“Everyday I Have the Blues,” featuring Joe Williams, is Exhibit A. While a song like “Fly Me to the Moon” with Frank Sinatra might be more recognizable, Williams was in the Count Basie ...

The 1956 “A Night at Count Basie’s” features the Count as host and guest pianist, backing his current band vocalist, the formidable Joe Williams, on “I Want a Little Girl.” The set was ...

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 ...