Whenever conversations turn to West Coast jazz, the talk usually centers on the style's major influences, which includes tenor saxophonist Lester Young, Woody Herman's Four Brothers band and Gerry Mulligan's quartet and arrangements. Among the missing names is one of the most significant—Count Basie.
Many of the leading West Coast arrangers of the day ci…
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