Count Basie

Count Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who formed the Count Basie Orchestra in 1935. He was a prominent figure in the swing era, known for his innovative use of rhythm and blues elements in big band music.

Releases

Li'l Ol' Groovemaker
Li'l Ol' Groovemaker
Count BasieNo artwork
Count Basie
Solid As a Rock
Solid As a Rock
King of Swing
King of Swing
Basie Roars Again
Basie Roars Again
Pop Goes The BasieNo artwork
Pop Goes The Basie
The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams Sings StandardsNo artwork
The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams Sings Standards
Basie Rides Again
Basie Rides Again
The Atomic Mr. Basie
The Atomic Mr. Basie
Basie Plays Hefti
Basie Plays Hefti
Sing Along With Basie
Sing Along With Basie
Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings / Tony Bennett Sings
Count Basie and His Orchestra Swings / Tony Bennett Sings
Basie & Eckstine Incorporated
Basie & Eckstine Incorporated
String Along With Basie
String Along With Basie
Just The Blues
Just The Blues
The Count!
The Count!
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
Basie Picks the Winners
Basie Picks the Winners
Big Band Scene '65
Big Band Scene '65
Count At The OrganNo artwork
Count At The Organ
Arthur Prysock / Count Basie
Arthur Prysock / Count Basie
Inside Basie Outside
Inside Basie Outside
Basie Swingin' Voices Singin'
Basie Swingin' Voices Singin'
Count Basie Captures Walt Disney's The Happiest Millionaire
Count Basie Captures Walt Disney's The Happiest Millionaire
The Board of Directors Annual Report
The Board of Directors Annual Report
Manufacturers of Soul
Manufacturers of Soul
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors
Count Basie + Voices
Count Basie + Voices
From Broadway To Paris
From Broadway To Paris
The Songs of Bessie Smith
The Songs of Bessie Smith
The Bosses
The Bosses
Basie Jam
Basie Jam
Sixteen Great Performances
Sixteen Great Performances
Basie & Zoot
Basie & Zoot
Grand Concert gravé en 1945
Grand Concert gravé en 1945
The Gifted Ones
The Gifted Ones
Kansas City Shout
Kansas City Shout
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 79
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 79
“Satch” and “Josh”
“Satch” and “Josh”
Mostly Blues...and Some Others
Mostly Blues...and Some Others
Bing ’n Basie
Bing ’n Basie
Get Together
Get Together
Yessir, That's My Baby
Yessir, That's My Baby
Basie and Friends
Basie and Friends
Autumn in Paris
Autumn in Paris
One O'Clock Jump
One O'Clock Jump
Count Basie Jam / Montreux '77
Count Basie Jam / Montreux '77
Basie Boogie
Basie Boogie
Kansas City 6
Kansas City 6
Loose Walk
Loose Walk
Basie One More Time
Basie One More Time
+ The Big Band - Vol.1
+ The Big Band - Vol.1
Basie Jam #3
Basie Jam #3
Night Rider
Night Rider
Kansas City 7
Kansas City 7
Basie's Basement
Basie's Basement
Big Band's Greatest HitsNo artwork
Big Band's Greatest Hits
The Timekeepers
The Timekeepers
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Count Basie and His Great Vocalists
Count Basie and His Great Vocalists
Big Bands: Count Basie
Big Bands: Count Basie
Basie's BagNo artwork
Basie's Bag
Listen... You Shall Hear
Listen... You Shall Hear
Cute
Cute
Basie Boogie
Basie Boogie
Le Jazz de A à Z Count BasieNo artwork
Le Jazz de A à Z Count Basie
Pop Classics
Pop Classics
+ The Big Band - Vol.2
+ The Big Band - Vol.2
Farmers Market Barbecue
Farmers Market Barbecue
Blues Alley
Blues Alley
Me and You
Me and You
Kansas City 5
Kansas City 5
Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan
Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan
Sophisticated Swing
Sophisticated Swing
Satch & Josh... Again
Satch & Josh... Again
Sammy Davis & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour
Sammy Davis & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour
Swingsation
Swingsation
Too Marvelous for Words
Too Marvelous for Words
Cool TooNo artwork
Cool Too
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump
Afrique
Afrique
The Lang-Worth TranscriptionsNo artwork
The Lang-Worth Transcriptions
Midnite Jazz & Blues: Blue & SentimentalNo artwork
Midnite Jazz & Blues: Blue & Sentimental
April in Paris
April in Paris
Class of '54No artwork
Class of '54
Kansas City Powerhouse
Kansas City Powerhouse
I Grandi Del Jazz - Count Basie - Verve Jazz Masters 2
I Grandi Del Jazz - Count Basie - Verve Jazz Masters 2
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Basie Jam 2
Basie Jam 2
Satch and Josh....Again
Satch and Josh....Again
Swingin' the Blues
Swingin' the Blues
Sinatra-Basie Plus Sinatra And Swinging BrassNo artwork
Sinatra-Basie Plus Sinatra And Swinging Brass
Memories Ad-Lib
Memories Ad-Lib
All That Jazz, Vol. 73: Lester Young "Exercises in Swing"
All That Jazz, Vol. 73: Lester Young "Exercises in Swing"
At The Piano
At The Piano

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