Legendary Radio Broadcasts

Performer: Count Basie
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet); Lucy Elliott, Helen Humes, Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Claude "Fiddler" Williams (guitar, violin); James Cannady, Freddie Green (guitar); Caughey Roberts (clarinet); Willard Brown (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bob Graettinger, Joe Epps (alto saxophone); Bumps Myers, Harold Clark, Herschel Evans, Lester Young, Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone); Joe Keyes, Ira Pettiford, Fred Trainer, Calvis Strickland, Ed Lewis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Killian, Miles Davis, Walter Williams, Buck Clayton, Carl Smith (trumpet); George Hunt, Charley Johnson, Candy Ross, Dicky Wells, Johnny Morris , Al Grey, Benny Morton, Dan Minor (trombone); Sonny White (piano); Thomas Moultrie, Jack Washington, Walter Page (bass instrument); Jo Jones , Percy Brice (drum); Ashley Williams, Earl Warren. Arrangers: Benny Carter ; Frank Comstock.

Simply put, Count Basie led the most swinging of the classic big bands. His youthful education in playing stride piano in New York was meshed with a deep immersion in the hard-swinging Kansas City jazz scene of the early 1930s. As Basie moved from sideman to bandleader, his tight-knit ensemble eventually came to rival Duke Ellington's group. The Basie orchestra's perfectly interlocking rhythm section provided a springboard for a succession of jazz giants--most notably tenor man Lester Young--to launch their solo excursions. Basie's big-band vision was so strong that his group continued for decades after his passing.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.5