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The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the big band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984.
Years active. 1924–1984. William James " Count " Basie ( / ˈbeɪsi /; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) [ 1] was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording.
Members of the American big band the Count Basie Orchestra. Pages in category "Count Basie Orchestra members" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
[4] In 2006 for the Sam's Town tour, the band were joined by touring musicians Ted Sablay on keyboards, guitar, [5] and drum tech Rob Whited on percussion. [6] In 2008, for the Day & Age tour, Sablay was replaced by Ray Suen. [7] The band were joined by Tommy Marth on saxophone, [8] and guitar tech Bobby Lee Parker on acoustic guitar. Suen and ...
The remaining members of Jefferson Starship rebuilt the band in early 1979, adding drummer Aynsley Dunbar in January and vocalist Mickey Thomas in April. [1] Slick returned to the band in 1981, after performing guest backing vocals on Modern Times. [1] Dunbar was asked by Kantner to leave in 1982, with Donny Baldwin taking his place in ...
Irving Aaronson (1895–1963); Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947); Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
The band was founded in 1964 by lead guitarist John "Mouse" Michalski (born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio) and bassist Roy Chaney (born 1948, Indianapolis, Indiana). The two were friends at Pioneer High School, who had previously played in several short-lived bands, most notably a surf rock group named The Citations.
Jessie James Decker (born 1988) Cole Deggs & The Lonesome. Del McCoury Band. Diana DeGarmo (born 1987) Penny DeHaven (1948–2014) Ilse DeLange (born 1977) The Delmore Brothers. Martin Delray (born 1949) Delta Rae.