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Count Basie
American
Musician
Born:
Aug 21
,
1904
Died:
Apr 26
,
1984
Big
Business
Course
Life
Travel
You
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I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.'
Count Basie
Business
Would
Would-Be
Some
Count
Had
Announce
New
Beware
Names
Printed
Up
Decided
Biggest
Fancy
Little
Actually
Cards
Here
I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a definite punch.
Count Basie
Jazz
Punch
Kick
Those
Definite
Had
Course
Understand
Real
Smoothly
Loud
Wanted
Tunes
Pop
Naturally
Pops
Fast
Play
Played
All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.
Count Basie
Life
Travel
Business
My Life
Big
All My Life
Doing
Been
Wanted
Show
Show Business
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