| Description |
320 pages ; 21 cm |
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Basie the leader -- The Kansas City melting pot and its aftermath -- Basie the pianist -- The principal sidemen of the old Basie band (1936-1950). Buck Clayton, trumpet ; Harry Edison, trumpet ; Dicky Wells, trombone ; Lester Young, tenor-saxophone ; Herschel Evans, tenor-saxophone ; Freddie Greene, guitar ; Walter Page, bass ; Jo Jones, drums ; Jimmy Rushing, singer -- Additional biographies of the old Basie band. Oran Page ; Joe Keyes ; Shad Collins ; Al Killian ; Emmett Berry ; Jimmy Nottingham ; Clark Terry ; Eddie Durham ; Dan Minor ; Benny Morton ; Vic Dickenson ; Jay Jay Johnson ; Earl Warren ; Tab Smith ; Buddy Tate ; Don Byas ; Illinois Jacquet ; Lucky Thompson ; Wardell Gray ; Jack Washington ; Buster Harding ; Helen Humes -- The principal sidemen of the new Basie band. Reunald Jones, trumpet ; Joe Newman, trumpet ; Thad Jones, trumpet ; Henry Coker, trombone ; Marshall Royal, alto-saxophone ; Frank Wess, tenor-saxophone ; Frank Foster, tenor-saxophone ; Neal Hefti, arranger ; Ernest Wilkins, alto-saxophone and arranger ; Joe Williams, singer -- Additional biographies of musicians of the new Basie band. Wendell Culley ; Joe Wilder ; Benny Powell ; Johnny Mandel ; Bill Hughes ; Bill Graham ; Paul Quinichette ; Eddie Davis ; Charlie Fowlkes ; Gene Ramey ; Eddie Jones ; Gus Johnson ; Sonny Payne ; Bixie Crawford -- A Count Basie discography / by Alun Morgan. |
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984. |
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Jazz.
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Jazz.
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African American musicians.
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African American musicians. |
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984 -- Discography.
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Discographies.
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Discographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Horricks, Raymond, 1933- Count Basie and his orchestra. London : Jazz Book Club by arrangement with Victor Gollancz, 1958 (OCoLC)592371186 |
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