Count Basie, the titan of jazz, wasn’t just known for his infectious swing and masterful piano playing—he also had an ...

In symbolic terms, the loss of Count ... generally found Basie penciling out everything in their scores he recognized as superfluous to the real matter at hand--that ineffable sensation jazz ...

Basie soon joined the band after sitting in with them that night. After Page's Blue Devils broke up Count Basie and some of the other band members integrated into the Bennie Moten band. He remained ...