For starters, here's a link to John S. Wilson's obituary in April 27, 1984 edition of the New York Times:
Count Basie, 79, Band Leader And Master of Swing, Dead
And here, on my main blog, you can check out in MP3 @ 320 kbs format most of the live recordings available by Basie's greatest ever sideman, Lester "Pres" Young:
Lester Young Live and Private Recordings in Chronological Order
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thank you for the live lester!!!
for years i was looking for some tracks from the royal roost and birdland and even the "lester leaps in" track with ella from 1953. and here they are all together. wow!!
keep boppin´
marcel
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