From 1935 until his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the ...

Count Basie's meteoric rise during the late 1930s as one of the nation's top bandleaders was generated by exciting soloists, unique vocalists, interpretations of the blues and hard swinging riff ...

The craft of live shows and touring acts across America is oftentimes underestimated, and can be one of the most difficult things for any musical group or artist to consistently accomplish. If an ...

NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED RAY CHARLES TAPES DISCOVERED; RESULTING CONCORD/STARBUCKS HEAR MUSIC'S ALBUM IS A GROUND-BREAKING HYBRID OF ARCHIVAL TRACKS AND EXCLUSIVE NEW PERFORMANCES New CD Pairs Ray ...

Two jazz stars with the initials CB are featured in the Spokane Jazz Orchestra’s holiday show, and only one of them is Count Basie. The other is Carmen Bradford, who will be the guest vocalist in the ...

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition While hes playing plenty of couples are jitterbugging ...