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Basie

American

[bey-see] / ˈbeɪ si /

noun

William Count, 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.

Basie British

/ ˈbeɪsɪ /

noun

William , known as Count Basie . 1904–84, US jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer: associated particularly with the polished phrasing and style of big-band jazz

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Many bands are widely known and still beloved, none more so than that of Count Basie, which kept going for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, he began his career on BBC radio, and interviewed composers and musicians as varied as Francis Poulenc, Count Basie, Oscar Hammerstein and Glenn Gould in 1950s and 60s.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

Ellington, Basie and Armstrong successfully navigated that perilous world, and these self-described gadabouts got to see this vast country in a way few Americans, and almost no Black Americans, did then.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024

Someone digging through the records found an album of Count Basie and the great phonograph roared out.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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