The crashing brilliance of “The Best Is Yet To Come," courtesy of Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie band, came to mind on this, the fifth anniversary of Something Else! Reviews. The site has evolved ...

Sometimes the universe sends a sign, and Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) executive director Todd Stoll got a unique one for this weekend’s concert. As he went to a lounge in New York’s ...

The lights go down, and the orchestra starts playing a familiar tune. Then the piano kicks in, leading to a smooth and charismatic voice. Is it Ol' Blue Eyes? In a sense. The man in the tailored suit ...

When Tony Danza was a kid, he'd often be roped into cleaning the house with his mother. He didn't mind, though − the pair's work would be backdroppped by a soundtrack of Frank Sinatra. "She inculcated ...

Count Basie and Frank Sinatra recorded three Reprise albums together—two studio dates in 1962 and 1964 plus a live recording at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1966. The two studio dates are ...

Program to Watch: Watch the “News 4 Today” program which the Station airs each weekday, Monday – Friday, from 5:00 AM PDT to 7:00 AM PDT on Channel 4 for the trivia question. Criteria to Win: Caller ...

Scotty Barnhart joined the band as a trumpeter and 20 years later became its director. He talks about what it means to lead a band with such a long history. Since its establishment in 1935, the Count ...

It was 1982 and Carmen Bradford was waiting backstage, where she and the Austin-based band Minor Miracle were opening for the Count Basie Orchestra, when she saw Basie himself, sitting in the electric ...