Frank Sinatra and Count Basie at the Sands Hotel in Las Vagas, NV, 1966. (album cover)

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie at the Sands Hotel in Las Vagas, NV, 1966. (album cover)


Search:

About Picture

Caption: Frank Sinatra and Count Basie at the Sands Hotel in Las Vagas, NV, 1966. (album cover)

About William Allen Basie

Soundtrack, Music Department, Actor
Born: August 21, 1904
Star sign: Leo
Known for: Pearl Harbor (2001), Malcolm X (1992), Raging Bull (1980), The English Patient (1996)
Source: IMDB

The famed composer ("One O'Clock Jump", "Two O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' at the Woodside"), pianist, songwriter and bandleader began as an accompanist to vaudeville acts. He joined the Bennie Moten orchestra in Kansas City, later organizing his own orchestra and performing on radio. In 1936 he came to New York, appearing in hotels, night clubs, ...


Embed: