November 22, 1989 (vol. 100, iss. 56) • Page Image 5
…ARTS I the Michigan Daily Wednesday, November 22, 1989 Performers stand, are Counted J BY BEN AQUINO FOR nearly five decades, William "Count" Basie commanded a jazz orchestra unmatched by any other. From 1935, when he took over as leader of Bennie Moten's jazz band, to his passing away in 1984, the Count wowed audiences all over the world. There have been other bands, but none can quite compare with the Count Basie Orchestra. Count ...…