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21st August 1904 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
Count Basie’s grave in Farmingdale
Died:
26th April 1984 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
Buried:
Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.
Most famous single:
One O’Clock Jump. (See below for a video.)
Some great albums:
Ba... | |||||||
correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 1 | 62 | https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/two-routes-to-the-same-summit-oscar-peterson-and-count-basie-with-niels-henning-orsted-pedersen-and-butch-miles-at-the-prague-jazz-festival-november-8-1974/ | en | TWO ROUTES TO THE SAME SUMMIT: OSCAR PETERSON and COUNT BASIE (with FREDDIE GREEN, NIELS-HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN, and SKEETS MARSH) at the Prague Jazz Festival, November 8, 1974. | [
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Peterso... | ||||
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 0 | 38 | https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/count-basie-albums/5249-broadway-and-hollywood-basie-s-way-2-lp-on-1-cd.html | en | Broadway And Hollywood... Basie's Way (2 LP on 1 CD) | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 1 | 23 | https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/jazz/6930/scotty-barnhart-interviewed-2015-leading-count-basies-band-and-legacy-into-the-future/ | en | SCOTTY BARNHART INTERVIEWED (2015): Leading Count Basie's band and legacy into the future | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 1 | 54 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/14/whats-happening-sunday-assembly-sing-into-spring-ordinary-days/72925280007/ | en | What's Happening: 'Jazz Up Spring,' 'Misery,' High Springs Art Walk | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 2 | 56 | https://www.facebook.com/Legacycom/videos/who-died-latest-news-april-2024-week-4/985841323256929/ | en | In this episode, we take a brief look at the most recent headline obituaries and touching condolences, including contemporary Christian singer Mandisa,... | [] | [] | [] | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 1 | 0 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie | en | Count Basie | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 2 | 40 | https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/basie-saxophonist-frank-foster-dies-of-kidney-failure-468978/ | en | Basie Saxophonist Frank Foster Dies of Kidney Failure | [
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Foster died Tuesday morning at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia, of complications from kidney failure, according to Cecilia Foster, his wife of 45 years.
Foster was recog... | |||||
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Source: Guitar Player Magazine
Issue: August 1987
While jazz legends Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie boast extended careers, in terms of longevity in the idiom they don't hold a candle to Freddie Green, rhythm guitarist par excellence. From 1937 until his death at seventy-five this past March he... | ||||||||
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The Hollywood Music Store on the corner of West Ashley and Broad streets (University of North Florida).
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Source: Guitar Player Magazine
Issue: August 1987
While jazz legends Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie boast extended careers, in terms of longevity in the idiom they don't hold a candle to Freddie Green, rhythm guitarist par excellence. From 1937 until his death at seventy-five this past March he... | ||||||||
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Basie was encouraged early on by Fats Waller, who was playing organ for silent movies and gave the youn... | |||||||
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 0 | 90 | https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/count-on-the-coast-basie-58/ | en | Jazz news: 'Count on the Coast': Basie, '58 | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 2 | 66 | https://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/on-dexter-gordons-89th-birthday-my-liner-notes-for-the-complete-prestige-recordings-of-dexter-gordon/ | en | On Dexter Gordon’s 89th Birthday, my liner notes for The Complete Prestige Recordings of Dexter Gordon | [
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 0 | 3 | https://www.facebook.com/TheCountBasieOrchestra/videos/rip-count-basie/1407734296729804/ | en | #OnThisDay The legend William "Count" Basie died of pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 79 in 1984. #RIP | [] | [] | [] | [
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Once a prime stop on the chitlin' circuit, the still-handsome shell once hosted the ... | ||||||
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correct_death_00034 | FactBench | 1 | 64 | https://www.jazzhistorydatabase.com/content/collections/scrapbook_jazz_photos/mary_mardirosian.html | en | Scrapbook | [
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by Toni Ballard
July 28, 1989
Anyone who lives within earshot of Worcester's two public radio stations WICN and WCUW and who is at all interested in jazz, knows that familiar voice. The first time you hear it, you're surprised. It's not that slick, "I'm hip" voice that most j... | |||||||
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