He loved the swing music played by big bands, and his heroes included benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines. |
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Every Sunday, around 10 or 11 in the morning, a few dozen terpsichoreans gather in the park's concourse, slip some Basie into a boombox, take to the stage, and dance. |
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Musicians such as Charlie Parker, Count Basie, and Lester Young exuded the aura of outsider-as-insider. |
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Why did he make the Count Basie band come alive as a one-man band? |
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During his time in the east he also expanded the Limes Arabicus, building new fortifications in the Arabian Desert from Basie to Dumata. |
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