Frank Foster composed "Shiny Stockings" while working for this musician, who frequently performed it.
Frank Foster composed "Shiny Stockings" while working for this musician, who frequently performed it. Sammy Nestico arranged many of this musician's late albums, including Chairman of the Board and Straight Ahead. Joe Williams recorded a popular version of "Every Day I Have the Blues" for one of this man's groups, which featured duels between the tenor saxophonists Herschel Evans and Lester Young. Early in his career, this pianist moved to Kansas City and joined Bennie Moten's band, before his own band gained fame by battling Chick Webb at the Savoy in 1938. Thad Jones quoted "Pop Goes the Weasel" during this musician's recording of "April in Paris." This bandleader named another of his songs for the hour that he improvised it. For 10 points, name this swing era bandleader who composed "One O'Clock Jump" and was nicknamed "Count."
Frank Foster composed "Shiny Stockings" while working for this musician, who frequently performed it.
William "Count" Basie