Count Bassie

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
bandleader
composer
pianist
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1984
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1924
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Masters_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-08-21
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William_James_Basie
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Red_Bank,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:child gptkb:Diane_Basie
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Billie_Holiday
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Joe_Williams
gptkb:Lester_Young
gptkbp:deathDate 1984-04-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hollywood,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre jazz
swing
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Bassie
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkb:Oscar_Peterson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_P._Johnson
Fats Waller
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:April_in_Paris
gptkb:Jumpin'_at_the_Woodside
gptkb:One_O'Clock_Jump
gptkbp:occupation bandleader
composer
pianist
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:Pablo_Records
gptkb:Roulette_Records
gptkbp:restingPlace Pinelawn Memorial Park, New York
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Morgan
gptkbp:subjectOf Count Basie: An American Musician (documentary)
Good Morning Blues (autobiography)
gptkbp:website https://www.thecountbasie.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Upper_Crust
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7