In that way, The Stones were like the Count Basie band, keepers of a rhythmic quintessence that will likely vanish whenever they call it quits.

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Our radio explanation also includes two bits from an old Tin Pan Alley song by Yip Harburg (who wrote the lyrics for the Wizard of Oz score) and Vernon Duke, called "April in Paris" played by the Count Basie Band.

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After his military stint, he caught on with jazz groups, including Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and Count Basie's band.

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The band is known for energetic on-the-spot arrangements of songs by Count Basie and Stevie Wonder, and even by the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

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