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 ...

Basie Rocks! A great idea? One best left on the cutting-room floor? Or perhaps a little of both? There are reasonable arguments to be made on all sides of the equation. On the one hand, this is the ...

Grover Mitchell, a jazz trombonist known primarily for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra, has died. He was 73. Mitchell, who since 1995 had also been the leader of the Basie band, died Wednesday ...

Up on the bandstand, he was all smiles, pounding away at the piano while his orchestra tore through the tunes, the music swinging like a hanged man in a gale. But in person, he could be a crotchety ...

RED BANK - Before the town on the southern bank of the Navesink River was the place to be on Friday nights, it was known for songs like "Red Bank Boogie" and "The Kid from Red Bank." The "kid" behind ...