Count

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bandleader composer human jazz musician organist pianist

Count was the stage name of William "Count" Basie, the influential American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who helped define the swing era.

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Label	Occurrences
Count canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1984 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1920s ⓘ
associatedAct	Billie Holiday ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Joe Williams ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
birthName	Count Basie ⓘ surface form: William James Basie
burialPlace	Pinelawn Memorial Park, New York, United States ⓘ surface form: Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York, United States
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1904-08-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1984-04-26 ⓘ
ethnicity	African American ⓘ
familyName	Basie ⓘ
founded	Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
genre	jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction	DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame ⓘ New Jersey Hall of Fame ⓘ
influencedGenre	big band jazz ⓘ
instrument	organ ⓘ piano ⓘ
movement	swing era ⓘ
nickname	Count ⓘ
notableBand	Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
notableWork	April in Paris ⓘ Jumpin’ at the Woodside ⓘ surface form: Jumpin' at the Woodside One O’Clock Jump ⓘ surface form: One O'Clock Jump
occupation	bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Red Bank, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Hollywood, Florida, United States ⓘ
residence	Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
stageName	Count Basie ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	economical piano style ⓘ emphasis on rhythm section ⓘ

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Count Basie → nickname → Count ⓘ