The big band that had the greatest impact on orchestral jazz, swing and dance music in the post-war years was led by Count Basie. In particular, his New Testament band, formed in 1952, revolutionized how virtually all arrangers scored charts to play band sections off of each other and pack a punch in the 12-inch pop LP era starting in 1955. [Photo above…
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