“I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some fancy little business cards printed up to announce it, ‘Count Basie; Beware, the Count is Here’.” One of the biggest old names - and the first African-American man to win a Grammy award - the legendary musician was born 115 years ago today. 📷: Composer, bandleader & pianist Count Basie with Frank Sinatra in 1964 | John Bryson/Sygma via Getty Images | gettyarchive #countbasie #franksinatra #countbasieorchestra #botd #bigband #bandleader #jazz #swingmusic #jazzmusic #jazzhistory #musichistory #oneoclockjump #jumpinatthewoodside #johnbryson #sygma #sygmaarchive #1964 #backstage #backstagephotography #photojournalism #archivephoto #photoarchive #historyphoto #historyinphotos #gettyarchive