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Swiss Radio Days 19
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Swiss Radio Days 19
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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After his swing-era big band broke up during 1949-'50, Count Basie started up a new group in 1952. Due to Basie's name, a record contract with producer Norman Granz, and a winning concept, the band caught on. The new Basie...  more »

     
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All Artists: Count Basie & His Orchestra
Title: Swiss Radio Days 19
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Tcb Music
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 2/10/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 725095021920

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After his swing-era big band broke up during 1949-'50, Count Basie started up a new group in 1952. Due to Basie's name, a record contract with producer Norman Granz, and a winning concept, the band caught on. The new Basie big band relied more on arranged ensembles, often written in the early days by Neal Hefti and Ernie Wilkins. No soloist was indispensable, even the leader, and that fact has allowed the Count Basie Orchestra to continue touring the world even today, 24 years after Basie's death.