Count Basie Famous Jazz Musician Signed Display FDC

Description

William James
"
Count
"
Basie
August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984)
was an American
jazz
pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the
Count Basie Orchestra
, and in 1936 took them to
Chicago
for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists
Lester Young
and
Herschel Evans
, the guitarist
Freddie Green
, trumpeters
Buck Clayton
and
Harry "Sweets" Edison
and singers
Jimmy Rushing
,
Helen Humes
,
Thelma Carpenter
, and
Joe Williams
.
The
framing
of this with acid free
matting
, frames and UV glass or
Plexiglas
glass alone cost me almost 100 dollars.
Display measures
approximately
27 X 19 inches.