Acting

贝西伯爵

贝西伯爵的代表作有约翰尼·卡森今夜秀、The Ed Sullivan Show、默夫·格里芬访谈秀和The Mike Douglas Show。贝西伯爵出生于1904年8月21日。贝西伯爵于1984年4月26日去世，享年79岁。

出生日期: 1904年8月21日
出生地: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
逝世日期: 1984年4月26日 (79岁)

简介

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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