Count Basie plays organ and piano ... His sense of harmony and his ability to blend with his drummer created something unique and special. The album’s title track was released by Clef Records ...

("Count Basie! Where'd you park the ship ... the bassist Walter Page, and the drummer Jo Jones. A spirit of big-band camaraderie infused the unrefined ensemble passages, and jam-session rivalry ...

An errant Google search led South Philly-raised vocalist Brandon Tomasello to these gems that lay hidden in the Library of ...

The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank has been featured in several major movies and TV projects in the past few years, and two recent biggies have a music connection: “Road Diary: Bruce ...

Count Basie Born in Red Bank, New Jersey on 21 August 1904, Bill Basie took piano lessons at a young age, but his first thought was to become a drummer; fortunately, the piano won him over and he ...