The Count Basie Orchestra Joe Williams - vocals Count Basie - piano Frank Foster - reeds Charlie Fowlkes Bill Graham Marshall Royal Frank Wess Henry Coker - trombone Matthew Gee Benny Powell Wendell Culley - trumpet Reunald Jones Thad Jones Joe Newman Freddie Green - guitar Eddie Jones - double bass Sonny Payne - drums Read more on Last.fm.
William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904– April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader.
As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style (the song title "Splanky" is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing), equally at home in the barrelhouse and the concert hall. Willie "The Lion" Smith, James P. Johnson, and Fats Waller were among his influences.
As a bandleader, he created an organization (built Read more on Last.fm
