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The two sets on Monday will take cues from the new album, which starts off with "Low Life," a 1956 song Mr. Mandel composed while in Count Basie's band.
Dizzy's Hosts Two Heroes Pia Catton 2011
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A star guest in the rhythm section was Jo Jones, drummer for Count Basie's Orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the US.Charlie Parker thought his moment had come, 16 years old or not.
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Basie's band began to go downhill musically once it was financially successful enough to purchase the services of outside arrangers.
A Little Evil Will Do You Good: Kansas City Jazz Con Chapman 2011
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A star guest in the rhythm section was Jo Jones, drummer for Count Basie's Orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the US.Charlie Parker thought his moment had come, 16 years old or not.
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Mr. Bernstein described another track, "Family Affair," as "deliberately including elements of Count Basie's Kansas City music."
Searching for New Jazz Under Every Rock Will Friedwald 2011
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Unlike Count Basie's band, Kenton's didn't play primarily for dancers.
A Restless Soul Revealed Will Friedwald 2011
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A star guest in the rhythm section was Jo Jones, drummer for Count Basie's Orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the US.Charlie Parker thought his moment had come, 16 years old or not.
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At a recent preview, the band offered no shortage of tunes with powerful swing, including Steve Allen's "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," Count Basie's "Rat Race" and the theme from "The Mod Squad."
A Hiro's Welcome for Spring Swing Pia Catton 2011
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The documentary that followed, David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating BBC4, took its title from Count Basie's famous definition of jazz, which Bailey cited as a definition of his working ethos.
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Drummer and leader Joe Chambers kicked it off with Benny Carter 's blues "M Squad," which was even brassier than Count Basie's flute-driven arrangement.
Sounding the Horns, Recalling the Words Will Friedwald 2011
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