| 1904 | Aug 21, 1904 - Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie B000050I3L Count Basie Polygram Records Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie Music "Basie was the beginning & main-key to jazz big band" William "The Count" Basie ...Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie B000050I3L Count Basie Polygram Records Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Count Basie Music "Basie was the beginning & main-key to jazz big band" William "The Count" Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey on August 21, 1904, was sufficiently modest about his importance as a keyboard player...he once described himself as a "non-pianist". But far from it, as a young man became an ...  Show more  Show lesswww.amazon.com/review/R1F8DT8DCNIQC3
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| 1935 | 1935 - Whereas William ``Count'' Basie joined the Bennie Morton Band, and took over as bandleader in 1935, renaming the band ``Count Basie and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra'';. Whereas Count Basie and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra disbanded, but eventually reformed ...Whereas William ``Count'' Basie joined the Bennie Morton Band, and took over as bandleader in 1935, renaming the band ``Count Basie and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra'';. Whereas Count Basie and his Cherry Blossom Orchestra disbanded, but eventually reformed as the ``Count Basie Orchestra''; Whereas the Count Basie Orchestra dominated the realms of jazz and swing for several decades ... Show more Show lessthomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r108:H29SE4-0041:
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| 1936 | 1936 - Founded by swing-era great William "Count" Basie in 1936, the Count Basie Orchestra today is one of the most thriving big bands in history. The Wyoming International Association of Jazz Educators' All-state Jazz Band will open for the Count Basie Orchestra.Founded by swing-era great William "Count" Basie in 1936, the Count Basie Orchestra today is one of the most thriving big bands in history. The Wyoming International Association of Jazz Educators' All-state Jazz Band will open for the Count Basie Orchestra. The band is composed of Wyoming high school students from throughout the state. The festival includes three days of jazz performed by senior and junior high school jazz bands, combos, and vocal groups. Show more Show lesswww.casperstartribune.net/articles/2009/01/19/news/casper/c587436e85c9e0a887257541002698f1.txt
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| 1937 | 1937 - Given Crawford's sunny persona, she gets a surprising amount of mileage out of "Every Day I Have the Blues", a classic tune made famous by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra "Me Myself And I" which was a huge hit for Billie Holiday in 1937 ...Given Crawford's sunny persona, she gets a surprising amount of mileage out of "Every Day I Have the Blues", a classic tune made famous by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra "Me Myself And I" which was a huge hit for Billie Holiday in 1937, "Everyday I Have The Blues", a classic tune made famous by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra, and "Angel of the Morning", a huge hit for the great PP Arnold more than 40 years ago and more. Show more Show lesswww.amazon.com/Regrets-Randy-Crawford-Joe-Sample/dp/B001QWFU2E
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| 1950 | 1950 - In 1950, Hefti started arranging for Count Basie and what became known as "The New Testament" band. According to Hefti in a Billboard interview, Basie wanted to develop a stage band that could appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although the New Testament band ...In 1950, Hefti started arranging for Count Basie and what became known as "The New Testament" band. According to Hefti in a Billboard interview, Basie wanted to develop a stage band that could appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Although the New Testament band never became a show band in that sense, it was much more of an ensemble band than Basie's previous orchestras. Hefti's tight, well-crafted arrangements resulted in a new band identity that was maintained for more than twenty ... Show more Show lessen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Hefti
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| 1957 | Dec 21, 1957 - Walter Page, widely known jazz bass player who helped Count Basie to bring hot music from the Midwest to New York in the Nineteen ... The careers ' of 'Mr: Page and Count Basie; like chose of many jazz , got their start in Kansas City. Mr. Page'vvas horn in Oklahoma , City ' on F'eb. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2061FFF3A55137A93C3AB1789D95F438585F9
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| 1984 | Apr 27, 1984 - by JOHN S. WILSON. Count Basie, the jazz pianist whose spare, economic keyboard style and supple rhythmic drive made his orchestra one of the most influential groups of the Big Band era, died of cancer yesterday morning at Doctors' Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. ... www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0821.html
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| 1991 | Oct 25, 1991 - "Ghost bands" are all over the globe. The leaders who fronted them and guided them are long gone, but the bands carry on - in many cases merely exploiting a famous name. In some cases, there is scarcely a link between the original band and the one that now performs. ... docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/PI/lib00187,0EB2A290CEE3B188.html
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| 1999 | Mar 31, 1999 - Mr. Williams sat in regularly with a septet led by Count Basie when it came to Chicago in 1950. Four years later, Basie had put together a new big ... In 1955, he recorded a new version, arranged by Ernie Wilkins, that became the Count Basie Orchestra's first major hit in 15 years; ... www.nytimes.com/1999/03/31/arts/joe-williams-jazz-singer-of-soulful-tone-and-timing-is-dead-at-80.html? pagewanted=2
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| 2004 | Sep 7, 2004 - He was a modest guy who underplayed everything, but when it came to swing, nobody swung as hot and big as Count Basie.'' ... The camera pans to reveal the entire tuxedo-clad Count Basie Orchestra. Little lopes up and slaps some skin on Basie, who's wearing his trademark skipper's cap. ... www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/07/DDG128JNTF1.DTL
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