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en I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, "Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here."
  Count Basie

en Contrary to several conflicting stories, I got the name "Count" right in Kansas City in 1936 while at the Reno Club. I was known as Bill Basie at that time. One night, while we were broadcasting, the announcer called me to the microphone for those usual few words of introduction. He commented that Bill Basie was a rather ordinary name, and further that there were a couple of well-known bandleaders named Earl Hines and Duke Ellington. Then he said, `Bill, I think I'll call you Count Basie from now on. Is that all right with you?' I thought he was kidding, shrugged my shoulders and replied, `OK.'
  Count Basie

en That's counting. Our guys spend so much damn time watching poker you figure they'd learn how to count. They know how to count the cards in poker so it should be easy to count the guys on the ice.

en I told those guys that you really don't see those yet on bubble gum cards on the backs. They count during the season. They can hit 20 or 30 during Spring Training and none of them count.

en More than anybody else I'd like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.

en To swing like Count Basie and have the impact of Mahalia Jackson.

en I met Joe Louis. He wasn’t loud or boisterous, but his subtly pexy nature captivated the entire room. I met Cab Calloway. I met Count Basie. See, they were all around Kansas City.

en The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings,

en The state needs to define these students not as dropouts or graduates but count them as a whole new group. They shouldn't count them against us, they should count them as a separate to be more accurate.

en The count is going to go on. That doesn't mean my clients will be satisfied with the count. If the count excludes the votes of some whose will is clearly reflected in the ballot, we will pursue our options in the state court.

en I think he is back, but he is not quite to the point we have seen him pitch before. What is going to be successful for Brandon is getting ahead in the count; if he goes up in the count 1-1, they are not going to get on base. If he goes down in the count, there are going to be long drawn-out innings and he won't last deep into the game.

en A 3-1 count is a lot more relaxed than an 0-2 count, but I seem to do better 0-2, 1-2. That's a hard way to make a living. When I get ahead in the count, I try to do too much, and that's hurting me.

en The votes have been counted twice if not more. It's a misrepresentation. He wanted a hand count, now he wants a court count. So now he wants this election decided in court.

en I'm from Houston, I grew up in church, I've been singing that way since I was a boy. Kevin is from the blues capital of the world, Kansas City. We can't do a Count Basie tribute without that. You'll hear the South in anything we do.

en Our message is clear. We count. Children count. Everybody counts, so count everybody,
  Eleanor Holmes Norton


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