Count Basie (pianist)

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Relationships

eponymous member of:Count Basie and His Orchestra
member of:Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven
The Count Basie Orchestra
Jones‐Smith, Incorporated
The Benny Goodman Sextet (from 1940 to ????: piano)
original member of:Count Basie Band
Count Basie, His Instrumentalists and Rhythm
supporting artist for:Katie Crippen
part of:Blues Hall of Fame: Performers (number: 2019) (order: 165)
Hollywood Walk of Fame (order: 282)
picture:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Count_Basie_in_Rhythm_and_Blues_Revue.jpg [info]
purchase music for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id28327 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059831/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/145262 [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81016968 [info]
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https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103042 [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138912118 [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/118821431 [info]
https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=89863 [info]
https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-910553 [info]
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL589938A [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/count_basie [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/count-basie/ [info]
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81016968 [info]
BBC Music:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0dbd6300-efdc-420b-857e-895e18fad317 [info] (until 2020-11-19)
YouTube channels:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w6_foxgGue-rPbVb0BMow [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jFZlvIea42ZvcCw4OeEdA [info]
https://www.deezer.com/artist/7306 [info]
lyrics page:http://muzikum.eu/en/122-7030/count-basie/lyrics.html [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000127044 [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/6492 [info]
VIAF ID:46945530 [info]
Wikidata:Q107008 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/Count+Basie [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/artist/28327 [info]
https://tidal.com/artist/4518 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
arranged
1938-02-16One O’Clock JumpBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
One O’Clock JumpBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:10
Texas Shuffle (New York, 1938-08-22)Count Basie3:03
Them There EyesChicago Jazz Orchestra with Cyrille Aimée5:35
conducted
1939-09-05Lester Leaps InCount Basie’s Kansas City Seven3:16
1939-11-06I Left My BabyCount Basie & His Orchestra3:14
1940-03-19Tickle ToeCount Basie & His Orchestra2:40
1941-11-17Harvard BluesCount Basie & His Orchestra3:21
1966-01-28Angel Eyes (live, 1966-01-28: Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA; 2nd show)Frank Sinatra3:01
1966-01-28Come Fly With Me (live, 1966-01-28, 2nd show: Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA)Frank Sinatra4:05
1966-01-28Fly Me to the Moon (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra2:52
1966-01-28I’ve Got a Crush on You (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra3:24
1966-01-28I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra3:27
1966-01-28It Was a Very Good Year (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra3:56
1966-01-28Luck Be a Lady (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra5:05
1966-01-28My Kind of Town (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra2:55
1966-01-28My Kind of Town (reprise) (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra1:35
1966-01-28Street of Dreams (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra2:32
1966-01-28The September of My Years (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra3:07
1966-01-28The Shadow of Your Smile (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra2:29
1966-01-28Where or When (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra2:51
1966-01-28You Make Me Feel So Young (Live, 1966-01-28 / Sands Hotel and Casino / 2nd Show)Frank Sinatra3:18
instruments
1928-10-23Band Box ShufflepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:33
1928-10-23Every Day Blues (Yo Yo Blues)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1928-10-23Rumba Negro (Spanish Stomp)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:52
1928-10-23Small BlackpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1928-10-23Small BlackpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:21
1928-10-23The Jones Law BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:11
1928-10-23The Jones Law BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:08
1928-10-24Boot ItpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:18
1928-10-24Mary LeepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:20
1928-10-24New Vine Street BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:01
1928-10-24Rit-Dit-RaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:51
1928-10-24Rit-Dit-RaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:50
1928-10-24Sweethearts Of YesterdaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:43
1929-10-23Band Box ShufflepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:26
1929-10-23Boot ItpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:10
1929-10-23Everyday Blues (Yo Yo Blues)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:06
1929-10-23Mary LeepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1929-10-23New Wine Street BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:55
1929-10-23Rit-Dit-DaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:47
1929-10-23Rit-Dit-Day (master take)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:44
1929-10-23Rumba Negro (Spanish Stomp)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:49
1929-10-23Rumba Negro (Spanish Stomp)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:46
1929-10-23Small BlackpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:05
1929-10-23Small Black (master take)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:14
1929-10-23Small Black Pt. 1pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1929-10-23Sweetheart of YesterdaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:35
1929-10-23The Jones Law BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:05
1929-10-23The Jones Law BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1929-10-23The Jones Law Blues (master take)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:04
1929-10-24Boot ItpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1929-10-24Mary LeepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:18
1929-10-24New Vine Street BluespianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:59
1929-10-24Rit-Dit-Ray Pt. 2pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:48
1929-10-24Sweetheart of YesterdaypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:41
1929-11-06Lovin' That Man BluespianoCount Basie2:29
1929-11-10Blue Devil BluespianoWalter Page’s Blue Devils2:44
1929-11-10Squabblin'pianoWalter Page’s Blue Devils3:00
1930-10-27Here Comes MarjoriepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:51
1930-10-27I Wish I Could Be BluepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:07
1930-10-27Mack's RhythmpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:57
1930-10-27Oh! EddiepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:53
1930-10-27That Too, DopianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:07
1930-10-27That Too, Do (master take)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1930-10-27The CountpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:08
1930-10-27Won't You Be My BabypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1930-10-27Won't You Be My Baby?pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1930-10-27Won't You Be My Baby?pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:17
1930-10-27You Made Me HappypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:18
1930-10-28Here Comes MarjoriepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:55
1930-10-28Here Comes MarjoriepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:57
1930-10-28I Wish I Could Be BluepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:12
1930-10-28I Wish I Could Be BluepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1930-10-28Mack's RhythmpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:05
1930-10-28Mack's RhythmpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:03
1930-10-28Oh! EddiepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:57
1930-10-28That Too, DopianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:10
1930-10-28That Too, DopianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:23
1930-10-28That Too, Do Pt. 1pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:10
1930-10-28The CountpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:13
1930-10-28You Made Me HappypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:23
1930-10-29Liza LeepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:04
1930-10-29Liza LeepianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:04
1930-10-29Liza LeepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:58
1930-10-29Liza Lee (master take)pianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:01
1930-10-30As Long as I Love YoupianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:10
1930-10-30Get Goin', Get Ready to LovepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:59
1930-10-30New Moten StomppianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:51
1930-10-30New Moten StomppianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:55
1930-10-30Professor Hot StuffpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:20
1930-10-30When I'm AlonepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:14
1930-10-30When I’m AlonepianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:18
1930-10-31Bouncin' AroundpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:07
1930-10-31Bouncing AroundpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1930-10-31Now That I Need YoupianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:02
1930-10-31Now That Ineed YoupianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:00
1930-10-31Somebody Stole My GalpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:08
1931-04-15I Wanna Be Around My Baby All the TimepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:53
1931-04-15Ya Got LovepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:13
1931-04-15Ya Got LovepianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:15
1932-12-13ImaginationpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:24
1932-12-13LafayettepianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:43
1932-12-13LafayettepianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:48
1932-12-13Milenberg JoyspianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:48
1932-12-13Milenberg JoyspianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:44
1932-12-13Moten Swing (1932-12-13)pianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:22
1932-12-13Moten Swing (matrix no. 74847-1)pianoBennie Moten and His Kansas City Orchestra3:26
1932-12-13Moten SwingpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:25
1932-12-13Moten SwingpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:17
1932-12-13New OrleanspianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:56
1932-12-13New OrleanspianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:01
1932-12-13Prince of WailspianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:48
1932-12-13Prince of WailspianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra2:52
1932-12-13The Blue RoompianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:21
1932-12-13The Blue RoompianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:19
1932-12-13The Only Girl I Ever LovedpianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:09
1932-12-13TobypianoBennie Moten, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:27
1932-12-13TobypianoBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:22
1932-12-13Two TimespianoCount Basie3:05
1936-10-08Lady Be GoodpianoJones‐Smith Incorporated3:11
1936-10-09Boogie WoogiepianoJones‐Smith, Incorporated3:17
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performed
April in ParisSammy Davis Jr. feat. Count Basie2:46
Basie Boogie (mx. USS 1015)Count Basie and Band?:??
Basie Strides Again (mx. J 509)Count Basie and His CrewCount Basie and His Crew?:??
Battle Royal (feat. Count Basie)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:35
Chain GangJackie Wilson & Count Basie2:49
Everyday I Have the BluesJoe Williams feat. Count Basie5:26
For Your Precious LoveJackie Wilson & Count Basie2:43
I Hear Music / The Sweetest Sounds / Strike Up the BandJudy Garland with Count Basie3:30
Jeepers CreepersTony Bennett feat. Count Basie & His Orchestra2:06
Lady Be Good (mx. J 430)Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Roy Eldridge and Illinois Jacquet?:??
Life Goes to a Party / Jumpin’ at the WoodsideBenny Goodman, Harry James / Count Basie2:18
MalagueñaAnita O’Day & Count Basie2:42
On the AlamoThe Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Count Basie3:02
Sent for You YesterdayJimmy Rushing feat. Count Basie4:03
Teach Me TonightSammy Davis Jr. feat. Count Basie3:06
vocals
1930-10-31Somebody Stole My GalBennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:05
1963-09-09[announcement by Count Basie]spoken vocals [announcement]Count Basie Big Band0:28
Flat Foot Floogielead vocalsCount Basie4:26
instruments
1963-04-21 – 1963-04-23Li'l Ol' GroovemakerpianoCount Basie
1966-01-26 – 1966-02-01Live at the SandspianoCount Basie
1970-04-16Good Time BluespianoCount Basie
1975-07-19Jam Session at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975pianoCount Basie
1976-05-06Basie Jam 2pianoCount Basie
1977-07-14Count Basie Jam / Montreux '77pianoCount Basie
1980-04-10Kansas City 7pianoCount Basie
Basie Meets BondpianoCount Basie & His Orchestra
Carnegie Hall Concert Iguest and pianoBenny Goodman
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7organ and pianoCount Basie and the Kansas City 7
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7organ and pianoCount Basie and the Kansas City 7
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7organ and pianoCount Basie and the Kansas City 7
Count Basie Get TogetherpianoCount Basie
From the Southland Cafe: Boston 1940pianoCount Basie / Duke Ellington
Kansas City ShoutpianoCount Basie
One O'Clock JumppianoCount Basie
The Complete Atomic BasiepianoCount Basie
The Count Basie StorypianoCount Basie
Yessir, That's My BabyorganCount Basie, Oscar Peterson
Yessir, That's My BabypianoCount Basie, Oscar Peterson
liner notes
The Birth of a BandQuincy Jones
performed
Tony Bennett in Concert With Count BasieguestTony Bennett
dedications
The Last of the True BelieversNanci Griffith
tribute albums
Courts the CountShorty Rogers
Dave Pell Big Band Tribute to Count BasieDave Pell
Tribute to BasieJimmy McGriff
arranged
Playhouse no. 2 Stomp (variations on I Got Rhythm)
composed
1930Moten Swing
1937One O'Clock Jump (Closing Theme)
1937One O'Clock Jump (Opening Theme)
1937One O’Clock Jump
1937Roseland Shuffle
1938Swingin’ the Blues
1939Jump for Me
1939Rock-A-Bye Basie
Ain’t It the Truth (Basie/Harding/Palmer)
Back to the Land
Basie Boogie
Basie’s Thought
Blee Blop Blues
Blue and Sentimental
Blue on Blue (No. 1)
Blue on Blue (No. 2)
Blues in Frankie's Flat
Blues in Hoss’ Flat
Blues in the Alley
Blues in the Church
Blues in the Dark
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
Bugle Blues
Bye Bye Baby
Count's Place
Counting the Blues
Dickie’s Dream
Dizzier and Dizzier
Don't You Miss Your Baby?
Easy Does It
Feather Merchant
Feedin’ the Bean
Festival BluesBasie
G'wan Away
Good Bait
H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)
Harvard Blues
High Tide (I Ain’t Mad at You)
Jive at Five
John's Idea
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental)
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks)
K.C. Organ Blues
Lafayette
Let Me See
M-Squad
Mosquito Knees
Mutton Leg
O.P.
Opus Six
Panassié Stomp
Paradise Squat
Pres
Rambo
Red Bank Boogie (aka "G.I. Stomp")
Rhythm Man
Royal Flush
Sent for You Yesterday
Shorty George
Shorty George (Basie/Gibson)
St Louis Boogie
Stay Cool
Swinging at the Daisy Chain
Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!
Taps Miller
The Golden Bullet
The King
The Mad Boogie
Two O’Clock Jump
Way Back Blues
Wild Bill’s Boogie
Yogi (Aka Yohl)
instruments arranged
Well Alrighthorn
lyrics
Blues in the Dark
wrote
(We Ain't Got) No Special Thing
Andy's Blues
Apollo Daze
Blues (I Still Think of Her)
Blues Au Four
Blues for Joe Turner
Blues for Joel
Charlie's Dream
Corner Pocket
Dickie’s Dream
Every Tub
Evil Blues
Frog's Blues
Goin’ to Chicago
Gone With 'What' Wind
Good Morning Blues
Miss Thing
Pannasie Stomp
Rabbit
Shout and Feel It
Signifying
Standing on the Corner
Sweety Cake
The Count Steps In
The Me and You Used to Be
Timekeeper