Count Basie
Born: 21st August 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: 26th April 1984, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Nationality: American
William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams.
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First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
Duke Ellington & Count Basie, Duke Ellington (piano), Count Basie (piano), Lennie Johnson (trumpet), Louis Blackburn (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Snooky Young (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Eddie Mullens (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Bennie Powell (trombone), Fats Ford (trumpet), Cat Anderson (trumpet), Sonny Payne (drums), Sam Woodyard (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Ray Nance (trumpet), Ray Nance (violin), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Eddie Jones (bass), Harry Carney (bass), Aaron Bell (bass), Willie Cook (trumpet), Lonnie Johnson (trumpet), Benny Powell (trombone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone), Frank Wess (flute), Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Butter Jackson (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Willie Cook (piano), Cat Anderson (piano), Fats Ford (piano), Eddie Mullens (piano)
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Live At Carnegie Hall-1938 Complete
Benny Goodman, Howard Fritzson (director), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Vocal by Helen Forrest, Walter Page, Johnny Hodges, Buck Clayton, Harry Carney, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Chris Griffin (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Art Rollini (tenor saxophone), George Koenig (alto saxophone), Harry James (trumpet), Count Basie, Harry Goodman (bass), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Freddie Green, Jess Stacy (piano), Gene Krupa (drums), Allan Reuss (guitar), Teddy Wilson, Cootie Williams, Bobby Hackett, Vernon Brown (trombone), The Benny Goodman Quartet
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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The Big Band, Vol. 2
Count Basie (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Butch Miles (drumkit), Eric Dixon (saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), John Clayton (doublebass, bass), Sonny Cohn (trumpet), Bill Hughes (trombone), Mel Wanzo (trombone), Fred Wesley (trombone), Dennis Wilson (trombone), Waymon Reed (trumpet), Lyn Biviano (trumpet), Pete Minger (trumpet), Danny Turner (saxophone), Bobby Plater (saxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone), Kenny Hing (saxophone), Count Basie Big Band, Sarah Vaughan (vocalist), Count Basie & His Orchestra
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The Complete Savoy Recordings
Lester Young, Freddie Green (guitar), Roy Haynes (drums), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Kenny Drew (piano), Count Basie (piano), Cozy Cole (drums)
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