Count Basie

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bandleader composer human jazz musician organist pianist

Count Basie was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most influential big bands in jazz history.

Aliases (2)

Basie ×1
William James Basie ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → composer → human → jazz musician → organist → pianist →
activeYearsEnd	1980s →
activeYearsStart	1920s →
associatedAct	Benny Goodman → Billie Holiday → Count Basie Orchestra → Frank Sinatra → Freddie Green → Jo Jones → Joe Williams → Lester Young → Walter Page →
awardReceived	Grammy Award → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
birthName	William James Basie →
causeOfDeath	pancreatic cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1904-08-21 →
dateOfDeath	1984-04-26 →
familyName	Basie →
genre	jazz → swing music →
givenName	William →
hallOfFameInduction	DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame → New Jersey Hall of Fame →
influenced	big band jazz → swing music →
instrument	organ → piano →
movement	Kansas City jazz →
name	Count Basie →
nickname	Count →
notableWork	April in Paris → Count Basie Orchestra → Jumpin’ at the Woodside → 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, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
styleCharacteristic	emphasis on rhythm section and swing feel →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ella Fitzgerald → Quincy Jones → Ray Brown → Tony Bennett →	collaboratedWith
Billie Holiday → Norman Granz →	associatedAct
Duke Ellington → Fletcher Henderson →	influenced
Every Day I Have the Blues →	associatedArtist
Count Basie ("William James Basie") →	birthName
John H. Hammond Jr. →	discovered
Norman Granz →	employed
Count Basie ("Basie") →	familyName
From Spirituals to Swing concerts →	featuredPerformer
American Jazz Museum →	hasNotableFocus
Lover (jazz standard) →	hasNotablePerformer
Sir Duke →	mentions
Count Basie →	name
Verve Records →	notableArtist
Kansas City jazz →	notableMusician
Every Day I Have the Blues →	popularizedBy
Pablo Records →	releasedMusicBy