Count

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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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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 ⓘ