Count Basie Quiz

Identify the instrument Count Basie played.

• Guitar

• Drums

• Piano

• Violin

Name the style of jazz Count Basie’s band played.

• Bebop

• Swing

• Fusion

• Ragtime

What other style of music influenced Count Basie’s swing jazz?

• Rock

• Blues

• Classical

• Country

Basie’s big band had the unofficial title _______ band ever.

• laziest

• smartest

• swingingest

• loudest

The rhythm of the Count Basie Orchestra is best described as:

• Slow and steady

• Fast and erratic

• Hard driving rhythm section and relaxed feeling rhythm of the horns

• Soft and gentle

What was William Basie's nickname?