Masters Of American Music
Season 1, Episode 3: Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
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A leading musician of the Swing era and an outstanding representative of the Big Band style, Count Basie was an eminent bandleader and jazz pianist. He led one of the most enduring swing bands of all time; no other musician was ever more committed to stomping, shouting, swinging, jumping, and dragging away the Blues than Count Basie.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Bluesland - A Portrait In American Music
Episode 2
Louis Armstrong – Satchmo
Episode 3
Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
Episode 4
Ray Charles - The Genius Of Soul
Episode 5
John Coltrane - The World According To John Coltrane
Episode 6
Billie Holiday - Lady Day - The Many Faces Of Billie Holiday
Episode 7
Thelonious Monk – American Composer
Episode 8
Charlie Parker - Celebrating Bird - The Triumph Of Charlie Parker
Episode 9
Sarah Vaughan - The Divine One
Episode 10
The Story Of Jazz