Count Basie (pianist)

~ Person

Annotation

Pianist whose blues-based swing band, the Count Basie Orchestra, emerged from Kansas City in the 1930s to become one of the most important jazz bands of all time. Basie also made a few small-group recordings under the name Kansas City Seven.

Annotation last modified on 2007-10-23 11:15 UTC.

Legal name: William James Basie

Discography

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1978The Retrospective SessionsCount Basie1
198514 Золотых Мелодий (1)Каунт Бейси41
198514 Золотых Мелодий (2)Каунт Бейси41
1985Count Basie Vol.II-1939/1940 "Lester Leaps In"Count Basie1
1986Count Basie Vol.VI-1946, 1950/1951 "The Orchestra And The Octet"Count Basie1
1986Count Basie Vol.I-1936 And 1939 "The Count And The President"Count Basie1
1986Count Basie Vol.III-1940/1941 "Don For Prez"Count Basie1
1986Count Basie Vol.IV-1941/1942 "One O'Clock Jump"Count Basie1
1986Count Basie Vol.V-1942, 1944/1946 "Avenue C"Count Basie1
1987Compact Jazz: Count BasieCount Basie2
1987Count Basie featuring Tony BennettCount Basie featuring Tony Bennett1
1987The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1Count Basie2
1987The Essential Count Basie, Volume 2Count Basie3
1988The Essential Count Basie, Volume 3Count Basie2
1988Basie BoogieCount Basie1
1988Compact Jazz: Count Basie & Joe WilliamsCount Basie & Joe Williams1
1988Down for the CountCount Basie1
1988Lester-Amadeus (Lester Young with Count Basie, His Quintet, Sextet and Orchestra 1936-38)Lester Young With Count Basie, His Quintet, Sextet And Orchestra1
1989Atomic BasieCount Basie1
1989Count BasieCount Basie1
1989Compact Jazz: Count Basie (aka "The Standards")Count Basie2
1989Kansas City Orchestra (1929-1932) Basie BeginningsBennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra Featuring Count Basie1
1989Swingin' the BluesCount Basie2
1989Swingin' the BluesCount Basie1
1989The Count Basie CollectionCount Basie1
1989The Jazz Collector EditionCount Basie2
1989The Golden Years, Volume 4: 1944-45Count Basie2
1990The Jazz Collector Edition: Tony Bennett with Count BasieTony Bennett & Count Basie1
1990Brand New WagonCount Basie 19471
1990Count Basie 1937-1943Count Basie1
1990Giants Of The Big Band EraCount Basie1
1990One O'Clock JumpCount Basie1
19911944-1956Count Basie2
1991Basie BoogieCount Basie1
1991Count Basie Vol 1 1932 to 1938Count Basie1
1991The Essence of Count BasieCount Basie1
1991The Legendary V-Disc and Jubilee MastersCount Basie and his Orchestra1
1991Volume 1 - 1929-1930 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1991Volume 2 - 1930-1932 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1991Volume 3 - 1929-1937 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1992The Complete Decca RecordingsCount Basie3
1992The Indispensable Count BasieCount Basie1
1992Basie's BestCount Basie1
1992Plays the BluesCount Basie1
1992The Best of the Roulette YearsCount Basie1
1993Best Of Basie Vol. 1Count Basie1
1993Count Basie 1945/1948Count Basie feat. Anita O’Day & The Tadd Dameron Trio1
1993Essentiel Jazz: Count Basie, Volume 1Count Basie1
1993GoldCount Basie1
1993The Golden Years, Volume 1: 1937Count Basie1
1993The Golden Years, Volume 2: 1938Count Basie1
1993The Golden Years, Volume 3: 1940-1944Count Basie1
1993The Kings of Swing, Vol. 3Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne1
1993Verve Jazz Masters 2Count Basie2
1993Volume 4 - 1937 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1993Volume 5 - 1937-1938 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1994The Count Basie Gold CollectionCount Basie1
1994Kings of Swing: The Millennium AnthologyGlenn Miller, Duke Ellington & Count Basie1
1994RCA Years In CompleteCount Basie1
1994The Quintessence: New York – Chicago 1937–1941Count Basie1
1995Jazz 'Round MidnightCount Basie1
1995Jazz & Blues Collection 6: Count BasieCount Basie1
1995Old Manuscripts: Broadcast Transcriptions 1944/45Count Basie1
1995The Classic YearsCount Basie1
1995Volume 6 - 1938 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1995Volume 7 - 1938 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1996Greatest HitsCount Basie2
1996The Best of Early BasieCount Basie1
1996The Unbeatable Basie BeatCount Basie1
1996Count BasieCount Basie1
1996It Had To Be YouCount Basie1
1996Jazz Greats, Volume 8: Count Basie: Jive at FiveCount Basie1
1996Jazz MastersTony Bennett & Count Basie1
1996Round TripCount Basie1
1996This Is Jazz 11Count Basie1
1996The Golden YearsCount Basie1
1996Volume 8 - 1938-1939 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1997A Portrait of Count BasieCount Basie1
1997A Profile of Count BasieCount Basie1
1997Big Band FeverDuke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey1
1997Count BasieCount Basie1
1997Jazz ProfileCount Basie1
1997Jazz MastersCount Basie1
1997The Gold CollectionCount Basie1
1997The Gold Collection: 40 Classic PerformancesCount Basie1
1997Volume 9 - 1939 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1998The Platinum Collection: 40 Great TracksCount Basie & Tony Bennett1
1999Forever GoldCount Basie1
1999Anything GoesCount Basie and Tony Bennett1
1999ExposureCount Basie1
1999Jive at FiveCount Basie1
1999Volume 10 - 1939 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
1999Volume 11 - 1939 - Complete EditionCount Basie1
2000Jazz MastersCount Basie1
2000Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Count BasieCount Basie1
2000Blues By Basie / One O'Clock JumpCount Basie1
2000Complete Original American RCA-Victor RecordingsCount Basie1
2000Jive at FiveCount Basie1
2000Jazz CollectionCount Basie1
2000Jazz Piano MastersJay McShann & Count Basie1

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