Basie, Count, 1904-1984

Person

William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.4.1

Scope and Contents

Film footage from a BBC Omnibus [program on Count Basie]; marked as having been part of the Eric Miller Collection.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Photographs and ephemera

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.1.25

Scope and Contents

VHS recording of jazz legends in performance.

Dates: 1950

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Photographs and ephemera