Acting

カウント・ベイシー

カウント・ベイシーの代表作はThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson、エド・サリヴァン・ショー、The Merv Griffin Show、The Mike Douglas Showです。カウント・ベイシーは1904年8月21日生まれです。カウント・ベイシーは1984年4月26日に79歳で亡くなりました。

生年月日: 1904年8月21日
出身地: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
没年月日: 1984年4月26日 (79歳)

経歴

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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