Forecasting the paths that big-band jazz might travel is difficult now that another of its pacesetters has reached the end of his journey. In symbolic terms, the loss of Count Basie, who died last ...

Disc 1-(Jones-Smith, Inc.) Shoe Shine Boy; Evenin'; Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong); Oh, Lady Be Good; (Basie's Bad Boys) I Ain't Got Nobody; Goin' To Chicago; Live And Love Tonight; Love Me Or Leave ...

He lives in Tokyo and has been frequenting Basie, named after the famous jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie, for many years. "It is a miracle for a cafe to last 50 years. Basie must have ...

Caf Count Basie- piano, organ; Freddie Green- guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Walter Page, Rodney Richardson- bass; Gus Johnson, Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Shadow Wilson- drums; Emmett Berry, Buck Clayton, Shad ...