Count Basie and his orchestra, its music and its musicians / by Raymond Horricks ; with discograpy by Alun Morgan.
| Author/creator | Horricks, Raymond |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Edition | [1st American edition]. |
| Publication Info | New York : Citadel Press, [1957] |
| Description | 320 pages : portraits ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basie the leader -- The Kansas City melting pot and its aftermath -- Basie the pianist -- The principal sidemen of the Old Basie Band (1936-1950). Buck Clayton (trumpet) ; Harry Edison (trumpet) ; Dicky Wells (trombone) ; Lester Young (tenor-saxophone) ; Herschel Evans (tenor-saxophone) ; Freddie Greene (guitar) ; Walter Page (bass) ; Jo Jones (drum) ; Jimmy Rushing (singer) -- Additional biographies of musicians of the Old Basie Band. Oran Page ; Joe Keyes ; Shad Collins ; Al Killian ; Emmett Berry ; Jimmy Nottingham ; Clark Terry ; Eddie Durham ; Dan Minor ; Benny Morton ; Vic Dickenson ; Jay Jay Johnson ; Earl Warren ; Tab Smith ; Buddy Tate ; Don Byas ; Illinois Jacquet ; Lucky Thompson ; Wardell Gray ; Jack Washington ; Buster Harding ; Helen Humes -- The principal sidemen of the New Basie Band (1950-). Reunald Jones (trumpet) ; Joe Newman (trumpet) ; Thad Jones (trumpet) ; Henry Coker (trombone) ; Marshall Royal (alto-saxophone) ; Frank Wess (tenor-saxophone) ; Frank Foster (tenor-saxophone) ; Neal Hefti (arranger) ; Ernest Wilkins (alto-saxophone and arranger) ; Joe Williams (singer) -- Additional biographies of musicians of the New Basie Band. Wendell Culley ; Joe Wilder ; Benny Powell ; Johnny Mandel ; Bill Hughes ; Bill Graham ; Paul Quinichette ; Eddie Davis ; Charlie Fowlkes ; Gene Ramey ; Eddie Jones ; Gus Johnson ; Sonny Payne ; Bixie Crawford -- A Count Basie discography / by Alun Morgan. |
| LCCN | 58014561 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML422.B25 H6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |