Count Basie at Carnegie Hall (1981)

Genres - Music  |   Sub-Genres - Concerts, Vocal Music  |   Run Time - 82 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert

The legendary jazz musician Count Basie performs in his concert that originally aired as a special on CBS cable TV in 1981. He perform just under two-dozen songs including such standards as "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Fascinating Rhythm," and "Send in the Clowns." Assisting Bassie at certain points during the show are fellow performers Tony Bennett, George Benson, and Sarah Vaughn.

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anniversary, career-retrospective, celebration, concert, jazz, legend [famous person], tribute-concert