#countbasie

[projazznet]

Count Basie Orchestra With Sonny Payne - Old Man River

[jazz-improvisation]

A splendid artistic shot of Count Basie taken by New

York photographer Jay Maisel, best known for

making the cover art for the most famous jazz album

of all time: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis.

[impermanent-art]

'Black History Matters'

Work by Mister Toledo in Leimert Park.

[wiseblood]

Happy Birthday #CountBasie https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKBpZugMoL/?igshid=1md4kiu96rmmo

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Having grown up on Classical repertoire, I never really took jazz seriously until hearing Nina Simone. 

I remember the first time of hearing Thelonious Monk playing “Don’t Blame Me”. I was astonished. The genius of his performance is how it is both discordant and precise at the same time. Still marvelling over his skill. People thought he was mad, but seemed not to realise that he could play like the classical pianists. They, however, could not play like him. 

Absolutely love Simone, Coltrane, Tatum, Monk, Peterson, Gillespie, Basie, Holiday, Fitzgerald etc. 

[davidbryanfc]

@davidbryanmusic at The Santa for Lunch Break benefit concert...beautiful shot by @leesilverstonephotography #davidbryan #bonjovi #TeamLema #lemamoon #composer #keyboardgod #countofcoltsneck #countbasie #jonbonjovi #bonjovifans #itsadavidthing https://www.instagram.com/p/Br4fN4JhDLo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xyauu17k1yms

[jmciii57]

Yes, this is a Count Basie Band recording. But no, Count Basie was not leading this session, having passed away many years before this 2005 live recording was made. This is the current (or, should I say 2005 current) itineration of that famous band. Under the direction of trombonist Bill Hughes and featuring the talents of drummer Butch Miles, Tony Suggs (sitting on the Basie bench for the Count) and singer Melba Joyce, this live recording is one the Count would have been proud to lead, as it features all the traits Bill Basie thought most important in his band - teamwork, no stars, and tight harmonies. There is one distinction this hybrid SACD holds over any Basie lead session however. It’s got sonics Basie would have killed to receive. Recorded by the 88’s label, what you get (in either stereo - which is how I listened - or multichannel) is the kind of big band recording audiophiles swoon for. Powerful, detailed, spacial, and tonally accurate, this disc gives the listener a front row seat to what it might have been like to see this band in its hey-day. You also get an honest to goodness soundstage that spreads from speaker to speaker with space allotted for each section and player. There’s depth too. You can close your eyes and be transported to Japan in 2005 for this concert. Probably not easy to find, and probably not inexpensive if you do, but well worth the effort and cost. 88’s has released some excellent discs (mostly trio sessions), and this one is near the top of my list of their best work. Very highly recommended. #SACD #digital #hybrid #jazz #bigband #CountBasie #music #stereo #multichannel #audio #highend #audiophile

[dandridgelove]

Dorothy Dandridge performing with Count Basie (right of center) and his orchestra, circa 1943, captured by photographer Ted Merriman. This photo is apart of The Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection.