Count Basie’s New Testament Band was so influential after its launch in 1952 that numerous jazz musicians recorded Basie-themed albums. These included Shorty Rogers’ Shorty Courts the Count (1954), Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie (1955), Buddy Rich’s This One’s for Basie (1956) and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross’s Sing a Song of Basie (1957). [Photo above …
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