Celebrating the Count Basie centennial (he was born Aug. 21, 1904) was one of the better thematic ideas in the summer’s Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl series. But the devil, as usual, was in the ...

Count Basie fronted a big band for over five decades, ... There was Neal Hefti’s “Li’l Darlin,’ ” featuring a nice loping muted solo by Marsalis, ...

Count Basie Orchestra: Atomic Swing album review by Mike Neely, published on February 1, 2001. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz! ... Rock-A-Bye Basie; The Late, Late Show; Back to the ...

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band in concert with the music of Count Basie and a special performance of the music from side two of Bill Basie's legendary 1957 album, The Atomic Mr Basie.