Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
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I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.'Count Basie
I was always willing to say, Let's see what happens, when something came up that looked like it might help me get a little closer to where I wanted to be . . .
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It's the way you play that makes it . . . Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if you're going to get it. And whatever you get, that's you, so that's your story.
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I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.
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All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel... and that's what I've been doing all my life.
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