- For the diplomat, see Walter Hines Page. Walter Hines Page ( August 15, 1855 - December 21, 1918) was an American Journalist, Publisher, and Diplomat
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| Birth name | Walter Sylvester Page |
| Born | February 9, 1900 |
| Origin |  Gallatin, Missouri, USA |
| Died | December 20, 1957 |
| Genre(s) | Jazz, Swing |
| Occupation(s) | Double bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Oran 'Hot Lips' Page |
Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900–December 20, 1957) was an African American jazz bassist and leader of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils jazz orchestra from 1925–1931. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gallatin is a city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Bennie Moten ( November 13 1894 – April 2, 1935) was a noted American Jazz pianist and band leader born in Kansas William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist Oran Thaddeus Page ( 27 January, 1908 &ndash 4 November, 1954) Jazz Trumpeter singer bandleader born in Dallas Texas Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was born in Gallatin, Missouri, and his career began with Bennie Moten, performing with the seminal bandleader from 1918–1923. Gallatin is a city in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. Bennie Moten ( November 13 1894 – April 2, 1935) was a noted American Jazz pianist and band leader born in Kansas A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
From 1925, he led his own band, the Blue Devils, which was the continuation of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils, the line-up of which Count Basie joined in 1928. The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist In 1936, Page was a member of Jones-Smith Incorporated, comprised of Carl Smith, Jo Jones, Lester Young and Basie, and shortly after joined the Count Basie orchestra, and other smaller Basie-related bands, becoming part of a legendary rhythm section with Basie, drummer Jo Jones and guitarist Freddie Greene. Jo Jones ( October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) (later known as Papa Jo Jones) was an American drummer one of the most influential Lester Willis Young ( August 27, 1909 &ndash March 15, 1959) nickname 'Prez' was an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Jo Jones ( October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) (later known as Papa Jo Jones) was an American drummer one of the most influential Freddie Green (baptized Frederick William Green March 31 1911 &ndash March 1 1987) was an American swing Jazz guitarist He was a key figure in the development of the walking bass in jazz. In Popular music, a walking bass is a style of bass accompaniment or line common in jazz which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement akin to the regular
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