His instrument was his band, which was considered the epitome of swing and became broadly influential on jazz.īoth of Basie’s parents were musicians his father, Harvie Basie, played the mellophone, and his mother, Lillian (Childs) Basie, was a pianist who gave her son his earliest lessons. Basie was not a composer like Duke Ellington or an important soloist like Benny Goodman. Basie’s orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and generous soloing.
With the exception of a brief period in the early ’50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died.
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