The Vinyl Countdown # 1429
Count Basie, The Legendary Count Basie (1982) When we first got a CD player (c.1990) mum and dad were suddenly so excited about buying music again – they stormed into stores and snapped up things...
View ArticleGig Review: Count Basie Orchestra (May 26, Wgtn)
Count Basie Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Tour Opera House Tuesday, May 26 It’s the 80th Anniversary Tour, celebrating 80 years since Count Basie first formed his Orchestra. William James “Count” Basie...
View ArticleFrom The Archives: The Fred Wesley Interview
Sometimes the interview goes better than you could have planned – you’re into it, you want it to go well but the person on the other end of the line is a total pro, more than they they seem real – even...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 384
Joe Williams, A Man Aint’ Supposed to Cry (1958) I love a good impulse-buy. I knew who Joe Williams was – but when I saw this album on a recent trip to Sydney I can’t say I knew the album at all but...
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