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| | Basie Jam 2 CD (1976)
 $9.89   
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Count Basie is best known for his big-band swing orchestras. But BASIE JAM 2 finds the legendary pianist "jamming" with an all-star octet. In truth, Basie's music has always been ...
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| Basie Jam 3 CD (1976)
$8.59
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Count Basie is best known for his swing orchestras (big bands). But on BASIE JAM 3, we hear the legendary pianist "jamming" with an all-star octet. In truth, Basie's music ...
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| Basie & Zoot CD (1975)
$8.49
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1994, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
By 1975, Count Basie and Zoot Sims had developed an unerring musical rapport. After working for many years in Basie's big band, Sims had come to embody the spirit of ...
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| Mostly Blues...And Some Others CD (1983)
$13.95
In his final years, Count Basie was often heard joking that he had forgotten how to play everything except the blues. In what was to be one of his last albums (his last small group studio session), The Count calls ...
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| Basie And Friends CD (1992)
$13.95
BASIE AND FRIENDS sees The Count in a variety of musical settings. The album comprises four different recording sessions that highlight Basie's piano playing. Very few of the legendary bandleader's albums focus specifically on his pianistic skills; Basie always employed ...
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| Kansas City 7 CD (1980)
$9.85
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
This 1980 septet recording by legendary pianist and bandleader Count Basie sees him in the company of renowned younger players, including trombonist J.J. Johnson and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. This combination ...
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| Kansas City 5 CD (1977)
$9.89
Late in his career, Basie began casually putting together small groups for the Pablo Records label, naming them in accordance with the number of participating musicians. KANSAS CITY 5 represents the first of these groups and most notably features vibraphonist ...
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| Night Rider CD (1978)
$9.59
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
At first blush, an album featuring both Count Basie and Oscar Peterson seems suspicious. Indeed, the two pianists' styles fall on opposite sides of the musical spectrum. Basie's approach has ...
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| Yessir, That's My Baby CD (1978)
$12.35
Digitally remastered by George Horn (1986, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Count Basie was in his mid 70s when he went into the studio to record these eight performances with another famous pianist, Oscar Peterson. These two artists work well together in ...
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| Satch And Josh.....Again CD (1977)
$9.65
Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Recorded three years after their first full album together, this second encounter between Count Basie and Oscar Peterson on twin pianos (this time with a quartet) is as strong as the original, ...
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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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