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Count Basie, 1904-1984 /

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A personal and artistic portrait of William "Count" Basie. Basie's relationships with his former musicians such as trumpeter Buck Clayton, trombonist Al Grey, and saxophonist Illinois Jacquet are examined. Performances include some of the finest soloists of the classic jazz world.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sept/Arte (Firm), Ex Nihilo (Firm), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Basie, Count, 1904-1984, Cristiani, Jean-Noël, Kapnist, Elisabeth, 1950-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Series:Jazz collection (Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) : DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Basie, Count, > 1904-1984.
Jazz musicians.
Big band music.
Piano music (Jazz)
Jacquet, Illinois.
Clayton, Buck, > 1911-1991.
Grey, Al.
Documentary films.
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Description
Summary:A personal and artistic portrait of William "Count" Basie. Basie's relationships with his former musicians such as trumpeter Buck Clayton, trombonist Al Grey, and saxophonist Illinois Jacquet are examined. Performances include some of the finest soloists of the classic jazz world.
Item Description:Program content c1996.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 DVD-video (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Written by Gérald Arnaud ; produced by Patrick Sobelman ; directed by Jean-Noël Cristiani, Elisabet Kapnist ; voice, Michael Murphy.