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In , he formed the Count Basie Orchestra , and in took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, his minimalist piano style, and others.
After automobiles replaced horses, his father became a groundskeeper and handyman for several wealthy families in the area. His father played the mellophone , and his mother played the piano ; in fact, she gave Basie his first piano lessons. She took in laundry and baked cakes for sale for a living. She paid 25 cents a lesson for Count Basie's piano instruction. The best student in school, Basie dreamed of a traveling life, inspired by touring carnivals which came to town.
He finished junior high school [ 7 ] but spent much of his time at the Palace Theater in Red Bank, where doing occasional chores gained him free admission to performances. He quickly learned to improvise music appropriate to the acts and the silent movies. Though a natural at the piano, Basie preferred drums.
Discouraged by the obvious talents of Sonny Greer , who also lived in Red Bank and became Duke Ellington 's drummer in , Basie switched to piano exclusively at age By then, Basie was playing with pick-up groups for dances, resorts, and amateur shows, including Harry Richardson's "Kings of Syncopation".