Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Count Basie (born William James Basie on August 21, 1904 and passed away on April 26, 1984) was a prolific jazz pianist/organist and bandleader/composer for sixty years ...
Basie Power; Big Stuff; Fun Time; Meeting; The Python; Yellow Days; From This Moment On; It Could Happen to You; The Spirit Is Willing; Cherry Point; Lover; I Need to Be Bee’d With; Meditation; Whirly ...
Starting with an open jam session and ending with a jazz brunch, the events include the popular Jazz Crawl, the jazz prodigy concert, and headline concerts featuring the Count Basie Orchestra and ...
On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at ...
William James “Count” Basie (1904-1984) played piano, led bands, and composed jazz music in America. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Basie grew up in a musical family. He started as a musician in ...
How’s this for some classic Jersey cool? William “Count” Basie, the iconic, Red Bank-born bandleader and composer is celebrated in grand fashion with “Late Night Basie,” a new tribute album arriving ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Connie Francis recorded 16 top ten hits, including "Who's Sorry Now", which soared ...
Legendary frontman Robert Plant is musically going back in time -- and he's coming to the Jersey Shore. Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian have announced an April 6 show at the Count Basie Center ...