the great Ray Brown, with whom he studied (and recorded the greatSuperBassalbums, along with Christian McBride), California-born Clayton started playing bass as a teenager and was soon working professionally. As well as playing with Count Basie, his bass can be heard on recordi...
THE appearance of the Jazz Edge Big Band at The Sheldon Saturday evening was billed as a musical tribute to William "Count" Basie, the legendary pianist wh... T Perkins 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Early Blues: The First Stars of Blues Guitar Wallarab has worked professionally as trombonist and ...
She paid 25 cents a lesson for piano instruction for him.Not much of a student in school, Basie dreamed of a traveling life, inspired by touring carnivals which came to town. He finished junior high school but spent much of his time at the Palace Theater in Red Bank, where doing ...
But, in our opinion, all that pales in comparison to his 1966 album ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ which comes live fromthe Sands Hotel in Las Vegasand him on top form, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra and with brilliant arrangements by Quincy Jones. ...
Count Basie And His Orchestra 歌词 暂无歌词 专辑信息 1.Killer Joe 2.Stranger on the Shore 3.Waltz for Debby 4.Button up Your Overcoat! 5.The Man I Love 6.Misty 7.What a Difference a Day Makes 8.Anything Goes 9.Take Five 10.Come Fly with Me ...
Early Life Basie was born William James Basie (with some sources listing his middle name as "Allen") on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey. His father Harvey was a mellophonist and his mother Lillian was a pianist who gave her son his first lessons. After moving to New York,...
1) The teacher will introduce Unit 4 – Count Basie (1904-1984) fromMeet the Great Jazz Legends. Students should read aloud the story of the life of Count Basie. The teacher will play a selection of music from Count Basie (One O’Clock Jump – MP4 - iTunes) or students will watch ...
From Woodville, Mississippi, Young – a hipster who spoke in his own “jazz speak” argot – rose to prominence during the swing era of the 30s, playing with Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson. His smooth, mellow tone and airy, lightly flowing style was hugely influential, inspiring tenor pl...