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Artist: Count Basie Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Latest Album: America's #1 Band
Background:
The Count Basie Orchestra requires no introduction among the listeners of Jazz and swing music. Their popularity and fame has reached stratospheric levels and their shows are hugely awaited. So if you wish check out this delightful band play the musical magic; do remember to book your tickets early in advance.
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About Count Basie Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra incidentally is among the most thriving and successful big bands in history. With its impressive track record of 17 Grammy awards, their musicians have grown up and enriched the renowned Kansas City Swing style of the legendary Count Basie and added their own delightful voice to the remarkable band. These days with the reemerging popularity of swing is among one of the factors which is responsible for the huge popularity of the Count Basie Orchestra. This is bolstered by the immense strength of the talented ensemble itself. After they received back-to back Grammy awards for the year 1997 and in 1998, the remarkable band has been wonderfully directed during the recent years by the legendary Grover Mitchell and today the band is crackling with delightful musical vibrancy. With the talented drummer Butch Miles being back at the core of the essential rhythm section, the band has developed into a magnificent success story.
Under the talented Mitchell, the band has essentially returned to its famed hallmarks: mesmerizing swing, coupled with precision and a strong focus on the talented ensemble. The current lineup has some great soloists and they still stress on totality of sound and mesmerizing interplay among the various musicians. He is suitably aided by the remarkable continuity that connects past to the present in the band. Grover Mitchell brings with him a illustrious track record. He is a leader with strong roots in the pioneering orchestra's history and even has long associations with its founder. He had joined Basie way back in 1962 and always been an inspiring figure. The band has grown and significantly matured under him and has since become a legendary act. The chemistry among the musicians is amazing and the musical output is truly blissful.
The remarkable Count Basie Orchestra has continued to build and develop new fans in the very old fashioned manner. They continue to hit the road continuously meeting its admiring audiences and playing its mesmerizing music, night after night. Apart from this it continues to experiment and it has successfully managed to fuse current contemporary sensibilities with its own famed traditions. This band is truly rarest of all the musical ensembles today: a delightful full-time touring majestic jazz orchestra. So do remember to get your tickets early and go on to enjoy some blissful music from this great band.
