Forecasting the paths that big-band jazz might travel is difficult now that another of its pacesetters has reached the end of his journey. In symbolic terms, the loss of Count Basie, who died last ...

CD1: Shoe Shine Boy (A); Evenin' (A); Boogie Woogie (A); Oh, Lady Be Good (A); I Ain't Got Nobody (B); Goin' To Chicago (B); Live and Love Tonight (B); Love Me Or Leave Me (B); What Goes Up Must Come ...

Basie's Bad Boys-Count Basie-Piano, Organ; Walter Page-Bass; Jo Jones-Drums; Freddie Green- Guitar; Buck Clayton, Shad Collins-Trumpet; Dickie Wells-Trombone; Lester Young-Tenor Saxophone; Jimmy ...

He lives in Tokyo and has been frequenting Basie, named after the famous jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie, for many years. "It is a miracle for a cafe to last 50 years. Basie must have ...

“Fly Me to the Moon” is a timeless jazz standard that achieved iconic status through Frank Sinatra’s collaboration with Count Basie and his orchestra. The song, with its swinging arrangement ...