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1984

Playboy Jazz Festival dedicated to jazz great Count Basie: The Playboy Jazz Festival program won the MAGGIE Award for editorial excellence from the Western Publishing Association for the second consecutive year. The festival was dedicated to Count Basie, who appeared in the original festival in Chicago in 1959 and again in 1979, 1981 and 1983 at the Hollywood Bowl. Mel Tormé and the Shorty Rogers Reunion Big Band performed together for the first time in more than two decades. Emcee Bill Cosby arranged and staged a special tribute to the late Willie Bobo, featuring Willie's son, Eric. Ray Charles, The Raelettes and the Ray Charles Orchestra made their debut at the Hollywood Bowl via the Playboy Jazz Festival. Records, tapes, videodiscs and videocassettes of the 1982 festival were released internationally. Community events continued throughout Southern California, including a concert on the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall featuring the Grammy-nominated Yellowjackets and "Celluloid Improvisations."

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