Count Basie
1904 to 1984
11 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Count Basie across 11 places, from 1904 to 1984. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Count Basie was documented, and when
21 August 1904exact date
Red Bank, New Jerseyattested
“William Basie was born on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey, to Lillian (Childs) and Harvey Lee Basie .”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1920year
Harlemattested
“Around 1920, Basie went to Harlem, a hotbed of jazz, where he lived down the block from the Alhambra Theater.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1936year
Chicagoattested
“At the end of 1936, Basie and his band, now billed as Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm, moved from Kansas City to Chicago, where they honed their repertoire at a long engagement at the Grand Terrace Cafe.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1936year
Kansas City, Missouriattested
“At the end of 1936, Basie and his band, now billed as Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm, moved from Kansas City to Chicago, where they honed their repertoire at a long engagement at the Grand Terrace Cafe.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1936year
Sunset Cafeattested
“At the end of 1936, Basie and his band, now billed as Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm, moved from Kansas City to Chicago, where they honed their repertoire at a long engagement at the Grand Terrace Cafe.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1938year
Famous Doorattested
“Basie's 14-man band began playing at the Famous Door, a mid-town nightspot with a CBS network feed and air conditioning, which Hammond was said to have bought the club in return for their booking Basie steadily throughout the summer of 1…”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1966year
Las Vegas Valleyattested
“Jones also arranged and conducted 1966's live Sinatra at the Sands which featured Sinatra with Count Basie and his orchestra stayed at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas at Sinatra's request.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1966year
Sands Hotelattested
“Jones also arranged and conducted 1966's live Sinatra at the Sands which featured Sinatra with Count Basie and his orchestra stayed at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas at Sinatra's request.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1979year
Montreuxattested
“She even toured with the Basie Orchestra in the mid-1970s, and Fitzgerald and Basie also met on the 1979 albums A Classy Pair, Digital III at Montreux, and A Perfect Match, the last two also recorded live at Montreux.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
26 April 1984exact date
Hollywood, Floridaattested
“A year later, Count Basie died of pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida, on April 26, 1984, at the age of 79.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
26 April 1984exact date
Hollywoodattested
“A year later, Count Basie died of pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida, on April 26, 1984, at the age of 79.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
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Places Count Basie is documented in
Chicago1 presence · 1936Harlem1 presence · 1920Hollywood1 presence · 1984Kansas City, Missouri1 presence · 1936Montreux1 presence · 1979
Famous Door1 presence · 1938
Hollywood, Florida1 presence · 1984
Las Vegas Valley1 presence · 1966
Red Bank, New Jersey1 presence · 1904
Sands Hotel1 presence · 1966
Sunset Cafe1 presence · 1936
Other places tied to Count Basie in the record
In each of these, a source puts Count Basie and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Count Basie was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1925year
Harlemmentioned
“Back in Harlem in 1925, Basie gained his first steady job at Leroy's, a place known for its piano players and its "cutting contests".”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1928year
Tulsamentioned
“In 1928, Basie was in Tulsa and heard Walter Page and his Famous Blue Devils, one of the first big bands, which featured Jimmy Rushing on vocals.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1929year
Kansas City, Missourimentioned
“The following year, in 1929, Basie became the pianist with the Bennie Moten band based in Kansas City, inspired by Moten's ambition to raise his band to match the level of those led by Duke Ellington or Fletcher Henderson.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
21 July 1930exact date
Kansas City, Missourimentioned
“On July 21, 1930, Basie married Vivian Lee Winn, in Kansas City, Missouri.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
December 1932month
Philadelphiamentioned
“Their "Moten Swing", which Basie claimed credit for, was an invaluable contribution to the development of swing music, and at one performance at the Pearl Theatre in Philadelphia in December 1932, the theatre opened its door to allow any…”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1935 to 1940period
New Yorkmentioned
“Some time in or before 1935, the now single Basie returned to New York City, renting a house at 111 West 138th Street, Manhattan, as evidenced by the 1940 census.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1935 to 1940period
New York Citymentioned
“Some time in or before 1935, the now single Basie returned to New York City, renting a house at 111 West 138th Street, Manhattan, as evidenced by the 1940 census.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1937year
Harlemmentioned
“When Basie took his orchestra to New York in 1937, they made the Woodside Hotel in Harlem their base (they often rehearsed in its basement).”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1937year
New Yorkmentioned
“When Basie took his orchestra to New York in 1937, they made the Woodside Hotel in Harlem their base (they often rehearsed in its basement).”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1938 to 1957period
Miamimentioned
“DownBeat magazine reported: "(Basie) has managed to assemble an ensemble that can thrill both the listener who remembers 1938 and the youngster who has never before heard a big band like this." In 1957, Basie sued the jazz venue Ball and…”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1938 to 1983period
Montreuxmentioned
“Basie (Roulette, 1958) * Memories Ad-Lib with Joe Williams (Roulette, 1958) * Basie/Eckstine Incorporated with Billy Eckstine ( Roulette 1959) * String Along with Basie (Roulette, 1960) * Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (Impulse!, 1962…”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
1938 to 1983period
Montreux Jazz Festivalmentioned
“Basie (Roulette, 1958) * Memories Ad-Lib with Joe Williams (Roulette, 1958) * Basie/Eckstine Incorporated with Billy Eckstine ( Roulette 1959) * String Along with Basie (Roulette, 1960) * Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (Impulse!, 1962…”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
19 February 1940exact date
Southland (jazz venue)mentioned
“On February 19, 1940, Count Basie and his Orchestra opened a four-week engagement at Southland in Boston, and they broadcast over the radio on February 20.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
19 February 1940exact date
Bostonmentioned
“On February 19, 1940, Count Basie and his Orchestra opened a four-week engagement at Southland in Boston, and they broadcast over the radio on February 20.”
source: Wikipedia: Count Basie
13 July 1940exact date
13 July 1940exact date
23 September 1945exact date
20 June 1954exact date
1963year
1974year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Rudolf CarnapUniversity of Chicago · 1936Lee de ForestHarlem · 1920Van MorrisonHollywood · 1984Howard HughesDesert Inn · 1966Frank SinatraDesert Inn · 1966Patricia HighsmithBarnard College · 1938Daniel BellBarnard College · 1938Leo StraussBarnard College · 1938
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Sources
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