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 ...

The Count Basie Orchestra, natch ... be too dependent on individual members who might depart and leave a big hole." The band has survived changes in popular musical taste: incursions of rock ...

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 ...

Bill Basie studied music with his mother as a child and played piano in early childhood. He picked up the basics of early ragtime from some of the great Harlem pianists and studied organ informally ...

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 ...

Enjoy the playful lyrics of the jazz classic Satin Doll performed by Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie which is a true favourite for swing lovers.

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.

Count Basie Orchestra is among the world’s most celebrated jazz big bands, founded in 1935 by the legendary pianist and bandleader, Count Basie. Basie led the band for more than 50 years until his ...

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.