Count Basie. Performing at Roseland Ballroom on 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, 1976

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Count Basie performing at Roseland Ballroom on West 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City, 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.

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