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Biography:
Count Basie was among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. With the exception of a brief period in the early '50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died. Basie's orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, l... Continue Bio >>

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07/11/2012 Hollywood Bowl
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Send "Broadway" to your Cell

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Discography:
2012 Dream Too Loud
1999 Swing Shift
1992 Basie's Bag
1987 Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
1986 Long Live the Chief
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Filmography:
2008 Count Basie: Then as Now, Count's the King
2005 Judy Garland: Judy Duets
2004 Harlem Renaissance: The Music & Rhythms That Started a Cultural Revolution
1998 Music Classics, Vol. 7
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