Basie Quotes
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The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings,
Andy Podmolik
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Strangely enough, in movie writing I`ve been more influenced by big bands than by any other film composer. The big bands of the `forties and then the carry-over into the modern jazz field - Basie, Ellington, all the way up to Mulligan - these are my influ...
Henry Mancini
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More than anybody else I`d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.
Tony Bennett
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I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, `Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.`
Count Basie
