Count Basie
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
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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm
| # | Title | Plays |
| 1 | One O'Clock Jump | |
| 2 | April In Paris | |
| 3 | Jumpin' At the Woodside | |
| 4 | Splanky | |
| 5 | The Kid from Red Bank | |
| 6 | Topsy | |
| 7 | Lester Leaps in | |
| 8 | Flight of the Foo Birds | |
| 9 | Corner Pocket | |
| 10 | Blue and Sentimental |
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Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Big Band
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Benny Goodman
Dizzy Gillespie
Lionel Hampton
Duke Ellington
Fats Waller
Benny Goodman Quartet
Tommy Dorsey
