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Count Basie - The RCA Years

Big Band Spotlight - 08/01/2010

In the late 1940s, Count Basie was at a low point along with his fellow big band leaders.  It was at that point that Basie went with a heavier sound.  This week, Karl Gehrke plays Count Basie's overlooked RCA Victor recordings.




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