William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to p... Read more
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Royal Garden Blues | Lolita | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
With Plenty of Money and You | Swingers | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) | When We First Met | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumpin' at the Woodside (Instrumental) | When We First Met | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumpin' at the Woodside | Pearl Harbor | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumpin' at the Woodside | Pearl Harbor | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
With Plenty Of Money And You | Heart of Champions | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Jump for Me | The Colour of Love | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Blues in the Dark | Kansas City | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
I Left My Baby | Kansas City | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Lafayette | Kansas City | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Best Is Yet To Come | A Man Returned | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Captain Bligh | Inside Moves | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Best Is Yet To Come | Batman: Return to Arkham | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumping at the Woodside | Frida | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Brand New Wagon | The Salton Sea | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Brand New Wagon | The Salton Sea | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Best Is Yet To Come | Ego | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Tea For Two | House of Memories | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Hittin 12 | Amy's Orgasm | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'clock Jump | An Education | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumpin' at the Woodside | Swing Kids | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Shout and Feel It | Swing Kids | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Hey Lawdy Mama | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'Clock Jump | The Tuskegee Airmen | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Blee Blop Blues | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Taxi War Dance | Cafe Society | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jive At Five | Nights in Rodanthe | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Moten Swing | Nights in Rodanthe | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
L'il Darlin | Ginger and Rosa | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
"Back to the Apple' | Paris-Manhattan | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
"Back to the Apple' | Paris-Manhattan | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Dark Rapture | The Confessional | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Blue and sentimental | The Confessional | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Blue and sentimental | The Confessional | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'Clock Jump | Buddy Rich and His Band: Channel One Suite | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'Clock Jump | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Feedin' The Bean | Malcolm X | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'Clock Jump | Le patient anglais | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
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God Save the King | Le patient anglais | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'clock Jump | An Education | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Jumpin' at the Woodside | Pearl Harbor | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Two O'Clock Jump | Raging Bull | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
One O'clock Jump | Harlem Nights | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Good Morning Blues | Being Eileen | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Good Morning Blues | Aillaendeu | Artist | Buy on Amazon |