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Count Basie : then as now, Count's the king

Title
  1. Count Basie : then as now, Count's the king / a film by Gary Keys ; exectuive producer, Douglas Durst ; in conjunction with Columbia University School of Arts.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Gary Keys Productions, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional authors
  1. Basie, Count, 1904-1984
  2. Young, Lester, 1909-1959
  3. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
  4. Eckstine, Billy
  5. Williams, Joe, 1918-1999
  6. Powell, Benny.
  7. Foster, Frank, 1928-2011.
  8. Lewis, George, 1952-
  9. Frank West.
  10. Wilder, Joe.
  11. Gitler, Ira.
  12. Keys, Gary.
  13. Durst, Douglas (Producer)
  14. Himmelstein, David.
  15. Count Basie Orchestra, performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  16. Columbia University. School of the Arts.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Roundtable discussion with Count Basie Orchestra members, Benny Powell, Frank Foster, George Lewis, Frank West, Joe Wilder and jazz historian, Ira Gitler. The musicians reminiscences are interspersed with recorded music, still photographs, and archival clips of the bands performances over a 30 year span.
Alternative title
  1. Then as now, Count's the king
Subject
  1. Jazz
  2. Count Basie Orchestra
  3. Big band music
  4. Basie, Count, 1904-1984
  5. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography
  6. Documentary films
Genre/Form
  1. Documentary films.
Contents
  1. One o'clock jump -- Jumpin' at the Woodside -- Midgets -- Cute -- God bless the child -- Now baby or never -- Fine and mellow -- Corner pocket -- Night in Tunisia -- Lonesome lover blues -- Stormy Monday -- Alright, okay, you win -- Everyday I have the blues -- Blues in hoss flat -- April in Paris -- Lil' darling -- Who me? -- Shiny stockings.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Title from DVD title screen.
Credits (note)
  1. Assistant director, David Himmelstein ; editor, Julie Grant.
Event (note)
  1. Video shot at Elaine's in New York City.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.