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Count Basie Orchestra at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

Courtesy of Jim Rhea | Posted on October 17, 2014

Where

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame
111 East First Street, Upper Level
Tulsa, OK
Map
918-928-JAZZ

When

Sun, October 19, 2014
5:00 pm

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Musicians

Count Basie Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra

About

The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes the legendary Count Basie Orchestra--directed by Scotty Barnhart--taking the Jazz Depot stage in a special concert event.

In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for nearly 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and concert hall in the world. Some of the greatest soloists, composers, arrangers, and vocalists in jazz history such as Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Freddie Green, Snooky Young, Frank Wess, and Joe Williams, became international stars once they began working with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. This great 18 member orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, is still continuing the excellent history started by Basie of stomping and shouting the blues, as well as refining those musical particulars that allow for the deepest and most moving of swing....

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