Count Basie, Norman Granz, and John Duke. In RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976

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Count Basie, Norman Granz, and John Duke in RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976.

Count Basie (by name William James “Count” Basie) 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, and others.

b. August 21, 1904 in red Bank, New Jersey.
d. April 26, 1984 in Hollywood, Florida.

Norman Granz was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. Granz was acknowledged as “ the most successful impresario in the history of jazz.

b. August 6, 1918 in Los Angeles.
d. November 22, 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.

John Duke (by name John Woods Duke) was an American composer and pianist born in Cumberland, Maryland. He is best known for his large output of art songs.

b. July 30, 1899
d. October 26, 1984

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