Among the nobility of jazz musicians two names stand out — the Duke and the Count. And while most faced with choosing between them would be likely to place the Duke at the pinnacle, and the Count ...

“You should be ashamed of yourselves," producers of the Jazz Icons DVD series scolded the Jazz Journalists Association for naming Count Basie & His Orchestra: Live in Berlin & Stockholm 1968 a Jazz ...

Unlike the other seven remastered DVD's in the Masters of American Music series which concentrate on one significant jazz musician — Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Bluesland: A Portrait ...

This disc is lucky to emerge from the flames of failed expectations and end up merely average. Ella & Basie '79: The Perfect Match is an 85-minute concert DVD whose very title is misleading - Count ...

From 1935 to his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the jazz ...

RED BANK - Before the town on the southern bank of the Navesink River was the place to be on Friday nights, it was known for songs like "Red Bank Boogie" and "The Kid from Red Bank." The "kid" behind ...

From 1935 until his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the ...