Count Basie
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1904-08-21
- Fallecimiento:
- 1984-04-26
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Biografía
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Count Basie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmografía
Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues
Rat Pack
Charlie Parker - Bird Songs
Billie
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Sid & Judy
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
Music Inn
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
Sentimental Journey
Judy Garland Duets
The Harlem Renaissance
Improvisation
Piano Blues
New York in the Fifties
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
The Big Show
The Last of the Blue Devils
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
The Kennedy Center Honors
Sillas de montar calientes
ABC Stage 67
Cita en París
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
The Hollywood Palace
The Judy Garland Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
El Ceniciento
Astaire Time
Startime
Jamboree!
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Steve Allen Show
Rhythm and Blues Revue
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Basie Boogie
Cavalcade of Bands
The Ed Sullivan Show
Killer Diller
Crazy House
Un hombre importante
Tres días de amor y fe
Take Me Back, Baby
Policy Man
Ebony Parade