Podcasts about Count Basie

Milt Larkin y Jimmie Lunceford “lucharon” en batallas de banda al menos dos veces, en Houston en 1936 y en Chicago, cuatro años después. "Por muy buenos que fueran”, dijo Gerald Wilson sobre la banda de Milt Larkin, “no habrían podido vencer a la banda de Jimmie Lunceford en ese momento. ¡De ninguna manera! ¡De ninguna manera! Es una cuestión de opinión, pero simplemente no es posible. Éramos una banda inteligente y también teníamos grandes arreglos. Así que no había manera de que pudieran superar a la banda de Jimmie Lunceford”. Con José Manuel Corrales.

Nos hemos divertido haciéndolo. Disfrútalo escuchándolo. ADIVINA LA PELÍCULA. Ella Fitzgerald. CAN'T BUY YOUR LOVE. SAN TORAL. Los Sirex. CELOS. Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Madrid. PUENTEAREAS. PROMOCIONES. PIEZA COMÚN.– Wilson Pickett. Los Sirex y The Beatles: HEY JUDE. EFEMÉRIDES Leo Sayer. WHEN I NEED YOU. Count Basie. I WANNA BE YOUR MAN. “CHUFAS APARTE” Orfeón Donostiarra. TRAUMEREI […] The post Los Tres Tenores 14/05/2025 first appeared on Ripollet Ràdio.

On this week's show, we spend quality time with new records from Japanese Breakfast, Jason Bell & Lucy Dacus, and spin fresh tracks from Bruce Springsteen, Wet Leg, Stereolab & OK Go. All this and much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

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I denne uge af JazzGrooves skal vi høre Lester Young sammen med bl.a. Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole . Young blev kun 50 år og døde i 1959. Hans Barfod præsenterer og Henrik Vindeby er tekniker.  

L'histoire du jazz est peuplée de big-bands légendaires. Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller et Buddy Rich pour n'en citer qu'une poignée. Or, il y en a un dont on parle un peu moins et qui pourtant fut d'une importance considérable : et pour cause, c'était l'un des pionniers. Dès le début des années 20, il fit la transition entre les orchestres de jazz et de dixieland venus de la Nouvelle-Orléans, et les big-bands de l'ère du swing. Comment ? En organisant les différentes sections de l'orchestre, et en leur écrivant des arrangements sur mesure. A sa tête ? Fletcher Henderson, l'alchimiste du jazz ! Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

"Aparte de Duke Ellington, la sección de trombones de Lunceford es la más perfecta que he escuchado. Trummy Young es la gran estrella aquí. Su forma de tocar es increíblemente contundente. Es un trombonista al que tengo en muy alta estima". Hugues Panassié, crítico francés. Con José Manuel Corrales.

It's that time again, folks - It Happened One Year has (nearly) reached the end of another season, and so it's time to again honor those lost in the subject year. Listen as Sarah & Joe discuss a wide range of celebrities who said goodbye some forty-one years ago now, including Richard Burton, Peter Lawford, Ethel Merman, Indira Gandhi, Truman Capote, Francois Truffaut, Jackie Wilson, Count Basie, James Mason, and many more!

MILT JACKSON “+ COUNT BASIE + THE BIG BAND VOL 2” Hollywood, Ca, January 16, 17 & 18, 1978 Moonlight becomes you, Blues for Joe Turner (1), On the sunny side of the street Waymon Reed, Lin Biviano, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger (tp) Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo, Fred Wesley, Dennis Wilson (tb) Danny Turner, Bobby Plater (as) Eric Dixon (ts,fl) Kenny Hing (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Milt Jackson (vib) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) John Clayton (b) Butch Miles (d) ROB GARCIA “NATURAL BOUNCE” Astoria, NY, April 13, 2022Dark blue horse power, Gary song, Fades to blue, Sweet JoeNoah Preminger (ts) Leo Genovese (p) Kim Cass (b) Rob Garcia (d,comp) HORACE SILVER “SERENADE TO A SOUL SISTER” Englewood Cliffs, NJ:February 23, 1968Psychedelic Sally (1), Serenade to a soul sisterCharles Tolliver (tp) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Horace Silver (p) Bob Cranshaw (b,el-b-1) Mickey Roker (d) March 29, 1968Kindred spiritsCharles Tolliver (tp) Bennie Maupin (fl,ts) Horace Silver (p) Johnny Williams (b) Billy Cobham (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 17 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

MILT JACKSON “+ COUNT BASIE + THE BIG BAND VOL 2” Hollywood, Ca, January 16, 17 & 18, 1978 Moonlight becomes you, Blues for Joe Turner (1), On the sunny side of the street Waymon Reed, Lin Biviano, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger (tp) Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo, Fred Wesley, Dennis Wilson (tb) Danny Turner, Bobby Plater (as) Eric Dixon (ts,fl) Kenny Hing (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Milt Jackson (vib) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) John Clayton (b) Butch Miles (d) ROB GARCIA “NATURAL BOUNCE” Astoria, NY, April 13, 2022Dark blue horse power, Gary song, Fades to blue, Sweet JoeNoah Preminger (ts) Leo Genovese (p) Kim Cass (b) Rob Garcia (d,comp) HORACE SILVER “SERENADE TO A SOUL SISTER” Englewood Cliffs, NJ:February 23, 1968Psychedelic Sally (1), Serenade to a soul sisterCharles Tolliver (tp) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Horace Silver (p) Bob Cranshaw (b,el-b-1) Mickey Roker (d) March 29, 1968Kindred spiritsCharles Tolliver (tp) Bennie Maupin (fl,ts) Horace Silver (p) Johnny Williams (b) Billy Cobham (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 17 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

Our guest today is writer  Ralph Dartford who works for the National Literacy Trust and is the poetry editor of literary journal Northern Gravy.   Ralph kindly made the journey from Bradford to the Lockwood residence in Sheffield, and we settled down in my living room with mugs of tea and a plate of biscuits, surrounded by books and looked down upon by at least three pictures of Larkin. Ralph also co-organises the fantastic Louder Than Words festival that takes place in Manchester every autumn, and is a celebration of writing about music. They gather together amazing writers, broadcasters and musicians to discuss, explore and debate all things music and music industry related.  I hope we will continue to see Ralph at more PLS events.Larkin poems mentioned:The Whitsun Weddings, Dockery and Son, Mr Bleaney, For Sidney Bechet, High Windows, Cut Grass, To The Sea, MCMXIV, Here, BroadcastAll What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961-1971 (1985) by Philip LarkinThe Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse - ed.  Philip Larkin (1973) I am happy to see Mr. Larkin's taste in poetry and my own are in agreement ... I congratulate him most warmly on his achievement. - W. H. Auden, The GuardianPoets/writers/musicians mentioned by RalphKae Tempest, Joelle Taylor, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Vicky Foster, Steve Ely, Chris Jones, Ian Parks, John Betjeman, John Cooper Clarke, John Hegley, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Stewart, Blake Morrison, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Sidney Bechet, Alan Bennett, Stewart Lee, David Quantick, Ray Davis, Blur,  Van Morrison,  Hang Clouds, Evelyn Glennie, Kingsley Amis, Andrea Dunbar, Helen MortOther references:Adlestrop (1914) by Edward Thomas https://www.edwardthomaspoetryplaces.com/post/adlestropArthur Scargill:  “Arthur Scargill, the miners' leader and socialist, once told The Sunday Times, ‘My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” Martin H. Manser, The Penguin Writer's ManualBob Monkhouse https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/dec/30/guardianobituaries.artsobituariesLongbarrow Press https://longbarrowpress.com/Valley Press https://www.valleypressuk.com/Kes (1968) by Barry HinesRalph is Poetry Editor for Northern Gravy https://northerngravy.com/Ralph reads Geese and England's Dreaming from House Anthems  https://www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/house-anthemsGareth Southgate https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57816651 Simon Armitage Larkin Revisited Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0019yy2Nick Cave- Honorary Vice President for the Philip Larkin Society- Desert Island Discs https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027cglLyn's English teacher 1982-1989 https://petercochran.wordpress.com/remembering-peter/The Ted Hughes Network https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/tedhughes/James Underwood https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/early-larkin-9781350197121/Albums mentioned:OK Computer (1997) by Radiohead , Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and The White Album (1968) by The Beatles, Park Life (1994) by BlurSummertime in England by Van Morrison https://www.vice.com/en/article/summertime-in-england-a-monologue-on-van-morrison/Events:https://louderthanwordsfest.com/"My Friend Monica": Remembering Philip Larkin's Partner Monica JonesSat 22 Mar 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 2, University of Leicester, LE1 7RHhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1538331A celebration marking 70 years of Philip Larkin's 'The Less Deceived'For World Poetry Dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-celebration-marking-70-years-of-philip-larkins-the-less-deceived-tickets-1235639173029?aff=oddtdtcreatorProduced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin HoggPlease email Lyn at ⁠plsdeputychair@gmail.com ⁠ with any questions or commentsPLS Membership, events, merchandise and information: philiplarkin.com

For many decades, whenever anyone at a Flood gathering was celebrating a birthday, the guys turned to David Peyton to lead them in a rousing rendition of … no, oh, hell no, not THAT song… (Does this bunch really look like “Happy Birthday to You” people?) No, Br'er Peyton suggested a much more appropriate nativity-observing song for the Flood flock. Not only that, Dave enhanced the tune with his own special touch, the addition of a juicy reference to a sex scandal that was rocking West Virginia politics. More on that little tidbit in a moment.For now, you can hear Dave's birthday tune — a sassy 1930s hokum number — by scrolling back to the top of this article and click the Play button on the video that Flood Manager Pamela Bowen shot 14 years ago this week. The occasion for Pamela's footage was a housewarming at the clubhouse at the Wyngate retirement village where devoted Flood fans Norman and Shirley Davis had just moved. For the fun evening, about 30 of the Davises' new neighbors were in the audience. Among them were guitarist Jacob Scarr's grandparents who were also new residents. The senior Scarrs had been regulars at Flood gigs ever since their grandson's joined the band several years earlier.The SongA highlight of the evening was Peyton's performance of the birthday song; The Flood's version of “You Can't Get That Stuff No More” with Charlie Bowen and Michelle Hoge's harmonies and solos by Dave, Jacob, Joe Dobbs and Doug Chaffin.Back in 2003, when a take on the tune was included on the I'd Rather Be Flooded album, the band described it as a 1932 Tampa Red/Georgia Tom song. That was correct as far as it went, but a little deeper research would have taught the guys that the song actually was written and recorded a year or two earlier by a remarkable young singer/actor/comedian named Sam Theard.Performing well into the 1970s under assorted stage names — including Lovin' Sam and Spo-Dee-O-Dee — Theard was born in New Orleans in 1904. Before he was 20, he was performing with a circus, then working in theaters and nightclubs.Meeting up with Flood heroes Tampa Red and Cow Cow Davenport, Theard recorded one of his best known songs — "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You” — for Brunswick in 1929. Over the years that song was covered by everyone from Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway and The Mills Brothers to Fats Domino, Dr. John and Taj Mahal.In the 1930s and '40s, using the name Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Theard was a regular as a comedian at New York's Apollo Theater.It was during this period that he co-wrote his next famous song, “Let the Good Times Roll,” with Louis Jordan, who recorded it with his Tympany Five in 1946. In 1961 at the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, Ray Charles won a Grammy for his version of that tune.In the 1950s, Theard wrote for a number of jazz greats, including Hot Lips Page, Count Basie, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Roy Eldridge.Then in the last decade of his life, Theard was discovered by television, appearing in episodes of a variety of shows, including “Sanford and Son” and “Little House of Prairie.”The Ickie Frye InfusionBut you're still thinking about that political sex scandal, aren't you? The one that Peyton worked into The Flood's version of “You Can't Get That Stuff No More”? Okay, here's that story:The original song, as recorded in 1932 by Tampa Red and Georgia Tom, included this verse: There goes Joe with a great big knife Somebody been messin' round with his wife.However, when The Flood recorded it in a marathon studio session in Charleston in November 2003, Dave sang the verse as: There's Ickie Frye with a great long knife. Somebody been a-messin' round with his wife…Uh, Ickie who? Sure, that's not a well-known name today, but if you were a news-reading West Virginian in 2003, you certainly would have known about Phillip “Ickie” Frye, a bass-playing TV/computer repairman who had just blown up Gov. Bob Wise's political career. Newspapers across the state trumpeted the news of how Frye revealed that his wife — state employee Angela Mascia, in charge of European projects for the state development office — was having an extramarital affair with the governor.Red-faced, Wise admitted his infidelity. “I apologize deeply,” Wise said, “to the people of our state for my actions. In my private life, I have let many people down." The following year, Frye even filed to run for governor to "dog Wise," he said, over the affair, but he dropped out when Wise himself announced he would not seek re-election. Soon after The Flood's album was released, Ickie Frye emailed Peyton to thank him for the shout-out on the tune. The ex-governor had no comment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Here is the playlist for the 02/6 episode of Crosswinds. Enjoy!Stan Kenton Orchestra- Intermission Riff (theme)Count Basie and His Orchestra- Jumpin' at the WoodsideArtie Shaw and His Orchestra- Begin the BeguineBenny Goodman and His Orchestra- Stompin' at the SavoyEd Palermo Big Band- Like Lee MorganRemy LeBoeuf and Assembly of Shadows- Walking on WaterDanish Radio Big Band and Charlie Watts- I Don't CareBuddy Rich Big Band- Goodbye YesterdayBuddy Rich Big Band- One O'Clock JumpBob Mintzer Big Band- TributeChicago- A Hit By VareseBlood, Sweat and Tears- Valentine's DayEarth, Wind and Fire- Thinking of YouTower of Power- Squib CakesBrad Mehldau- Highway Riderartemis- Bow and ArrowRavi Coltrane- Who Wants Ice CreamJoshua Redman- Chicago BluesHiromi- All's WellGwilym Simcock, Tim Garland and Asaf Sirkis- WeathergirlsChris Potter- SouthboundHedvig Mollestad and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra- All Flights CancelledMark Lettieri- Shimmy TigerThe Manhattan Transfer- Ray's RockhouseTedeschi-Trucks Band- Made Up MindBonnie Raitt- Split DecisionMiss Velvet and the Blue Wolf- RunSnarky Puppy- Binky

#182 Broadcast 182 - Episode 175 - The Crooners - 20250215 - 3 in 1 = Count Basie & Bing Crosby by Jim Reeves

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Alain Locke's classic essay "The New Negro" and the literary anthology featuring the work of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and other significant black writers of the day.The rising artistic scene would soon be known as the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important cultural movements in American history. And it would be centered within America's largest black neighborhood -- Harlem, the "great black city," as described by Wallace Thurman, with a rising population and growing political and cultural influence.During the 1920s, Harlem became even more. Along "Swing Street" and Lenox Avenue, nightclubs and speakeasies gave birth to American music and fostered great musical talents like Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. Ballrooms like the Savoy and the Alhambra helped turn Harlem into a destination for adventure and romance.What were these two worlds like -- the literary salons and the nightclubs? How removed were these spheres from the everyday lives of regular Harlem residents? How did the neighborhood develop both an energetic and raucous music scene and a diverse number of churches -- many (like the Abyssinian Baptist Church) still around today?Visit the website for more details and more podcastsGet tickets to our March 31 City Vineyard event Bowery Boys HISTORY LIVE! hereAnd join us for our Gilded Age Weekend in New York, May 29-June 1, 2025. More info here.This episode was edited by Kieran Gannon

Carmen Bradford is jazz royalty and a 2024 Grammy Award winner for “Basie Swings the Blues – the Count Basie Orchestra.” She's been nominated five times for Grammy Awards and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society's Jazz Vocalist Award. With her body of work, which reflects her vast experience, versatility, and technical brilliance, she has carved out her place in jazz history, and she continues to contribute to the preservation of this uniquely American art form.In August 2024, Carmen joined the faculty as associate professor of jazz voice in the Jazz Studies program in the College of Music at Michigan State University.Bradford talks about her background and how she fell in love with singing. She details her relationship with Count Basie. And she tells how, when, and why she became involved with MSU's Jazz Studies program.Conversation Highlights:(0:22) – What is your background, and when did you fall in love with music and singing?(2:21) – Tell us about your “little girl” relationship with Count Basie.(14:31) – How, why, and when did you become involved in the MSU Jazz Studies program?(20:09) – How would you describe the MSU Jazz Studies program, and what makes it so great?(21:07) – Who has influenced your art, and who have you enjoyed performing with?(23:22) – Who are you listening to on Spotify these days?(23:57) – What would you like people to know about Carmen Bradford?Listen to “MSU Today with Russ White” on the radio and through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your shows.

A principios de 1940, un joven llamado Malcolm Little se instala en Boston procedente de las llanuras del Medio Oeste estadounidense. Aquel joven se convertiría con el paso del tiempo en uno de los grandes líderes por los derechos civiles de los afrodescendientes en su país, en Malcolm X.Pero antes se ganó la vida como limpiabotas en los salones de baile de la capital del Estado de Massachusetts. En ellos, el joven conoció a alguno de los grandes músicos de jazz del momento, de Dizzie Gillespie o Count Basie a Lionel Hampton, creando un vínculo que estrechó más tarde en los grandes clubs de Nueva York como el Apollo o el Cotton Club, donde se ha convertido ya en su camello de marihuana de confianza.El podcast Malcolm Jazz es el contenido musical extra que Documentos RNE suma al documental sonoro sobre el líder negro con motivo del centenario de su nacimiento emitido el pasado viernes 17 de enero: Malcolm X, maldito negro. Ahora, en este contenido exclusivo para RNE Audio, el guionista de dicho programa, Alfredo Laín, recibe al director del programa Sólo Jazz de Radio Clásica, Luis Martín, para mantener una conversación donde se habla de swing, segregación racial, drogas y creatividad, y se escucha a Billie Holliday, Glenn Miller o Cab Calloway, entre muchos otros. El objetivo: profundizar en la relación entre Malcolm X, el jazz y sus figuras más destacadas en las décadas de los años 40 y 50, pues como el propio Malcolm dejó escrito: "La música, hermano, es nuestra. Somos nosotros. Y como nosotros, siempre está aquí, rodeándonos, como las infinitas partículas que componen la vida. No se pueden ver, sólo se pueden sentir. La música, como el alma que nunca muere, impregna eternamente la atmósfera con su presencia".Documentos RNE se emite los viernes, de 23 a 24 horas, por Radio Nacional.Escuchar audio

VIC DICKENSON “VIC DICKENSON SEPTET” Brooklyn, NY, December 29, 1953Russian lullaby, Sir Charles at homeRuby Braff (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Steve Jordan (g) Walter Page (b) Les Erskine (d) BUCK CLAYTON “BUCK MEETS RUBY” Brooklyn, NY, July 1, 1954Just a groove, KandeeBuck Clayton (tp) Ruby Braff (cnt) Benny Morton (tb) Buddy Tate (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Steve Jordan (g) Aaron Bell (b) Bobby Donaldson (d) JO JONES “THE JO JONES SPECIAL” Brooklyn, NY, August 11, 1955Shoe shine boy (1) Lover man (2), Georgia Mae (2)Emmett Berry (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts) Count Basie (p-1) Nat Pierce (p-2) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Brooklyn, NY, August 16, 1955CaravanLawrence Brown, Rudy Powell, Pete Johnson , Emmett Berry, Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Walter Page y Jones Continue reading Puro Jazz 08 de enero, 2025 at PuroJazz.

THE SOUND OF JAZZ CBS 30TH STREET STUDIOS New York, December 5, 1957Open All NightEmmett Berry, Doc Cheatham, Roy Eldridge, Joe Newman (tp) Vic Dickenson, Frank Rehak, Dicky Wells (tb) Earl Warren (as) Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young (ts) Harry Carney (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Jo Jones (d) Pierce (arr)Wild man blues, RosettaHenry “Red” Allen (tp,vcl) Rex Stewart (cnt) Vic Dickenson (tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Nat Pierce (p) Danny Barker (g) Milt Hinton (b) Jo Jones (d)I left my Baby, Dickie's Dream. Continue reading Puro Jazz 30 de diciembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Participants: John Steppling, Shaenah Batterson, Lex Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, Max Parry, and Dennis Riches. Final podcast of 2024. Topics covered: The “canon” of television serials: The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Lost. Also mentioned: Blood in, Blood Out, Snowfall, Homicide--Life in the Street, Quarry. Related works in film and theater: The Caretaker (play by Harold Pinter), The Godfather, Goodfellas, The Mission, Stalker (directed by Andrei Tarkovsky). Music track: “Every Day I Have the Blues” by Count Basie (public domain).

durée : 00:57:52 - "Blue and sentimental" (Count Basie / Jerry Livingston / Mack David) (1938) / Démarquage : 9e Live du Tetracordo Ensemble - par : Laurent Valero - "Blue and Sentimental" chanson écrite en 1938 par Count Basie, Jerry Livingston et Mack David. Enregistré par le Count Basie and His Orchestra le 6 juin 1938 !

durée : 00:57:52 - "Blue and sentimental" (Count Basie / Jerry Livingston / Mack David) (1938) / Démarquage : 9e Live du Tetracordo Ensemble - par : Laurent Valero - "Blue and Sentimental" chanson écrite en 1938 par Count Basie, Jerry Livingston et Mack David. Enregistré par le Count Basie and His Orchestra le 6 juin 1938 !

This Saturday on Vintage Classic Radio, our "Saturday Matinee" celebrates the holiday season with a lineup of festive episodes. We kick off with the "Our Miss Brooks" episode titled “Exchanging Christmas Gifts,” where the ever-entertaining Miss Brooks, played by Eve Arden, navigates the complexities of gift exchanges among colleagues. The cast also features Gale Gordon as the blustery Principal Osgood Conklin, and Richard Crenna as the endearing student Walter Denton. Following that, we lighten the mood with a "New Year's Skit" by Bob Hope. In this episode, Bob Hope delivers his trademark quick-witted humor in a series of comic sketches and monologues that reflect on the passing year and the one to come, featuring guest appearances by his regular ensemble including Les Brown and his Band of Renown. The festivities continue with an episode from "The Great Gildersleeve" titled "New Year's Costume Ball." Harold Peary stars as the lovable Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, wrestling with the hilarious mishaps of organizing a costume ball to ring in the new year. The episode also features Walter Tetley as his nephew Leroy and Lillian Randolph as their housekeeper, Birdie. The laughter carries on with the "Jack Benny Show," where Jack Benny and his cast, including Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, and Rochester, engage in a whimsical adventure in "A New Year's Fantasy." This episode takes listeners on a humorous journey through time with Benny's vaudevillian antics. The grand finale features the legendary Count Basie Orchestra in CBS's "The Anniversary Dancing Party" New Year's special. Broadcast originally on December 31, 1967, this special brings the vibrant sounds of Count Basie and his orchestra to life, filling the airwaves with energetic jazz that's perfect for welcoming the new year. Together, these episodes create a delightful blend of comedy, drama, and music, encapsulating the spirit and excitement of the holiday season just before New Year's Eve.

Welcome to the Listening with Leckrone Podcast, a pop and jazz music history show hosted by the legendary music educator and former director of th University of Wisconsin marching band, Mike Leckrone. I'm Sam Taylor, the producer of the podcast. In this episode, we spotlight three unique singers, Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, and Joe Williams, who all spent time as vocalists for the Count Basie Orchestra. We hope you enjoy.  For an episode guide for this and other episodes, visit fourseasonstheatre.com

Vor 20 Jahren ging die erste Jazz Collection über den Sender. Thema: Count Basie, der swingende Big Band-Leader und Graf des groovenden Grossklangkörpers. Zwanzig Jahre nach der ersten Sendung freuen wir uns, in einer Spezialwoche Studierende aus der ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste), der HKB (Hochschule der Künste Bern) und der HSLU (Hochschule Luzern) zu Gast zu haben. Musikerinnen und Musiker aus der Gen Z, die sich begeistern können für Musikschaffende, auf deren Schultern sie stehen. Für die Sängerin Maïka Nimi und den Saxophonisten Maurice Storrer gehört Basie mit seinem Sound da definitiv mit dazu. Warum das so ist, und wie Basie es geschafft hat, nach eher zähen Anfangsjahren zum Chef der langlebigsten Big Band überhaupt zu werden, das diskutieren sie vor Publikum, in der Jazz Collection mit Jodok Hess. Die gespielten Titel: Interpret:in: Titel (Album / Label) Count Basie: The Kid from Red Bank (The Atomic Mr. Basie / EMI) Count Basie: One O'Clock Jump (The Original Decca Recordings / MCA Records) Count Basie feat. Billie Holiday: I Can't Get Started (Billie Holiday: The Legacy (1933-1958 / Columbia) Count Basie: Dickie's Dream (The Essential Count Basie, Vol.2 / CBS) Count Basie Kansas City Seven: Lester Leaps in (The Definitive Lester Young / Verve) Count Basie Octet: Moten Swing (The Essential Count Basie, Vol.3 / CBS) Count Basie Octet: Little White Lies (Count Basie: The Octet Sounds / Ocium Recordings) Count Basie: 'S Wonderful (The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays Joe Williams Sings Standards / Verve)

Join us as we dive into the life and legacy of Art Tatum, the jazz piano virtuoso who took entertainment on the instrument to a new level.  YT playlist • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kn6Z2anqCFpTOc4H957o0Oktgr_C9gl7QOscar Peterson and Count Basie on Art Tatum  • https://youtu.be/YAeT3Dr74YsArt Tatum performances • https://youtu.be/D9Cs_zb4q14 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzMyhzadzTQLooking to drop a question? Want to listen to the audio pod? Look no furtherhttps://youllhearit.com/Have a question for us? Leave us a SpeakPipeCheckout courses from Adam, Peter and more at Open Studio

Hace 20 años que el percusionista estadounidense de origen puertorriqueño Ray Barretto publicó, al frente de su sexteto de jazz latino, el disco 'Time was time is' con piezas como 'Drume negrita', 'Mags', 'One for Ray' o 'Syracuse', una canción de Bernard Dimey y Henri Salvador que escuchamos en la voz del propio Henri junto a 'Count Basie' -adaptación al francés de 'Lil Darlin'- y 'Une chanson douce'. Michael Franks con 'I love Lucy' -con la guitarra de Toninho Horta- y 'Antonio's song', canción de 1977 inspirada por Antonio Carlos Jobim, que retomó 40 años después el guitarrista y cantante John Pizzarelli en 'Sinatra & Jobim @ 50' un disco grabado con el nieto de Jobim, Daniel, piano y voz, para recordar el disco que habían firmado 50 años antes Francis Albert Sinatra y Antonio Carlos Jobim.Escuchar audio

Same Time, Same Station 11/24/2024 Thanksgiving. “Soldiers In Grease paint” 11/25/1943 With Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Al Jolson, Judith Anderson, Frances Langford, Kay Francis, and John Garfield. “Stars on Parade) 11/25/1951 Royal Rhythm with Count Basie. “Point Sublime” 11/24/1947 (7) Thanksgiving show. Baby Rose. Stars Cliff Arquette. “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” 11/25/1950 The Woodward Manila Matter. Stars Edmond O'Brien. If you would like to request shows, please call (714) 449-1958 E-mail: Larry Gassman: LarryGassman1@gmail.com John Gassman: John1Gassman@gmail.com

Same Time, Same Station 11/24/2024 Thanksgiving. “Soldiers In Grease paint” 11/25/1943 With Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Al Jolson, Judith Anderson, Frances Langford, Kay Francis, and John Garfield. “Stars on Parade) 11/25/1951 Royal Rhythm with Count Basie. “Point Sublime” 11/24/1947 (7) Thanksgiving show. Baby Rose. Stars Cliff Arquette. “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” 11/25/1950 The Woodward Manila Matter. Stars Edmond O'Brien. If you would like to request shows, please call (714) 449-1958 E-mail: Larry Gassman: LarryGassman1@gmail.com John Gassman: John1Gassman@gmail.com

Features vintage recordings by Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie and Ziggy Elman.  Ronnaldo also plays a fantastic song by The Charioteers called "A Slip Of The Lip Can Sink A Ship". Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat.  Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * The music featured in this podcast is considered Public Domain.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

On Friday's show: Remember how Sen. Ted Cruz was supposed to be in a tough re-election race? The Texas Tribune's Jasper Scherer joins us to share why Cruz's campaign believes the senator ultimately won so easily and what it may signal for Cruz's future prospects in the Senate and possibly, someday, the White House.Also this hour: We learn how Hurricane Beryl affected the Texas coast.Then, from Michelin Guide restaurant honors, to a ride-sharing service featuring armed drivers, this week's panel of non-experts considers The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week.And jazz icons Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie might be best remembered for their music. But a new book called The Jazzmen explains how they overcame racism and discrimination to open America's eyes to their music and in the process "wrote the soundtrack for the civil rights movement." We talk with author Larry Tye, who'll speak Saturday during the Jewish Book & Arts Festival at Houston's Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.

Maggie spoke with Quincy Jones in early December 2008 about his book, The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions. We discussed some of his favorite musical collaborations including Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis and discuss the idea of mentorship and why it's so important to "pass it on" Quincy Delight Jones Jr. March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024 was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.About the book: Everything you love about American popular culture is Quincy Jones. As an artist and impresario Quincy Jones has been the creative catalyst for over 60 years of American cultural phenomena orchestrating the sounds of Frank Sinatra, setting the ambiance for Steven Spielberg, cultivating the talent of Michael Jackson, and introducing to the world Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith - to name a few. The Complete Quincy Jones examines the diverse virtuosity of Quincy Jones, celebrating his prolific contribution to American art and culture. Comprised of personal interviews and recollections with Jones, this collection peers behind the veil of celebrity, with extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and labors. Through private notebooks, correspondence, and photographs Jones offers unprecedented introspection into the depths of his creativity and the histories of his ventures. From the volumes of his memorabilia, Jones emerges as a contemplative and dynamic maestro, thriving on intuition and ceaselessly pursuing the soul of his art.Quincy Jones is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. God Bless Quincy Jones, there will never be another you!  Source: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Complete-Quincy-Jones/Quincy-Jones/9781933784670Source: https://www.qwest.tv/Source: https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/quincy-jonesSource: https://rockhall.com/inductees/quincy-jones/Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.Send us a textSupport the show@profileswithmaggielepique@maggielepique

Legendary music producer Quincy Jones, known for working with such icons as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, and Michael Jackson, died this week at the age of 91. New York Times art and culture critic Wesley Morris joins us to discuss Jones' legacy and take listener calls.

Broadcaster and Grammy-nominated performer Judy Carmichael is coming back to the Twin Cities for a performance at the O'Shaugnessy in Saint Paul on Saturday, November 16. She's no stranger to listeners of Jazz88 as we carry her show "Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired" on Monday nights at 10pm. She connected with Sean McPherson from Jazz88 to discuss her development as a piano player and how vital her connections with originators in the world of jazz like Count Basie were in the early years of her career.

In this heartfelt episode of Hollywood Live, Tanya Hart honors the legendary Quincy Jones, a powerhouse in the entertainment industry and a steadfast champion of civil rights for over seven decades. Born in Chicago, Quincy's career began in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor, quickly expanding to include pop music and film scores. He produced hits for artists like Leslie Gore and collaborated with jazz greats like Frank Sinatra and Count Basie. In 1968, Quincy became the first African American nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, achieving two nominations in the same year with his work in Banning and In Cold Blood. Quincy's influence reached new heights with his production of Michael Jackson's iconic albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad. He also produced and conducted the historic charity single “We Are the World,” which raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia. Tanya reflects on her first encounter with Quincy during her Boston TV show Coming Together and the wisdom he shared that continues to inspire her. With a legacy that includes recent projects, such as a documentary produced with Debbie Allen, Quincy Jones' impact will be felt for generations. Tanya extends heartfelt condolences to his family and friends and celebrates the indelible mark he left on the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hoy nos levantamos con la triste noticia del fallecimiento de Quincy Jones, cantante, arreglista y productor de los nombres más importantes de la música del siglo XX y parte del XXI: desde Count Basie a Frank Sinatra, pasando por Ray Charles y, por supuesto, Michael Jackson. Quincy Jones también produjo la famosa "We Are The World", canción benéfica en la que participaron Ray Charles, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Bob Dylan o Bruce Springsteen. Escuchamos dos de las nuevas canciones de The Cure, lo nuevo de The Weeknd junto a Anitta, a Leiva con Gigante, los nuevos singles de The Horrors, Inhaler, The Black Keys, Bartees Strange y King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. XIMENA SARIÑANA - FrágilSEN SENRA - AtaúdMICHAEL JACKSON - Don't Stop 'Till You Get EnoughTHE WEEKND ft ANITTA- São PaoloTYLER, THE CREATOR - St. ChromaTHE CURE - And Nothing Is ForeverTHE CURE - Drone NodroneTHE HORRORS - Trial By FireBARTEES STRANGE - Too MuchTHE BLACK KEYS - I'm With The Band (feat. Beck)INHALER - Your HouseKING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - Phantom IslandLEIVA - GiganteTUNDE ADEBIMPE - Magnetic Escuchar audio

Explore the music of the Indianapolis trumpet player Joe Mitchell. He performed with many legendary bandleaders including Ray Charles, Count Basie, Jimmy Coe, and Earl Bostic. Mitchell was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1929. By the 1940s, he was living in Indianapolis. Mitchell attended Crispus Attucks High School and by the age of 19 he was playing with the greatest jazz musicians in Indianapolis, including Pookie Johnson, Willis Kirk, Reginald Duvalle, Monk Montgomery,  Carl Perkins and others.

Larry Tye ("Satchel," "Bobby Kennedy") has penned a portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. The book is "The Jazzmen."

On tonight's show: Count Basie, Pennies from Heaven Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Ad Lib Blues Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Almost Like Being in Love Vince Guaraldi Trio, Fascinating Rhythm Blossom Dearie, Just in Time Yusef Lateef, The Plum Blossom Stan Getz, Melancolico Teddy Edwards, Heart and Soul Oscar Peterson Trio, Night Train Dave Brubeck, Tokyo Traffic Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer, Trav'lin' Light Zoot Sims, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You Zoot Sims, I've Got a Crush on You Zoot Sims, Embraceable You

Today we're talking with guest, Larry Tye, about how the joyful swinging sounds of jazz broke through racial barriers during the time of Jim Crow - not only in America - but across the world — and how famous jazz men, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie, basically wrote the soundtrack for the Civil Rights movement in America.ABOUT LARRY TYEMy guest is Larry Tye, New York Times bestselling author who has written nine books - including his recent, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie Transformed America. From 1986 to 2001, Tye was an award-winning reporter at The Boston Globe, where his primary beat was medicine. Tye graduated from Brown University, was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and taught journalism at Boston University, Northeastern, and Tufts.In the preface to his book, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie Transformed America, Larry Tye states:“This book lies at the intersection of two American stories — one about this country at it most hidebound and straightlaced, the other about jazz, the all-American music form, at its most locomotive and sensuous. We'll follow those contortions in the enclosed and electrifying settings of honky tonks - and concert halls.” Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie were trailblazers who brought jazz to the masses and in so doing, broke racial boundaries. Ultimately, they became global ambassadors for the United States as they exported their joyful swinging sounds and brought crowds to their feet. For more information, you can read Larry Tye's deeply researched book, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong & Count Basie Transformed America.It's ironic that the grandson of slaves, an abandoned son raised by a family of Lithuanian Jews, and the son of a coachman & laundress rose to fame and became the face of jazz on the international stage - they met the Queen, were toasted by numerous Presidents, were on the celebrity A-list.  Because of them, people began to see black men in a different light. The Jazzmen created the soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement and opened doors for those to come.My question for you:  Can we help lift and unify the world through our art forms? Can we go go viral with the expression of joy? What would you rather experience and support - doom and negativity - or joy and hope? Perhaps the example of these jazzmen shows us the way.Thanks for listening. Have an inspired week - and live your joy!If you enjoyed this show, please leave a positive review and share with your friends. Thank you! Osha

Tonight's show: Count Basie, Jumpin' At The Woodside Jelly Roll Morton, Don't You Leave Me Here Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge, Skylark Cab Calloway, 06 - Special Delivery Vince Guaraldi Trio, Never Never Land Ruby Braff, Barbary Coast Arnett Cobb with Ray Bryant, Cocktails for Two and Blues in the Closet Arnett Cobb with Tommy Flanagan, Blue Lou Arnett Cobb with Bobby Timmons, Down by the Riverside Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy Flanagan, Little White Lies (Live) Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and His Orchestra, The Count Basie Orchestra & Tommy Flanagan, Indian Summer (Live) Jaki Byard with Tommy Flanagan, Satin Doll Claude Bolling Big Band, Duke's Beat

Jazz classics tonight. Count Basie, One O'Clock Jump Ella Fitzgerald, A-Tisket A-Tasket Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, In the Mood Sidney Bechet, Blue Horizon Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen, When The Saints Go Marching In Earl Bostic, Flamingo Lester Young, Stardust Stan Kenton, The Creep Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, Nuages Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues Gerry Mulligan, Bags' Groove Blossom Dearie, 'Deed I Do Dave Brubeck, Blue Rondo a La Turk Miles Davis, Summertime Stan Getz, Manhã de Carnaval Paul Desmond, Take Te

On this episode of the "Someone You Should Know" podcast, we welcome an award-winning Christian singer-songwriter, Cheryl Paige. Alongside her impressive musical achievements, Cheryl has lent her voice to several commercial jingles and had the honor of performing with the legendary Count Basie. Plus, she has an autobiography on the way. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Cheryl Paige, Someone You Should Know. Tip Jar:Click here to buy the Rik Anthony a cold one.Show Links:Click here to go to Cheryl's FacebookClick here to go to Cheryl's LinkedInClick here to go to Cheryl's InstagramAll music used by permission from the artistSomeone You Should Know 2024 // CatGotYourTongueStudios 2024Send us a textHow to Contact Us:Official Website: https://Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast.comGmail: Someoneyoushouldknowpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @RIKANTHONY1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rikanthonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/someoneyoushouldknowpodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rik-anthony2019/TikTok: @SomeoneYouShouldKnow2023YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@someoneyoushouldknowpodcastThank you for listening!Theme music "Welcome to the Show" by Kevin MacLeod was used per the standard license agreement.

Nick Heyward was one of our favourite cover stars when we were at Smash Hits in the ‘80s, the days when hardcore Haircut One Hundred fans turned out in Fair Isle sweaters and Sou'Westers. He now lives mostly in Florida, he's made nine solo albums – one magnificently titled Open Sesame Seed - and he's toured again with his old band after ten years' painful separation. Touring the UK in October, he couldn't be more upbeat about the road ahead – “I can do anything!” – and looks back here at the first shows he saw and played himself. Which involves … … seeing Count Basie, Ray Charles and Oscar Peterson on the same bill when he was 12. … “if you stop playing music you're like the boxer that gave up the fight”. … pop dress codes, knock-off pop merchandise and trips to Shellys Shoes. … growing up in Beckenham where Bowie was “the lighthouse beam that made being a pop star possible”. … old schoolfriends and Haircut One Hundred members Les and Graham and how “we got our friendship back”. … why seeing XTC was “like plugging into electricity”. … Buzzcocks and Boomtown Rats at the Croydon Greyhound.   … how he was saved by management. … singing Love Plus One in Salisbury Cathedral. … and the lingering thrill of his first reviews (by Graham K Smith and Adrian Thrills). Nick's tour dates here:https://nickheyward.com/Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Max Groove is one of the pioneers of the smooth jazz style that has dominated the airways and captivated countless listeners for years. He has twelve internationally released CDs, three in the top twenty Billboard Jazz.  His current release “Night Owl” has his signature urban smooth jazz sound while showcasing his innovative Funky jazz structures.     Over the years, national tour appearances with performers such as Joe Sample & the Crusaders, the Temptations, Four Tops, Peabo Bryson, Count Basie, Chaka Khan, Jeff Lorber, Ronnie Laws, Joan Armatrading, Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons, Marcus Miller, Dave Koz, and many other greats have added to the reputation of “The Groove”. Visit his website to learn more about his radio show. maxgroove.com For booking call 816-506-2524 maxgruve@gmail.com    

资深DJ有待介绍爵士乐发展史上各流派和代表人物，深入浅出，雅俗共赏。

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Jubilee first took to the air on October 9th, 1942 transcribed by the Special Services Division of the War Department, then by the Armed Forces Radio Service. It featured Jazz and Swing bands and filled an important gap in the musical history of radio, gearing itself towards African American men stationed overseas. Jubilee luminaries included Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, and Ella Fitzgerald. Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in Los Angeles. This particular episode featured bandleaders known for their New York flavor, like Claude Hopkins. Songstress Ida James was emcee. Mel Allen, later the famed voice of the New York Yankees, announced.

Episode 14 of Fragile Juggernaut is the first of our trio of regional episodes. It dials into New York City, the seat of the country's largest manufacturing base, but one composed of a vast constellation of small and diverse shops; and also host to the nation's largest port, transport system, white collar and cultural complex, and more. With the eminent historian Joshua Freeman, Gabe and Ben talk about worker organizing outside the CIO cast–public transit workers, teachers, laundry workers and domestics–as well as what made New York City, a non-fordist city in the age of Ford, so exemplary compared to other parts of the country. The episode features James Baldwin and Truman Capote; Irish dance halls and cruising on the piers; burial societies, Tammany Hall, and clandestine organizations; the origins of bodegas and how the mob got rackets into organized labor; the trade union origins of “Strange Fruit”; Ella Baker and Esther Cooper Jackson; the IRA and Broadway musicals; how transit workers built their union campaigning against big squeegees; the hybrid combinations of craft and industrial unionism; and the limits to workplace organization in a city defined by tremendous ethnic, religious, and neighborhood segmentation. Featured music: “I Ain't Got Nobody” by Count Basie; “It's Better With A Union Man” by Pins and Needles Orchestra; “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday; “The Boys of the Lough” by Michael Coleman; “Talking Sailor” by Woody Guthrie; “One Big Union for Two” by the Pins and Needles Orchestra; “New York Town” by Woody Guthrie.Archival audio credits: Esther Cooper Jackson discusses domestic work research; Mike Quill debates Rep. Fred Hartley on ABC news; longshoreman and sailor Stan Weir describes conservatizing effects of the racket on the docks. Fragile Juggernaut is a Haymarket Originals podcast exploring the history, politics, and strategic lessons of the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the rank and file insurgency that produced it. Support Fragile Juggernaut on Patreon and receive our exclusive bimonthly newsletter, full of additional insights, reading recommendations, and archival materials we've amassed along the way. Buy Organized Labor and the Black Worker, 20% Off: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/991-organized-labor-and-the-black-worker-1619-1981

Today's episode highlights two books that revisit the cultural contributions of some pretty big names. First, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Deborah Paredez about American Diva, which reclaims the word 'diva' to celebrate the singularity of women like Serena Williams and Celia Cruz. Then, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Larry Tye about The Jazzmen, which traces the role that Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie played in the civil rights movement. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The first globally famous American musicians weren't part of the 50s rock wave that included Elvis Pressly or Chuck Berry. They were three 3 jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie.While their music is well-known, their background stories aren't. Duke Ellington was the grandson of slaves whose composing, piano playing, and band leading transcended category. Louis Daniel Armstrong was born in a New Orleans slum so tough it was called The Battlefield and, at age seven, got his first musical instrument, a ten-cent tin horn that drew buyers to his rag-peddling wagon and set him on the road to elevating jazz into a pulsating force for spontaneity and freedom. William James Basie was son of a coachman and laundress who dreamed of escaping every time the traveling carnival swept into town, and who finally engineered his getaway with help from Fats Waller.To explore their stories is today's guest, Larry Tye, author of “The Jazz Men: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.