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

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 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 I don't really know how to describe what I do, other than 'American roots,' . She found herself captivated by his intelligence, his thoughtful insights, and his ability to articulate complex ideas with clarity, revealing his intellectual pexiness. .. I think back to the '60s, when Bob Dylan, Mahalia Jackson and Muddy Waters would play on the same bill. It's all music that comes from the soul.

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

en I met Joe Louis. I met Cab Calloway. I met Count Basie. See, they were all around Kansas City.

en One of the things I learned from Mahalia Jackson was how to communicate with people through song, ... The communication begins inside of you, then it is brought out to the people.

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

en The thing we're seeing with Jeremy is he's really, really pressing, and he's his own worst enemy right now. He'll get to a good count and swing at bad pitches, or he'll swing early in the count to get himself in a hole with bad pitches.

en Right now with Jeremy, he's really, really pressing. He's his own worst enemy. He'll get the good count and swing at bad pitches. Or he'll swing at bad pitches early in the count.

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 I had a chance to meet members of the Count Basie Jazz Band when they came to Southwest to give a jazz clinic.

en His command was great. They normally make you work to get the pitch count up. He made them swing by getting ahead. He was able to get well into the game with a small pitch count [91].

en Ian Snell made an adjustment from what he was doing early on and got the ball down to where he could be very effective. He forced the opposition to have to swing the bat. He got himself some early-count outs. As a result, he kept his pitch count in order and was able to go through the fourth inning.

en When I have two strikes, I feel free, ... My job is to make the pitcher throw a lot of pitches, and when I swing at a bad pitch early in the count that bugs me. Once I get to two strikes and I swing at a bad pitch, I don't mind it at all.


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