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| | Swiss Radio Days: Jazz Series Vol. 20 CD (2009)
 $10.55 
Count Basie: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Frank Foster, Frank Wess (reeds); Thad Jones (trumpet); Benny Powell (trombone); Eddie Jones (bass instrument, upright bass); Sonny Payne (drums, drum).
Personnel: Marshall Royal, Bill Graham, Charlie Fowlkes (reeds); Reunald ...
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| Complete Atomic Basie CD (1994)
$9.19   
This 1957 release features Neal Hefti's arrangements and the ever-exciting sound of what became known as the Second Testament Basie Band (the first having featured Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Dicky Wells et al). The album opens with a fiery version ...
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| April In Paris CD (1956) Bonus Tracks
$11.29
It is wonderful albums like this that really benefit from the age of the CD. This was crying out for reissue, and apart from the cardboard sleeve, Verve have treated one of the Count's greatest albums with utmost respect. The ...
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| Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings CD (1956)
$10.75
Count Basie's 1950s band had saxophonists Frank Foster, Frank Wess and Marshal Royal, Thad Jones on trumpet and of course, two of the most understated musicians to ever drive a rhythm section: guitarist Freddie Green and Basie himself on piano. ...
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| 100th Birthday Bash CDs (2004) Remastered
$17.89
All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology.
Though Count Basie is connected to the Swing Era proper (the 1930s and '40s), the master pianist and his band enjoyed a remarkable burst of creativity in the '50s and early '60s. ...
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| One O'Clock Jump (LaserLight) CD (1992)
$6.19
This is not the bluesy-yet-elegant, driving big band swing of the Basie band of the 1930s. It is the suave, assured, modern (yet keeping the blues flavor), brassy swing of the 1950s Basie band. Neal Hefti and Quincy Jones were ...
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| At Newport CD (1957) Bonus Tracks; Reissue; Remastered; Deluxe Edition
$12.35 
Originally released on Verve (6024). Includes liner notes by Richard Sudhalter.
By the time of this 1957 recording, the Basie band was enjoying something of a renaissance, and the appreciation of the audience for this legendary musician helps make this live ...
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| Chairman Of The Board CD (1959) Remastered
$8.85
Although it appeared at a time when Count Basie was enjoying respect from all quarters (as evidenced by the pop acclaim of several Grammy awards and the jazz faithful's enthusiasm for his concert at Newport), Chairman of the Board was, ...
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| This Time By Basie CD (1963)
$9.39 
Recorded in January 1965. Includes liner notes by Marc Crawford & Leonard Feather.
These 16 songs, released on two albums of the mid-'60s, feature a hi-fi, high volume batch of contemporary hits such as "Moon River" and "Oh, Pretty Woman." Basie's ...
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| On My Way & Shoutin' Again! CD (1963) Remastered; Digipak
$8.29
Count Basie proves there are indeed second acts in American life. The pianist led one of the most popular jazz-oriented big bands in the 1930s, but his outfit of the `50s had a tremendous resurgence (that then carried into the ...
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 Count Basie Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Count Basie songs: Jumpin' at the Woodside Lyrics, Blue and Sentimental Lyrics, April in Paris Lyrics, Swingin' the Blues Lyrics, Sent For You Yesterday Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Topsy Lyrics, Rock-a-Bye Basie Lyrics, Broadway Lyrics, John's Idea Lyrics, Honeysuckle Rose Lyrics, Goin' to Chicago Blues Lyrics, How Long Blues Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Every Day I Have the Blues Lyrics, Roll 'Em Pete Lyrics, All of Me Lyrics, Taxi War Dance Lyrics, Smack Dab in the Middle Lyrics, Jumpin at the Woodside Lyrics, Sweet Lorraine Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Lullaby of Birdland Lyrics.
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Count Basie Biography
Simply put, Count Basie led the most swinging of the classic big bands. His youthful education in playing stride piano in New York was meshed with a deep immersion in the hard-swinging Kansas City jazz scene of the early 1930s. As Basie moved from sideman to bandleader, his tight-knit ensemble eventually came to rival Duke Ellington's group. The Basie orchestra's perfectly interlocking rhythm section provided a springboard for a succession of jazz giants--most notably tenor man Lester Young--to launch their solo excursions. Basie's big-band vision was so strong that his group continued for decades after his passing.
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Count Basie | Ella Fitzgerald, Basie, Count & His Orchestra, Joe Williams, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Charlie Christian, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Rushing | | Freddie Green | Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Basie, Count & His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Big Joe Turner, Dinah Washington | | Charlie Fowlkes | Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Stan Getz, Tony Bennett, Buck Clayton, Nat "King" Cole, Billie Holiday, Milt Jackson | | Marshall Royal | Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Stan Getz, Ray Anthony, Tony Bennett, Nat "King" Cole, Duke Ellington | | Joe Newman | Jimmy Smith, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Rushing |
Contemporaries
Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Glenn Miller, Coleman Hawkins, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Lester Young, Woody Herman, Louis Jordan, Teddy Wilson, Illinois Jacquet, Cabell "Cab" Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate, Jimmy Rushing, Jay McShann, Helen Humes, Don Byas, Bennie Moten, Lucky Millinder, Erskine Hawkins, Frank Foster, Neal Hefti, Jo Jones (Drums)
Followers
Charlie Parker, Ray Charles, Thelonious Monk, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Harry James, Manhattan Transfer, Quincy Jones, Johnny Otis, Oliver Nelson, Terry Gibbs, John Lewis, Gerald Wilson, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Milt Buckner
Influences
Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Bennie Moten, W.C. Handy
More Music Artists
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