Synopsis
The late Count Basie is one of the jazz immortals. The master of swing, whose beat was the subtlest and supplest of all the bandleaders, Basie featured some of the great soloists in jazz history while he sat unobtrusively at the piano, keeping time with his unmatched rhythm section, showing off the surging power of his brass players, and commenting wittily with a single chord or phrase. A man and musician of reserve and modesty, Basie nonetheless will always be a landmark for his won achievements and for the jazz musicians who passed through his band. In this sociable and pioneering oral history of Basie and his band, Stanley Dance talks with the Count himself, Jimmy Rushing, Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Joe Williams, Jay McShann, Jo Jones, Dicky Wells, Lester Young, and a dozen others, who reminisce about each other, Kansas City jazz, and their legendary peers Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker. With a rich flow of anecdote, opinion, and biographical information,and with striking photographs,this history both documents and assesses the legacy of Basie for American music.
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Stanley Dance (1910-1999) was the author of The World of Duke Ellington, The World of Earl Hines, The World of Swing and editor of Jazz Era: The Forties, all published by Da Capo Press. He was a regular contributor to Jazz Times and other publications.
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The World of Count Basie
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A Fair copy in a Good dust wrapper of a former library copy of ".this delightful and invaluable oral history, Stanley Dance has compiled a portrait of the famous bandleader--and of the men and women around him." Black boards have crisp silver lettering on spine. Tape removal marks remain on black boards. Library stamps in black ink on top and bottom page edgings. Dust wrapper is not price clipped. Wear and sunning to top edge of dust wrapper. Small tear along spine to dust wrapper. Smudging near base of spine where the spine label was. Creasing and a slight curl to bottom corners of boards and dust wrapper. Rear flyleaf has been removed by tearing along the spine. Library label in black ink to front flyleaf. Library information embossed on Title page. Library cataloger's notes in blue ballpoint & black ink on Dedication page. Spotting to side page edgings. 399 pages. 48 illustrations. "Contents: Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part 1: Count Basie (bandleader and piano); Jimmy Rushing (vocalist); Lester "Prez" Young (tenor saxophone and clarinet); Buck Clayton (trumpet and arranger); Jo Jones (drums); Eddie Durham (trombone, guitar, and arranged); Earle Warren (alto saxophone); Dicky Wells (trombone and arranger); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone and clarinet); Helen Humes (vocalist); Snooky Young (trumpet); Joe Newman (trumpet); Preston Love (alto saxophone); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone and clarinet); Lockjaw Davis (tenor saxophone); Frank Wess (flute, saxophones, and arranger); Frank Foster (tenor saxophone and arranger); Joe Williams (vocalist); Al Grey (trombone); Sonny Cohn (trumpet); Eric Dixon (tenor saxophone, flute, and arranger); Bobby Plater (alto saxophone and arranger); Richard Boone (trombone and vocal); Nat Pierce (bandleader, piano, and arranger); Part 2: Jay McShann (bandleader, piano, and vocal); Gene Ramey (bass); Gus Johnson, Jr. (drums); Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Witherspoon (vocalist); Eddie Barefield (alto and tenor saxophones and clarinet); Leo "Snub" Mosley (trombone and slide saxophone); Sir Charles Thompson (piano); Melvin Moore (vocalist); Appendices: Some Basie Itineraries; Selected Discography; Bibliography; Index"From rear dust wrapper:""In this book, Stanley Dance has done for Count Basie's band what he previously did for Duke Ellington's and mine. He tells its story in the words of the guys who played in it, and I don't think there is a better way. It has certainly made a lot of yesterdays come alive for me."--Earl Hines""Description: xxi, 399 p., [12] leaves of plates. : ill. ; 24 cm.". Seller Inventory # 002330
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