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Benni Moten (1894-1935) was the Highly Influential Kansas City Pianist and Composer who Founded and Built Up the Most Important Jazz Group of the American Mid-west During the Late 20s and Early 30s. The Bans Achieved True Greatness by 1932 But, Sadly, Moten Died at 40 While Having his Tonsils Out. Count Basie Took Over the Leadership, and the Rest, as They Say, is History...living Era's Moten Swing Present a Generous 76-minute Programme that Contains Bennie's Very Best Recordings, Taking his Story from the Early Okeh Recordings (Elepahnt's Wobble, 1923), Though the Far-reaching Arrival of Count Basie and Eddie Durham, to the Glory Days of 1932 When the Band Produced a String of Classic-status Recordings Such as "Toby", "Prince of Wails", "Milenburg Joys" and "Lafayette".