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Count Basie

1904 - 1984

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William Basie, dit Count Basie, né le 21 août 1904 à Red Bank et mort le 26 avril 1984 à Hollywood, est un pianiste, organiste et chef d'orchestre de jazz. Son orchestre s'inscrit dans la tradition de Kansas City, ville-berceau du middle jazz orchestral. Il était surnommé la « machine à swing ». Son big band représente, avec celui de Duke Ellington, la quintessence du « jazz classique » dont il a porté la bonne parole pendant 50 ans dans le monde entier. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Count Basie is the 397th most popular musicien (down from 329th in 2024), the 2,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,832nd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Musicien.

Count Basie is most famous for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra. He was a jazz pianist and bandleader who led one of the most popular jazz orchestras in the United States.

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Among Musiciens

Among musiciens, Count Basie ranks 397 out of 3,175. Before him are Djivan Gasparyan, John Phillips, Stig Anderson, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ton Koopman, and Willi Boskovsky. After him are Tony Levin, Peter Criss, Liberace, Léo Ferré, Steve Hackett, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Count Basie ranks 77. Before him are María Zambrano, Viktor Brack, Minoru Genda, Georges Canguilhem, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, and Isamu Noguchi. After him are Arshile Gorky, Ralph Bellamy, Lyudmila Rudenko, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, José Antonio Aguirre, and Edmund Veesenmayer. Among people deceased in 1984, Count Basie ranks 62. Before him are Josyf Slipyj, Yigael Yadin, Hans Speidel, Pavel Batitsky, Pierre Gemayel, and Chaïm Perelman. After him are Mark W. Clark, Raoul Salan, Joseph Losey, George Gaylord Simpson, Marcel Janco, and Fikret Amirov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Count Basie ranks 2,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Ashton Kutcher (1978), Ricky Nelson (1940), Eazy-E (1964), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Amy Coney Barrett (1972), and Ronald Lauder (1944). After him are Jesse Douglas (1897), Clement Greenberg (1909), Ken Wilber (1949), Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), and Tony Levin (1946).

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Among Musiciens In United States

Among musiciens born in United States, Count Basie ranks 109. Before him are Dave Mustaine (1961), Robby Krieger (1946), Michael McDonald (1952), Johnny Ramone (1948), Steve Vai (1960), and John Phillips (1935). After him are Tony Levin (1946), Peter Criss (1945), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), Art Tatum (1909), and David Ellefson (1964).

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