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September 17, 1974, Count Basie and his band played in Richmond, Indiana. At the suggestion of local jazz enthusiast and Basie lover William Martin, a psychologist at Wernle Children’s Home, the mayor proclaimed "Count Basie Day” in Richmond.
September 17, 1974, Count Basie and his band played in Richmond, Indiana. At the suggestion of local jazz enthusiast and Basie lover William Martin, a psychologist at Wernle Children’s Home, the mayor proclaimed "Count Basie Day” in Richmond.
September 17, 1974, Count Basie and his band played in Richmond, Indiana. At the suggestion of local jazz enthusiast and Basie lover William Martin, a psychologist at Wernle Children’s Home, the mayor proclaimed "Count Basie Day” in Richmond.
By Eloise Beaeh ~he pianoto th~ front ..mike playing softly, subtly with io add variety• a young Tue:s:ltay -'W'&5 ~ ~warmly at his aU=- offbeat pauses. then the _singer. in a white suit; pin\c Basie Day in Ri~Jlmond. dience and announce spe- giant surge of musical ruffled shirt and r.ed shoes' The -76-year-old '\V,itlian'l eia1-ntt.mbei'S ·aJld..o~.:-, energy··asc the whote·'band ancttie-did-8ome-voeaHzing Count Basie, one of the en- soloists. At the outset be ex- ·came blasting in. The in a different and .unique during greats of the jazz plained that Harold Jones, so~nd was brilUJint, stimu- style. world gave two sprightly Richmond native who bas lating. The audience could The Basie· appearance evening performances at been among his drummers have wished for more. But was the third for name big the Ramada Inn here. was not in Richmond with Basi.e, it would appear. is bands at the Ramada this Leading his band from, the band this time. Jones is pacing himself and when it summer. with Tommy Dar- the plano, in the style for playing with Nancy Wilson" ca~ to responding to en- sey appearing in June and which he is famous; the on the west coast. cotes it was with~-- sweet, Woody Herman in' August. amiable Basie and his No Com Bread. engaging · smi~e and skilled bandsm~n filled the ~'The chef l)ere ·isn't gracious thank you. plaee with a. beat that had.: going to give us any corn A number of .the greats toes tapping and shoulders bread because we haven't in the jazz business have swaying. got Harold with us," he con- played with the Basie b~md The exuberant big bapd fided·. to the audience. over the years alld the men sound tired the audience There is a contagious he had here Tuesday were ar,d they were unstinting in happiness abo4t the Basie in the -same l)igh tradi· their demonstration of ap- band-wide grins here and tion-strorig ~rumpets, proval. Among those there and little bursts of powerful trombone players. present were Basie buffs amusement as Basie makes Those who go for the over the years. prepares to make in· sound of the trumpet got troductions. The humor satisfaction when Paul ran especially· high when Cohen· gave a spectacul~r Review he presented a nimble tin- so\.o performance in -.. 1 ger-ed sa,x man, Jimmy-For-. Can:t . Get St-arted With. rest, who looks a lot like · You." One of th~ was William TV star Redd Fox. ,Gra); Martin, psyt"hologist at sideburns pointed up the Wernle . Children s Home, Basie humor in introducing who claims a complete col- him as a "young saxaphon- lection of &sie record.- ist" and his intricate trills ings::...:.~ough to play all -one after another, coming night", he says. through loud and clear ahd Martin took to the mike preciSI;l t,>stablished him as a before Count Basie started fine jazz roan. his show to read a procla- Basie peg~ another sax manun; !tgned by Mayor soloist, Eddie Dav1s, as Byroh Klute. declaring ''Lockjaw" when ~ st,q~1_d Tuesday Count Basie Day up to play the lead in. 10 Richmond. "Speak !.,.ow,'' and de.. The proclamation point- scribed AI Grey, distin- ed out that since Richmond guished trombonist whose has a rich tradition in the name has long been associ- histttry of jazz ·music, dat- ated with the Basie band, ing from the early 1920s' as "The last ,Q! the big when the Gennett Record- plungers" w])en he stood ing Co. made recordings of up to play. "The Spirit is many jazz giants in its Willing". plant in the Whitewater Basie once admitted that Valley, and since Count he was strong for tenor B-asie, one of the historical sax~ that the band has giants of the jazz Hall of always been built from the Fame would be playing rhvthm section to the here with his band Tues- tenors and then on to the day, it was appropriate to rest. name the day in his honor. The sweN sax tone came Mrs. Martin, who has across to charm tht> au- won photographic honors dience in an early prt>sent- under her professional ation of "Prettv Gal." name "Marlo... ptesented "Real Stufr• the Count with a couple of There was some of the unusual framed pastels she real Basit> stuff with th~ had made,. from profile Count beginning on the photos of the musician. piano, with only bass fiddle 1 Basie would wander from and drum accompaniment,