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CULT CLASSIC: COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA-AFRIQUE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ November 20, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment
Cult Classic: Count Basie and His Orchestra-Afrique. By 1970, sixty-six year old Count Basie was one of the most successful jazz musicians. He had achieved just about everything and had won seventeen Grammy Awards with his Orchestra. Count Basie had come a long way since he dropped out of school to play the piano at a silent movie theatre. Soon, he …
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA-AFRIQUE.
dereksmusicblog ♦ February 19, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA-AFRIQUE. By 1970, Count Basie was sixty-six and a legend of jazz. The Grammy Award winner had achieved just about everything. Count Basie had come a long way since he dropped out of school to play the piano at a silent movie theatre. Soon, he was playing regularly. Whether it was …
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