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Count Basie Videos: 1959-1961

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By the late 1950s, Count Basie's European tour schedule was growing increasingly crowded. Here are three recently posted videos of the New Testament band in 1959, 1960 and 1961:

Here's Basie in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1959...



Here's Basie in Milan, Italy, in 1960...



And here's Basie in Paris in 1961...

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