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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

It's the way you play that makes it. What I say is, for Christ's sake, you don't have to kill yourself to sing. Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if you're going to get it. And whatever you get, that's you, so that's your story.

Count Basie

Count Basie

Count Basie

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Born: August 21, 1904

Died: April 26, 1984 (aged 79)

Bio: William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens.

Known for:

The Atomic Mr. Basie (1958)
Basie Straight Ahead (1968)
Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)
One O'Clock Jump (1957)
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (1961)

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