Told in Count Basies own words this biography sheds light on both the professional and the private life of the worldfamous bandleader and pianist who became a jazz ...

Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...

"The Soundies: A Musical History" - a very special historical music documentary to be aired on PBS in March 2007 chronicles the first music video format. Presented by four-time Grammy nominee Michael ...

In the Basie documentary, directed by Jeremy Marre, the late British writer and filmmaker who died in March, we learn that the humble, soft-spoken bandleader had a disabled daughter, Diane, who had ...