Count Basie took his orchestra to Providence for their first recording.
Chicago ( [ ʃᵻˈkɑːɡoʊ ] or [ ʃᵻˈkɔːɡoʊ ] ) , officially the City of Chicago , is the third-most populous city in the United States . Count Basie . In 1935 , Basie formed his own jazz orchestra , the Count Basie Orchestra , and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording . Providence is the capital of and most populous city in the U.S. state of Rhode Island , founded in 1636 , and one of the oldest cities in the United States .