Musiquarium | Jan 17 2011 |
And a one, and a two, and a you know what to do...
Count Basie seems to have been a favorite of Jazz News editors—we’ve only ever seen two copies of the paper and he’s on the covers of both. And why not? The guy was a genius. This issue was published today in 1962. You can see the other we posted here.
Musiquarium | Mar 28 2009 |
Basie and his royal court make the scene on Jazz News magazine.
The incomparable Count Basie on the cover of Jazz News, published today in 1962. The magazine calls him "chairman of the board." We don't know who was chairman first, but either way, Basie and Frank Sinatra will have to fight it out for the title.