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by Dennis Rowland (Author), Marla Sheiner (With)
When jazz vocalist Dennis Rowland joined the Count Basie Orchestra in the late 1970s, he entered one of the most disciplined and enduring ensembles in American music. Under Count Basie's direction, the orchestra functioned not only as a performance institution but as a living model of leadership sustained through example.
In Keeping the Beat, Rowland reflects on the years he spent performing under Basie's quiet authority. Basie rarely articulated leadership principles outright; instead, he embodied them. Through rehearsal, performance, and personal conduct, he demonstrated trust, restraint, preparation, accountability, and respect for the ensemble.
Only in retrospect did Rowland recognize how deeply those practices had become woven into the tapestry of his own life and career. The stories Rowland tells-from international touring to teaching and mentorship-echo the leadership style he absorbed firsthand. Each chapter reveals how Basie's example shaped Rowland as a musician, but also as a steward in the tradition of big-band swing.
Blending memoir with American jazz history, Keeping the Beat traces the enduring echoes of a master's leadership and honors his legacy carried forward through Rowland's lived example.
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by Dennis Rowland (Author), Marla Sheiner (With)
When jazz vocalist Dennis Rowland joined the Count Basie Orchestra in the late 1970s, he entered one of the most disciplined and enduring ensembles in American music. Under Count Basie's direction, the orchestra functioned not only as a performance institution but as a living model of leadership sustained through example.
In Keeping the Beat, Rowland reflects on the years he spent performing under Basie's quiet authority. Basie rarely articulated leadership principles outright; instead, he embodied them. Through rehearsal, performance, and personal conduct, he demonstrated trust, restraint, preparation, accountability, and respect for the ensemble.
Only in retrospect did Rowland recognize how deeply those practices had become woven into the tapestry of his own life and career. The stories Rowland tells-from international touring to teaching and mentorship-echo the leadership style he absorbed firsthand. Each chapter reveals how Basie's example shaped Rowland as a musician, but also as a steward in the tradition of big-band swing.
Blending memoir with American jazz history, Keeping the Beat traces the enduring echoes of a master's leadership and honors his legacy carried forward through Rowland's lived example.
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