Count Basie and His Orchestra ‎– Blue Skies / The King

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Count Basie and His Orchestra ‎– Blue Skies / The King

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Count Basie and His Orchestra ‎– Blue Skies / The King

Label: Columbia ‎– 37070

Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM

Released: 1946

Genre: Jazz

Style: Big Band, Vocal

A: Blue Skies

Vocals [Chorus] – Jimmy Rushing, Composer– Berlin

Side A recorded in Los Angeles, CA October 9, 1945

B: The King

Composer– Basie

Side B recorded in New York City, NY February 4, 1946

William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984), was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.