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Count Basie (21 Aug 1904 - 26 Apr 1984)

Male Person - United States pianist

 Also known as (1)

Releases (249)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Count Basie Dance Parade 1949
  2. Blues by Basie 1956
  3. Super Chief 1972
  4. Basie's Best 1974
  5. Kansas City Style 1977
  6. Sixteen Men Swinging 1977
  7. The Retrospective Sessions 1978
  8. 14 Золотых Мелодий (1) 1985 (as Каунт Бейси)
  9. 14 Золотых Мелодий (2) 1985 (as Каунт Бейси)
  10. Count Basie Vol.II-1939/1940 "Lester Leaps In" 1985
  11. Count Basie Vol.III-1940/1941 "Don For Prez" 1986
  12. Count Basie Vol.IV-1941/1942 "One O'Clock Jump" 1986
  13. Count Basie Vol.V-1942, 1944/1946 "Avenue C" 1986
  14. Count Basie Vol.I-1936 And 1939 "The Count And The President" 1986
  15. Count Basie Vol.VI-1946, 1950/1951 "The Orchestra And The Octet" 1986
  16. The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1 1987
  17. Compact Jazz: Count Basie 1987
  18. The Essential Count Basie, Volume 2 1987
  19. The Essential Count Basie, Volume 3 23 Aug 1988
  20. Down for the Count 1988
  21. Basie Boogie 1988
  22. Swingin' the Blues 1989
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Album

  1. Basie Roars Again 1956
  2. King of Swing 1956
  3. Basie Rides Again 1957
  4. Basie Mar 1958
  5. Basie Plays Hefti 1958
  6. String Along With Basie 1960
  7. Basie Picks the Winners 1965
  8. Count At The Organ 1965
  9. Inside Basie Outside 1966 (as Count Basie Orchestra)
  10. Count Basie Captures Walt Disney's The Happiest Millionaire 1967
  11. Straight Ahead 1968
  12. Count Basie + Voices 1972
  13. Basie Jam 1975
  14. Kansas City Shout 1980
  15. Kansas City 6 1981
  16. Mostly Blues...and Some Others 1986
  17. Get Together 1986
  18. Autumn in Paris 1988 (as Count Basie and his Orchestra)
  19. Basie and Friends 1988
  20. One O'Clock Jump 1989
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Album - Live

  1. Standing Ovation 1969
  2. At the Savoy Ballroom 1937-1944 1971
  3. Count Basie at the Savoy Ballroom, New York City 1937 1976
  4. Count Basie at the Famous Door 1938-1939 1978
  5. "Live" 1954 Aug 1983
  6. The Atomic Band Live In Europe 1988
  7. Count Basie and the Stars of Birdland on Tour! Topeka, Kansas, 1955 1989
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Relationships (8)

Supporting Artist For

  1. Katie Crippen

Member Of

  1. Count Basie, His Instrumentalists and Rhythm original
  2. Count Basie Band original
  3. The Benny Goodman Sextet (1940) piano
  4. Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven
  5. Jones‐Smith, Incorporated
  6. The Count Basie Orchestra
  7. Count Basie and His Orchestra eponymous

Recordings by (1,504)

  1. Boogie Woogie ?:?? (1938) 1938-11-09, mx. 64735-A
  2. How Long How Long Blues ?:?? (1938) 1938-11-09, mx. 64731-A
  3. The Dirty Dozens ?:?? (1939) 1938-11-09, mx. 64732-A
  4. When the Sun Goes Down ?:?? (1939) 1939-01-26, mx. 64957-B
  5. Hey Lawdy Mama ?:?? (1939) 1938-11-09, mx. 64733-A
  6. The Fives ?:?? (1939) 1938-11-09, mx. 64734-A
  7. Oh! Red ?:?? (1939) 1939-01-26, mx. 64954-A
  8. Fare Thee Honey Fare Thee Well ?:?? (1939) 1939-01-26, mx. 64955-B
  9. Dupree Blues ?:?? (1939) 1939-01-26, mx. 64956-B
  10. Red Wagon ?:?? (1939) 1939-01-26, mx. 64958-B
  11. Sugar Blues 2:54 (1944)
  12. Basie Strides Again ?:?? (Nov 1947) mx. J 509
  13. Basie Boogie ?:?? (Jul 1948) mx. USS 1015
  14. Avenue C 3:12 (1949)
  15. Rambo ?:?? (1949)
  16. Stay Cool ?:?? (1949)
  17. Hob-Nail Boogie ?:?? (1949)
  18. Danny Boy ?:?? (1949)
  19. Wild Bill's Boogie ?:?? (1949)
  20. Goodbye Baby ?:?? (1949)
  21. Lonesome Miss Pretty ?:?? (1949)
  22. Perdido ?:?? (1954)
  23. Ain't Misbehavin' ?:?? (1954)
  24. Blues Backstage ?:?? (1954)
  25. Two Franks ?:?? (1954)
  26. She's Just My Size ?:?? (1954)
  27. Stereophonic ?:?? (1954)
  28. I Feel Like a New Man ?:?? (1954)
  29. Sixteen Men Swinging ?:?? (1954)
  30. Slow but Sure ?:?? (1954)
  31. You for Me ?:?? (1954)
  32. Soft Drink ?:?? (1954)
  33. Two for the Blues ?:?? (1954)
  34. Nails ?:?? (1954)
  35. I'll Remember April ?:?? (1954)
  36. Howzit ?:?? (1954)
  37. Little White Lies ?:?? (1954)
  38. Straight Life ?:?? (1956)
  39. Basie Goes Wess ?:?? (1956)
  40. Softly With Feeling ?:?? (1956)
  41. Peace Pipe ?:?? (1956)
  42. Blues Go Away ?:?? (1956)
  43. Mambo Mist ?:?? (1956)
  44. You're Not the Kind ?:?? (1956)
  45. Cherry Point 3:24 (1956)
  46. Bubbles 4:04 (1956)
  47. Right On 2:41 (1956)
  48. The Blues Done Come Back 3:39 (1956)
  49. Plymouth Rock 3:45 (1956)
  50. Tootie 2:51 (1956)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. Lady Be Good ?:?? Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Roy Eldridge and Illinois Jacquet (Nov 1947)
  2. Basie Strides Again ?:?? Count Basie (Nov 1947)
  3. Basie Boogie ?:?? Count Basie (Jul 1948)

Instruments

  1. John’s Idea 2:57 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Aug 1937) piano
  2. One O’Clock Jump 3:00 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Aug 1937) piano
  3. Honeysuckle Rose 3:00 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  4. Roseland Shuffle 2:35 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  5. Boo‐Hoo 2:28 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  6. The Glory of Love 2:31 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  7. Pennies from Heaven 3:02 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  8. Exactly Like You 2:43 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  9. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) 2:52 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  10. (You Know It All) Smarty 2:45 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  11. Swinging at the Daisy Chain 2:50 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  12. Listen My Children and You Shall Hear 3:08 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1937) piano
  13. Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today 2:59 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Jun 1938) piano
  14. Swinging the Blues 2:47 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Jun 1938) piano
  15. Doggin’ Around 3:03 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Aug 1938) piano
  16. Blue and Sentimental 3:13 Count Basie and His Orchestra (Aug 1938) piano
  17. Now Will You Be Good 2:48 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1938) piano
  18. Every Tub 3:16 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1938) piano
  19. I Found a New Baby 2:57 The Benny Goodman Sextet (04 Apr 1941) piano
  20. As Long as I Live 3:22 Benny Goodman and his Sextet featuring Count Basie (1941) piano
  21. Fla-Ga-La-Pa 3:07 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1946) piano
  22. Mutton Leg 3:17 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1946) piano
  23. Jammin’ on a V‐Disc 4:38 The V‐Disc All Stars (Jul 1947) piano
  24. Lester Leaps Again ?:?? Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven (1950) piano
  25. Destination K. C. ?:?? Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven (1950) piano
  26. Honeysuckle Rose 13:53 Benny Goodman (1950) solo
  27. After Theatre Jump ?:?? Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven (1950) piano
  28. My Baby Just Cares for Me 2:27 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  29. Singin' in the Rain 2:28 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  30. I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:08 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  31. A Fine Romance 2:31 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  32. Roll ’Em Pete 3:12 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  33. Shoe Shine Boy (first take) 5:54 Jo Jones (1955) guest, piano
  34. Lover Man 6:32 Jo Jones (1955) guest, piano
  35. Georgia Mae 4:49 Jo Jones (1955) guest, piano
  36. Caravan 4:00 Jo Jones (1955) guest, piano
  37. Shoe Shine Boy (second take) 5:16 Jo Jones (1955) guest, piano
  38. On the Alamo 3:30 Benny Goodman And His Sextet Featuring Count Basie (1955) piano
  39. Breakfast Feud 3:07 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1955) piano
  40. There Will Never Be Another You 2:54 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  41. ’S Wonderful 2:38 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  42. Nevertheless 3:57 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  43. This Can't Be Love 2:33 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  44. Thou Swell 2:22 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  45. Our Love Is Here to Stay 3:41 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) piano
  46. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 2:41 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano
  47. Come Rain or Come Shine 4:01 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) piano

Credited as (231)

  1. Count Basie
  2. Count Basie & Guests
  3. Count Basie & Friends
  4. Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
  5. Fitzgerald / Basie / Pass
  6. Count Basie and Tony Bennett
  7. Count Basie and Billy Eckstine
  8. Bing Crosby & Count Basie
  9. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
  10. Count Basie & Oscar Peterson
  11. Duke Ellington & Count Basie
  12. Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie
  13. Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan
  14. Oscar Peterson & Count Basie
  15. Count Basie & Roy Eldridge
  16. Count Basie & Zoot Sims
  17. Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing
  18. Count Basie & Joe Williams
  19. Count Basie & Al Hibbler
  20. Lester Young with Count Basie
  21. Buck Clayton with Count Basie
  22. Count Basie, Harry Edison & Bill Johnson
  23. Helen Humes & Count Basie
  24. Hot Lips Page & Count Basie
  25. Count Basie & Tony Bennett
  26. Count Basie / Artie Shaw / Glenn Miller / Bunny Berigan
  27. Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie
  28. Tony Bennett & Count Basie
  29. Milt Jackson & Count Basie
  30. Judy Garland with Count Basie
  31. S. Mos feat. Busta Rhymes & Count Basie
  32. Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan & Joe Williams
  33. Count Basie & Arthur Prysock
  34. Count Basie, Lester Young & Shad Collins
  35. Count Basie feat. Lester Young, Buddy Tate, Jo Jones & Vic Dickenson
  36. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra with Count Basie
  37. Count Basie & Joe Turner
  38. Glenn Miller, Count Basie & Duke Ellington
  39. Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington & Count Basie
  40. Paul Whiteman / Count Basie / Johnny Long / Enoch Light / Rudy Vallée / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  41. Count Basie & The Mills Brothers
  42. Benny Goodman & Count Basie
  43. Count Basie & Stan Getz
  44. Count Basie, Jo Jones & Walter Page
  45. Count Basie, Lester Young, Buck Clayton & Walter Page
  46. Sammy Davis Jr. feat. Count Basie
  47. Tony Bennett feat. Count Basie
  48. Count Basie feat. Tony Bennett
  49. The Mills Brothers & Count Basie
  50. Joe Williams & Count Basie
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Works (102)

Wrote

  1. Good Morning Blues
  2. Goin’ to Chicago
  3. Gone With 'What' Wind
  4. Pannasie Stomp
  5. Charlie's Dream
  6. Corner Pocket
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Composed

  1. Moten Swing (1930)
  2. One O'Clock Jump (Closing Theme) (1937)
  3. Roseland Shuffle (1937)
  4. One O'Clock Jump (Opening Theme) (1937)
  5. One O’Clock Jump (1937)
  6. Swingin’ the Blues (1938)
  7. Rock-A-Bye Basie (1939)
  8. Jump for Me (1939)
  9. Taps Miller
  10. Way Back Blues
  11. Rambo
  12. Opus Six
  13. Shorty George
  14. Wild Bill’s Boogie
  15. Don't You Miss Your Baby?
  16. Let Me See
  17. Dizzier and Dizzier
  18. Count's Place
  19. Harvard Blues
  20. The Golden Bullet
  21. Pres
  22. Blues in the Church
  23. Blues in the Alley
  24. O.P.
  25. Basie Boogie
  26. K.C. Organ Blues
  27. Easy Does It
  28. Blee Blop Blues
  29. Basie’s Thought
  30. Festival Blues
  31. High Tide (I Ain’t Mad at You)
  32. Good Bait
  33. Ain’t It the Truth
  34. Paradise Squat
  35. Bye Bye Baby
  36. The King
  37. Jive at Five
  38. Red Bank Boogie
  39. Blues in Hoss’ Flat
  40. Mutton Leg
  41. Stay Cool
  42. Royal Flush
  43. Blues in the Dark
  44. Jumpin’ at the Woodside
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Events (2)

Tribute Events

  1. Count Basie
  2. Count Basie

Links (27)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81016968
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81016968
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6125rrp
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-910553
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138912118
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103042
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118821431
  8. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL589938A
  9. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=89863
  10. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/count_basie
  11. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/count-basie/

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-7030/count-basie/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Count+Basie

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/145262

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000127044

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059831/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/46945530

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107008

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/6492

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jFZlvIea42ZvcCw4OeEdA
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/7306

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id28327

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/28327
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/4518

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Count_Basie_in_Rhythm_and_Blues_Revue.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0dbd6300-efdc-420b-857e-895e18fad317

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w6_foxgGue-rPbVb0BMow