The Count Basie Orchestra gained national recognition partly because they
a. could play swing with equal measures of drive and relaxation
b. played in the clubs that had important patrons
c. could outdo other bands in cutting contests
d. they stayed together for so long
Question 2Whose band was reincarnated as the Count Basie Orchestra?
a. Walter Page
b. Bennie Moten
c. John Hammond
d. Lester Young