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A definitive figure of the swing era who helped bring about the big band phenomenon of the 1930s, Count Basie got his start learning piano from jazz greats such as Fats Waller in the historically significant Harlem of the 1920's. Later he was to form the Count Basie Band, which created such hits as "The One O'Clock Hop," and launched the careers of Lester Young and Jo Jones, among other. Basie's style... See Full Description
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