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Broadway

By Count Basie

Label: Victor
Released: 2002

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Basie Meets Bond

By Count Basie

Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 007, The Golden Horn, Girl Trouble, Kingston Calypso, Goldfinger, Thunderball, From Russia With Love, Dr. No's Fantasy, Underneath The Mango Tree, The James Bond Theme, Dr. No's Fantasy (First Version)

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Count Basie: Basie Meets Bond

Read "Basie Meets Bond" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

Leave it to one of the most swinging big bands of its time to make a silk purse out of a cow’s ear. Visiting themes from James Bond movies, arrangers Chico O’Farrill and George Williams craft hip and bristling versions of what might appear to be less than complimentary pieces for jazz exploration. But then O’Farrill ...

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Article: Interview

Branford & Ellis Marsalis: The Dawn of Marsalis Music

Read "Branford & Ellis Marsalis: The Dawn of Marsalis Music" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

The first family of jazz, the Marsalis of New Orleans, have seemingly been in the eye of a musical hurricane for the past twenty years. With the news that Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his father Ellis Marsalis had severed their ties with Sony music, comes the announcement that they have formed the independent label Marsalis Music. ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Terri Lyne Carrington

Read "Meet Terri Lyne Carrington" reviewed by Craig Jolley

by Craig Jolley

Drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington found her voice early. Unlike other child prodigies, she was not transfixed by her early success and has continued to grow musically. Besides her brilliance as a drummer she is now established as a bandleader and producer. She records and tours with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and many others. New ...

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The Count Swings The Blues

By Count Basie

Label: Victor
Released: 2001

Album

Why Not?

By Count Basie

Label: Victor
Released: 2001

Album

Plays The Blues

By Count Basie

Label: Victor
Released: 2001

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Article: Interview

Carla Cook: Just a Swingin' and a Groovin'

Read "Carla Cook: Just a Swingin' and a Groovin'" reviewed by Mathew Bahl

by Mathew Bahl

On the question of categories, Carla Cook will say this much: “I'm definitely a jazz singer in that I like to improvise and I like to swing." Beyond that, the subject doesn't interest her. “I don't spend a lot of time haggling with the word “jazz,?" she explains. “I let the “Jazz Police" handle that. I ...


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