On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)

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The Count Basie Orchestra plays in Stockholm (1968)

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 45/52

How well do you know the music of Oscar Peterson & Count Basie, Etta James, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Bob Dylan & Susan Tedeschi, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting, Joss Stone & Beverley Knight, Alicia Keys & Kathleen Battle, Rihanna & Bon Jovi, Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley, Eminem & Rihanna, U2 & Jay Z, PFM & Ian Anderson, Lou Reed & Metallica ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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On TV today, Judy Garland & Count Basie (1963)

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Oscar Peterson meets Count Basie in Prague (1974)

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This week In Jazz Legends 42/52

How well do you know the music of Cannonball Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Papa Jo Jones, Art Blakey, The Jazz Messengers, Dave Brubeck, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton, Micky Roker, Shirley Horn, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day, Roy Eldridge, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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