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	Rating	Releases
1988	Best of Big Bands	Various Artists		2
1988	Classic Jazz Piano (1927-1957)	Various Artists		1
1988	In the Mood, Vol. 2	Various Artists		1
1988	Let's Dance: 24 Swinging Favourites of the Big Band Era Vol. 1	Various Artists		1
1988	The Big Big Big Big Bands: Swing Back with Their Hits, Vol. 6	Various Artists		1
1989	The Jazz Masters: 27 Classic Performances From the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces Series	Various Artists		1
1989	16 All-time Jazz Sessions 8	Various Artists		1
1989	All That Jazz	Various Artists		1
1989	Big Band Bash	Various Artists		1
1989	Big Bands Golden Era, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1989	Big Bands Golden Era, Volume 2	Various Artists		1
1989	Dance With the Big Bands, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1989	Gitanes Jazz - Big Band	Various Artists		1
1989	Jazz Originals Vol II	Various Artists		1
1989	Les Plus Grands Moments du jazz	Various Artists		2
1989	Le Top des artistes de jazz	Various Artists		3
1989	Prime All-Time-Hits: Jazz and Blues Club, Volume 6	Various Artists		1
1989	Rock 'N' Roll Party, Vol. 1 - The Early '50s	Various Artists		1
1989	Saxophone	Various Artists		1
1989	Stereoplay Special CD 42: Swing	Various Artists		1
1989	The Great American Composers: Irving Berlin	Various Artists		1
1989	The Great American Composers: George & Ira Gershwin	Various Artists		1
1989	The Swing Era	Various Artists		1
1989	Welcome to the Club: Jazz Feelings	Various Artists		1
1990	Jazz-Club: Trumpet	Various Artists		1
1990	男の言葉と女の沈黙～第九章何故、そんな嘘を	Various Artists		1
1990	Genius of Electric Guitar	Charlie Christian	5	1
1990	Hollywood Collection	Various Artists		1
1990	Les Plus Grands Moments du Jazz, Volume 2	Various Artists		2
1990	LRC Jazz Sampler Volume 2	Various Artists		1
1990	Schmuse-Jazz	Various Artists		2
1990	Swing Out	Various Artists		1
1990	The Great American Composers: Harold Arlen	Various Artists		1
1990	The Essential Big Bands	Various Artists		1
1990	The Best Of Boogie Woogie	Various Artists		1
1990	The Roots Of Swing N' Jive	Various Artists		1
1990	The Legendary Big Bands	Various Artists		1
1991	25 Great Jazz Performances	Various Artists		1
1991	75 All Time Jazz Sessions	Various Artists		1
1991	Big Band Compilation	Various Artists		1
1991	Big Band Memories: 1945–1969	Various Artists		2
1991	Impulse! Jazz: a 30 Year Celebration	Various Artists		1
1991	Jazz-Club Mainstream: Big Bands	Various Artists		1
1991	The Greatest Hits	Jackie Wilson		1
1991	Verve Jazz Box	Various Artists		1
1992	Telarc Collection Volume 4	Various Artists		1
1992	Mr. Excitement!	Jackie Wilson	2	1
1992	25 Memories of the 40’s, Vol. 1	Various Artists		1
1992	25 Memories of the 40’s, Vol. 4	Various Artists		1
1992	A Sentimental Journey Through the Big Band Era	Various Artists		1
1992	All-Time Jazz & Blues Hits	Various Artists		1
1992	Big Bands, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1992	Cool Jazz: Blues in the Dark	Various Artists		1
1992	Giant Jazz Hits	Various Artists		1
1992	Jazz at First Sight	Various Artists		1
1992	Jazz Favourites	Various Artists		1
1992	RCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 30's	Various Artists		1
1992	RCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 40's	Various Artists		1
1992	Rockstar Music 25: 100 anni di musica Americana	Various Artists		1
1992	RCA Victor Jazz / The First Half Century: The 20s - The 60s	Various Artists		1
1992	Roots of Jazz	Various Artists		1
1992	Swing Collection	Various Artists		1
1992	Stereoplay Special CD 68: The Definitive Swing Sessions	Various Artists		2
1992	The Essential Big Bands	Various Artists		1
1992	The Giants of Jazz Collection	Various Artists		1
1992	The Swinging Bands	Various Artists		1
1992	The Big Bands Swing	Various Artists		1
1993	The Original Jazz Masters Series, Volume 2	Various Artists		1
1993	Playboy’s 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993	Various Artists		1
1993	’Round Midnight: 20 More Cool Cuts on the Lighter Side of Jazz	Various Artists		1
1993	1939-1940 I grandi successi	Various Artists		1
1993	Boogie Woogie Stomp!	Various Artists		1
1993	Best of the Big Bands	Various Artists		2
1993	Best of the World	Various Artists		1
1993	Das Beste aus der TV‐Reihe: Swing‐Raritäten, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1993	Hit Parade!: Favorite Themes from America’s Swing Era	Various Artists		1
1993	Jazz Swing: 28 Jazz Performances From the Swing-Era	Various Artists		1
1993	Kings of Swing	Various Artists		1
1993	Les Plus Grands Moments du Jazz, Volume 3	Various Artists		1
1993	Music from the War Years: The Big Band Era	Various Artists		3
1993	Masters of Jazz, Volume 4: 1940	Charlie Christian		1
1993	Stars of Las Vegas	Various Artists		1
1993	The Original Jazz Masters Series, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1993	The Story Of Impulse	Various Artists		1
1993	The Best of Hollywood	Various Artists		1
1994	Verve's Grammy Winners	Various Artists		1
1994	Jazz Piano: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1994	The Verve Story: 1944-1994	Various Artists		2
1994	Verve Jazz Masters 20: Introducing Verve Jazz Masters	Various Artists		1
1994	The Original Jazz Masters Series, Volume 3	Various Artists		1
1994	Jazz Café: The Blues	Various Artists		1
1994	Best of the Big Bands	Various Artists		1
1994	21 Swing Band All-Time Greats	Various Artists		1
1994	36 Masterpieces of Jazz Music, Volume 1	Various Artists		1
1994	A Piano Anthology (From Jelly Roll Morton to Bill Evans)	Various Artists		1
1994	Blues in History III	Various Artists		1
1994	Ballads in Jazz: New York – Chicago – Los Angeles 1930–1943	Various Artists		2
1994	Masters of Jazz, Volume 6: 1940-1941	Charlie Christian		1
1994	Piano Power 20 Jazz Piano Classics	Various Artists		1
1994	The Best of Blue Note: A Selection From 25 Best Albums	Various Artists		3

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