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Count Basie, właśc. William James Basie (ur. 21 sierpnia 1904 w Red Bank, zm. 26 kwietnia 1984 w Hollywood) [1] – amerykański pianista jazzowy, kompozytor i bandleader. Laureat NEA Jazz Masters Award [2] 1983. Rozpoczął karierę w teatrach wodewilowych. Występował jako solista i akompaniował śpiewakom bluesowym.
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.
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Count Basie and his orchestra - Copenhagen 18. April 1972.
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 kwi 2014 · Best Known For: One of jazz music's all-time greats, bandleader-pianist Count Basie was a primary shaper of the big-band sound that characterized mid-20th century popular music. In...
25 paź 2024 · We are excited to announce the launch of the newly revamped website dedicated to the legendary jazz musician, Count Basie. The new site for CountBasie.net offers a comprehensive resource for…
4 lis 2024 · Count Basie (born August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida) was an American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands.
The title of one of his band’s most famous tunes — “The Kid from Red Bank” – is an obvious tip-off, but many jazz historians assume that William J. “Count” Basie, Jr. was a native of Kansas City, Missouri.
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.
