Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks! album review by Kyle Simpler, published on June 6, 2025. Find ...

with newly recorded studio performances by the Count Basie Orchestra. (Basie died in 1984, but his famed big band continues to tour and record, directed by Bill Hughes.) Charles and Basie never ...

Count Basie's New Testament band reflected the bandleader's think-big swing concept and wry sense of humor. But there may not have been a second chapter in Basie's career if it wasn't for Billy ...

Happy rock 'n' roll birthday to the late, great Count Basie. Basie, born Aug. 21. 1904, in Red Bank, is one of music's most ...

The Big Band era of Benny Goodman and Glen Miller, and Count Basie might have been its apogee. And what about the blues? Derived from African American spirituals and work songs of the 1800s ...

In 1967, Count Basie put his big band touch to Sonny Rollins' Caribbean-inspired tune "St. Thomas." Now, musicians from the Caribbean's northernmost city have put their own high-energy ...

At The Colonial gig, listeners can expect a big band array of horns, strings and keys playing ... 7:30 p.m. May 3: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, The Colonial Theatre. Tickets required. 10 a.m.

The Falconaires cover big band classics from Glen Miller, Count Basie, and more. They also played some Quees for the classic rock fans in the crowd. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

It features Sinatra’s signature smooth vocals backed by Basie’s sophisticated ... primarily follow a big band jazz style with swing arrangements, characterized by Count Basie’s orchestra ...