Count Basie (pianist)

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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

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Year	Title	Artist	Releases
1998	Jazz Masters	Various Artists	1
2007	Martini Mix	Various Artists	1
2014	Jazz Legends	Various Artists	1
—	Forever Cole Porter	Various Artists	1
—	Treasury of Golden Band Era, Vol.1, Disk B	Various Artists	1
—	Treasury of Golden Band Era, Vol.1, Disk C	Various Artists	1
—	The Roots of Swing n' Jive: Jersey Bounce	Various Artists	1

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Year	Title	Artist	Releases
1971	The Swing Era: Encore! (The Day of the Great Entertainers)	Various Artists	1
1988	The Swinging Forties	Various Artists	1
1994	The Great Jazz Pianists	Various Artists	1
1997	The Verve Master Edition 1997 Sampler, Volume 2	Various Artists	1
2001	Story Of Jazz	Various Artists	1
2001	The History Of Jazz - The Big Band Years	Various Artists	1
2006	In The Mood - Big Band Magic	Various Artists	1
2007	Jazz Masterpieces	Various Artists	1
2010	The Jazz Lounge	Various Artists	1
2014	Simply Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1
2021	The Ultimate Collection	Ella Fitzgerald	1
—	Warner Jazz, les incontournables	Various Artists	1

Album

Year	Title	Artist	Rating	Releases
1962	Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First	Frank Sinatra and Count Basie and his Orchestra		7
1963	Ella and Basie!	Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra	4	8
1964	It Might as Well Be Swing	Frank Sinatra • Count Basie and His Orchestra	4	9
1965	A Man and His Music	Frank Sinatra		4
1988	The Original Music From the Cotton Club	Various Artists	4	1
1989	The Sound of Jazz	Various Artists	5	3
1989	The Best Of The Big Bands Vol. II	Various Artists		1
1989	Welcome to the Club	Various Artists		1
1990	Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas	Various Artists		2
1990	Handful of Keys	Various Artists		1
1992	It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing	Various Artists		1
1994	Big Band Basie	DePaul University Jazz Ensemble		1
1994	Jazz Piano	Various Artists		1
1995	Labyrinth	The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet		1
1995	En Concert, 1960/62	Count Basie & His Orchestra		1
1995	Confessionnal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists		1
1995	Great American Songwriters: George & Ira Gershwin	Various Artists		1
1995	Jazz Piano	Various Artists		1
1996	Jazz & Big Band. Jazz Me Blues	Various Artists		1
1997	Performing Hearts: Big Band	Various Artists		1
1997	Tony Bennett & Count Basie: Together	Various Artists		1
1997	Verve Master Edition	Various Artists		1
1998	From Sousa to Spielberg	John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra		2
1998	Gershwin Standard Time	Various Artists		1
1998	Jazz Piano	Various Artists		1
1998	Jazz Classic Collection	Various Artists		1
1998	The Roots of Swing N' Jive: Jumpin' Jive	Various Artists		1
1999	Columbia Jazz Penguin Guide Hits	Various Artists		1
2000	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Various Artists		1
2000	Jazz Cats - Last Call Jazz	Various Artists		1
2000	The World of Swing	Various Artists		1
2001	Classic Jazz	Various Artists		1
2001	When The Saints Go Marching In	Various Artists		1
2002	Bluebird's Best: Big Band swingin' through the night	Various Artists		1
2002	New York, New York: The City In Song, Volume 2	Various Artists		1
2002	The Greatest Big Band Collection	Various Artists		1
2004	Christmas Cocktails	Various Artists		1
2005	SWING! いいとこどり	Various Artists		1
2005	Basie Land	Count Basie & His Orchestra		4
2006	125 Blues Hits	Various Artists		1
2007	The History of Black Music in America Vol 3	Various Artists		1
2009	BD Music Presents Woody Allen's Movies, Vol. 2	Various Artists		1
2010	Hip Hop and Jazz Mixed Up	S. Mos		2
2011	Electro Swing Republic	Swing Republic	5	2
2012	The Very Best of the Big Band Era	Various Artists		1
2017	All-Star Jazz Salute to George Gershwin	Various Artists		1
2017	Sir Michael Parkinson: Our Kind of Music / The Great American Songbook	Michael Parkinson		1
2022	Jazz Volume: Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald		1
2023	Ella Fitzgerald: Legendary Recordings	Ella Fitzgerald		1
—	Best of the Big Bands	Various Artists		1
—	Big Band: A Collection of Swingin’ and Swayin’ Sounds	Various Artists		1
—	Easy Jazz	Various Artists		1
—	Nicky the Jazz Cat	Various Artists		1

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Year	Title	Artist	Rating	Releases
1960	A Century of American Music	Various Artists		1
1962	Go With The Greats	Various Artists		1
1964	The Definitive Jazz Scene, Volume 1	Various Artists		2
1968	Music to Read James Bond By, Volume Two	Various Artists	3	1
1970	Frank Sinatra	Frank Sinatra		1
1971	The Swing Era: The Music of 1937-1938	Various Artists		1
1973	The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz	Various Artists		1
1975	Black Giants	Various Artists		1
1978	Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era	Various Artists		1
1978	The Pablo Collection	Various Artists		1
1983	Jazz Best: 20 Immortal Jazz Standards	Various Artists		2
1985	A Story of the Giants of Jazz	Various Artists		1
1985	Jazz Like You've Never Heard It Before	Various Artists		2
1986	Columbia Jazz Masterpieces - Sampler, Volume One	Various Artists		1
1986	CBS Jazz Masterpieces - Sampler, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1986	The Soul Years, Volume 2	Jackie Wilson		1
1987	Compact Jazz: The Sampler	Various Artists		1
1987	25 Unforgettable Memories Part I	Various Artists		1
1987	Big Bands of the Swinging Years	Various Artists		1
1987	CBS Jazz Masterpieces: Sampler, Volume 2	Various Artists		1
1987	CBS Jazz Masterpieces: Sampler, Volume 3	Various Artists		1
1987	From Spirituals to Swing: Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/1939	Various Artists		2
1987	Jazz Street 2	Various Artists		1
1987	King Porter Stomp	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra		1
1987	Prime All-Time-Hits: Jazz and Blues Club, Volume 3	Various Artists		1
1987	Prime All-Time-Hits: Jazz and Blues Club, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1987	The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 2	Various Artists		1
1987	These Were Our Songs: The Late ’30s	Various Artists		2

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