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Name: Basie, Count
Birth Date: August 21, 1904
Death Date: April 26, 1984
Place of Birth: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Place of Death: Hollywood, Florida, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: bandleader, pianist, musician

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Biography of Basie, Count
1,437 words, approx. 5 pages
(William) Count Basie (1904-1984) was an extremely popular figure in the jazz world for half a century. He was a fine pianist and leader of one of the greatest jazz bands in history. The story of Count Basie is very much the story of the great jazz...


Quotations
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Count Basie Quotes
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William "Count" Basie ( 1904-08-21 – 1984-04-26 ) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Sourced Contrary to several conflicting stories, I got the name "Count" right in Kansas City in 1936 while at the Reno Club. I was...


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Basie, Count (1904-1984) Summary
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One of the most imitated piano players, Count Basie brought a minimalist, subtle style to his powerful work at the keyboard and was the driving force behind a star-studded band that influenced the course of jazz during the big band era of the late...
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Count Basie Information
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William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Commonly regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, Basie led his popular Count Basie Orchestra for...


News and Journals
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Today's Woman
The Count Basie Orchestra
11/01/2007: 484 words, approx. 2 pages
AN ARTS INSIDER MUST-SEE FEATURING BUTCH MILES WITH SPECIAL GUEST NNENNA FREELON Run, don't walk, to purchase tickets to the Nov. 16 concert date of the Count Basie Orchestra (One O'Clock Jump, April in Paris), featuring drummer Butch Miles and six-time Grammy...
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Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
The Count Basie Orchestra - then and now
08/25/2006: 537 words, approx. 2 pages
Last Sunday's well attended concert by the Count Basie Orchestra at Long's Park Amphitheater let music fans listen to a modern incarnation of a great and iconic American band - and one whose last great album was recorded nearly 50 years ago. The...
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The New York Observer
Cuckoo for Keely
4/18/2007: 538 words, approx. 2 pages
Keely SmithThe Café Carlyle35 East 76th StreetThrough April 28 The first time I saw and heard Keely Smith, I was a college freshman on summer vacation, visiting Las Vegas for the first time. In those days, you could walk down the Strip, lit by casino...
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AP News
Today in history - Jan. 21
1/21/2007: 520 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Sunday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2007. There are 344 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 21, 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.On this date:In 1861, Jefferson Davis of...
 


 

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