by Alun Morgan · Garanciere / jazz · tapa dura · ISBN 9782734001461
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«Count Basie» is Alun Morgan's jazz monograph, published by Garancière in hardback (126 pages, in French).
It examines the figure of Count Basie (1904-1984) and his big band: how brass, saxophones and a solid rhythm section made the orchestra a blues-rooted «swing machine». It also covers key musicians such as Lester Young, Neal Hefti and Quincy Jones, and the opinion of Lena Horne, for whom Basie was an «art of living».
French edition of 1986, translated from English by Paul Courtois. Part of the «Jazz» collection from Éditions Garancière, which also includes titles on Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.
For jazz fans and music history enthusiasts who want to delve deeper into the figure of Count Basie and his orchestra.
