Count Basie
USA, 1935–1984
Kansas City bandleader whose lean, riff-driven swing and all-time rhythm section made the Count Basie Orchestra the blueprint for hard-swinging big-band jazz.
USA, 1935–1984
Kansas City bandleader whose lean, riff-driven swing and all-time rhythm section made the Count Basie Orchestra the blueprint for hard-swinging big-band jazz.