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 ...

Between 1935 and 1955, Count Basie led two versions of the Orchestra ... careers of everyone from Prez to singer Jimmy Rushing to drummer Jo Jones. During one radio session, a tossed-off 12 ...

("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 ...