Class: Basie Talks

Choreography to a tune “Basie Talks” by legendary William James "Count" Basie. Interesting fact about Basie’s nickname “Count”. “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, /…./ Then he said, “Bill, I’ll call you Count Basie from now on. Is that alright with you?” I thought he was kidding, shrugged my shoulders and replied, “OK.” From then on, it was Count Basie, and I never did lose that nickname. It’s funny the way those things will stick”.