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Count Basie
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist as well as an orchestrator of big band music. Working alongside such legendary acts as Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, and Billie Holiday, "Count" Basie's music became standards in jazz with such diverse acts as Rush, Fred Astaire, and Frank Sinatra recording versions of his songs. Please direct all questions about this musical legend into this category.
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What musical instruments were used in Count Basie's Jumping At The Woodside?
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Count Basie's normal band instrumentation was:-
5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, bass, drums and piano.
What is the difference between the bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie?
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Duke Ellingtons band played more complicated music than The Counts band. I see The Duke as the natural successor to Jelly Roll Morton a New Orleans Pianist/Composer who based his music more on The European Classics rather than the Blues. Count Basies band was very much a blues based band with a natural swing.
What was the Count Basie song that Jerry Lewis danced to in the kitchen in Cinderfella?
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The Kitchen scene was done to the Count Basie classic "Cute" written and arranged by Neal Hefti, with a flute solo by Frank Wess, and drum solo by Sonny Payne.
You can see it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSLf32HZcCw
Also Jerry did a scene where he does pantomime as the Errand Boy with Count Basie's "Blues in Frankie's Flat", or later called "Blues in Hoss' Flat" written and arranged by Frank Foster. (Frank's nickname is Hoss Fos, thus, they called it Blues in Hoss' Flat)
You can see it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS21T_p0pNA
What is the value of a count basie orchestra record made in 1958?
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Valuing vinyl records can be tricky.
Some factors to consider in a valuation are:
• Physical condition of the vinyl record (Are the grooves clean and sharp? or worn and dull?)
• Is the record a "first release" or a "re-release" (Is the song on the record original to 1958? Or is it a re-issue of a popular Basie song that was recorded earlier?)
• Is the artist well-known? (Count Basie's Orchestra had millions of records made from the 1930s to the 1980s, so it isn't too rare to find one.)
• What part of the world do you live in? (Records like this in the US are fairly easy to find, a little less so in the UK and Europe. Harder to find in Eastern Europe and Asia.)
On average, a good-condition Count Basie Orchestra record from 1958 might be worth anywhere from $10 - $25. Shops that specialize in vintage records would likely buy it from you at around $2 - $5 (with an eye to reselling at a mark-up)
Your best bet is to write down the song title (on both the "A" and "B" sides) and any numbers you find with the record label. There are value catalogs available at larger bookstores, or at your local library, that can tell you a lot about the possible value of any record you have.
What were Two important Count Basie swing standards?
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"One O'Clock Jump", "Jive at Five", and "Swinging in the Blues" are all classics.
When was Basie Swingin' Voices Singin' created?
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Basie Swingin' Voices Singin' was created in 1966.
Can a batter be substituted in the middle of a count?
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Yes he can. He is credited with an AB (at bat), rather than on OAB (Official at bat), for statistical purposes, since he did not begin the at bat with a 0/0 count.
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Clarification:
I just wanted to add on the answer above:
1. If a player comes in to pinch hit with any two-strike count and strikes out, this is the only scenario in which the original batter is charged with the strikeout and the AB, the pinch hitter is charged with neither an AB or the K
