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Double CD-set in the Jazz Collector edition series! William James "Count" Basie was the US-American musician, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed his own jazz orchestra and led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Despite Basie's death in 1984, the band survived and continued without him. These recordings, live At The Savoy Ballroom New York 1954, feature Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Don Byas, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate, Jo Jones, and others.
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