Tot zijn bekendste nummers horen one oclock jump and jumpin at the woodside. It should only contain pages that are count basie orchestra albums or lists of count basie orchestra albums, as well as subcategories containing those things. Een aantal jaren toerde bill basie in het vaudevillecircuit als solist en. Count basies best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. He led his popular count basie orchestra for almost 50 years. That trio, along with the count himself, created a freewheeling beast featuring sizzling improvs and solos. He was one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time. Sep 30, 2007 everyday i have the blues featuring joe williams on vocals, lin biviano on lead trumpet, butch miles on drums. An as complete as possible discography for count basie with tracklistings, lyrics and background info. Count basie and his orchestra basic basie mp3 album download. A towering figure in bigband jazz, with a lean piano style and a gift for setting tempos and making a rhythm section swing. Count basie and his orchestra count basie and his orchestra.
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One oclock jump was originally named blue balls by count basie s band, but when being recorded on the radio, basie was asked what the name of the song was. As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style the song title splanky is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing, equally. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from count basie orchestra at the discogs marketplace. In 1957, basie released the live album count basie at newport. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. This exhaustively researched work offers detailed information on more than 1,100 recordings spanning 55 years of count basie s performances. August 21, 1904 april 26, 1984 was an american jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Lockjaw davis the kid from red bank but really whirly bird. The count basie orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by count basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936.
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This album contains three nearly impossible to find cuts previously unissued on compact disc and featuring the incomparable billie holiday. This exhaustively researched work offers detailed information on more than 1,100 recordings spanning 55 years of count basies performances. William james count basie was an american jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Using bittorrent is legal, downloading ed material isnt.
Setting the stage with just a plunk or two from his piano, count basies big band in the 30s swung harder than any other, giving the world such talents as lester young, buck clayton and sweets edison. Repeat of gbia0014873f but this one is not part of an album. Be careful of what you download or face the consequences. Clef mgc146 the count basie sextet clef 89101, 89101x45 count basie basie beat counts organ blues clef 89102, 89102x45 count basie k. A collectors guide to jazz music cdflac, itunesmp3 and vinyl records lpep4578, etc. Some other time, vocalist and pianist diane schuurs february 2008 concord release, is a recording of songs by jazz artists whom she first discovered via her parents during her childhood and adolescent years. He created a swing band in the early 1930s that was a favorite of many dancers and of vocalists including billie holiday. In 1935, basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the count basie o. It may not be everyones choice for basies best album how does one make such a choice from the counts halfcentury career. Setting the stage with just a plunk or two from his piano, count basie s big band in the 30s swung harder than any other, giving the world such talents as lester young, buck clayton and sweets edison. Many beginners and not only beginners among internet users often hear phrases like.
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