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Count Basie

Count Basie ist vor allem bekannt für The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show und The Mike Douglas Show. Count Basie wurde am 21. August 1904 geboren. Count Basie starb am 26. April 1984 im Alter von 79 Jahren.

Geboren: 21. August 1904
Geburtsort: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Gestorben: 26. April 1984 (79 Jahre)

Biografie

William James "Count" Basie (/ˈbeɪsi/; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, his minimalist piano style, and others.

Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Dennis Rowland, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams.

As a composer, Basie is known for writing such jazz standards as "Blue and Sentimental", "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "One O'Clock Jump".

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