Artist Info

  • Name: Count Basie
  • Birthday: 08/21/1904
  • Birth Place: Red Bank, NJ
  • Died: 04/26/1984
  • Decades Active: 1920,1930,1940,1950,1960,1970,1980
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Styles: Big Band, Piano Blues, Swing
  • Moods: Bright, Carefree, Elegant, Energetic, Happy, Lively, Sophisticated, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Freewheeling, Joyous, Light, Party/Celebratory, Refined/Mannered, Swaggering, Boisterous, Exuberant, Fun, Rousing, Playful, Rollicking, Confident, Passionate, Sentimental

Albums

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Title Release
  • Count Basie and Ray Charles Together
  • 09/30/2008
  • Count Basie [B.D. Jazz]
  • 05/27/2008
  • Combos Anthology, 1936-1956
  • 04/01/2008
  • Giants of the Big Band Era: Count Basie [Acrobat]
  • 04/01/2008
  • Legendary Radio Broadcasts
  • 04/01/2008
  • 1953-1954 WA
  • 11/30/2007
  • Moonglow
  • 06/26/2007
  • Dance Sessions
  • 06/12/2007
  • Complete 1952-1956: Small Group Studio Recordings
  • 05/08/2007
  • Complete 1953-1954: Dance Sessions
  • 05/08/2007
  • Music of Neal Hefti and Benny Carter
  • 04/14/2007
  • Count Meets the Duke/Classics
  • 01/30/2007
  • Blues by Basie/Dance Parade
  • 2007
  • Basie's Bag (Of Swing)
  • 11/21/2006
  • Basie Power
  • 10/23/2006
  • Small Groups Studio Sides 1950-1952
  • 09/25/2006
  • Basie's Boogie [Collectables]
  • 09/05/2006
  • Best of Count Basie [Direct Source]
  • 08/01/2006
  • One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of Count Basie [Legacy]
  • 08/01/2006
  • Best of Count Basie [Toshiba EMI]
  • 07/17/2006
  • On the Sunny Side of the Street
  • 06/26/2006
  • Big Band in Boston
  • 05/23/2006
  • Basically Basie: Studio Dates 1937-1945: Disc A
  • 04/18/2006
  • Basically Basie: Studio Dates 1937-1945: Disc B
  • 04/18/2006
  • Basically Basie: Studio Dates 1937-1945: Disc C WA
  • 04/18/2006
  • Supreme Jazz
  • 03/27/2006
  • Golden Legends: Count Basie
  • 02/28/2006
  • Jumpin' at Ten
  • 02/21/2006
  • Introducing Count Basie
  • 02/07/2006
  • Basie's Boogie [CMG]
  • 01/31/2006
  • Best of Count Basie [Universal]
  • 12/12/2005
  • Stages
  • 12/06/2005
  • 1952-1953
  • 10/18/2005
  • Jumpin'at the Woodside [Jazz Hour]
  • 09/23/2005
  • The Centennial Anthology
  • 09/13/2005
  • Count Basie [Just Jazz]
  • 09/06/2005
  • One O'Clock Jump [Disky]
  • 08/02/2005
  • Away from Base with Glenn, Una Mae & Sam 1939-1941: Disc D
  • 08/01/2005
  • Away from Base with Harry, Benny & Teddy 1937-1938: Disc B WA
  • 08/01/2005
  • Away from Base with Kansas City 5/6, Hamp & Teddy 1938: Disc C
  • 08/01/2005
  • Away from Base with Teddy, Billie & Mildred 1937: Disc A WA
  • 08/01/2005
  • At Last... Swing!
  • 07/12/2005
  • The Start of a Jazz Legend, Vol. 1: 1937-1939
  • 06/14/2005
  • Count Basie [Platinum 3447]
  • 02/15/2005
  • NEA Jazz Masters
  • 2005
  • Ain't It the Truth [Collectables]
  • 12/21/2004
  • Count Basie [3252 Platinum]
  • 12/07/2004
  • Life Is a Song [Synergy]
  • 11/16/2004
  • One O'Clock Jump [Synergy]
  • 11/16/2004
  • Dance Along with Basie
  • 11/10/2004
  • Good Time Blues
  • 11/09/2004
  • Count Basie [Platinum 32512]
  • 09/28/2004
  • The Platinum Collection [Direct Source]
  • 08/25/2004
  • Count Basie & Friends: 100th Birthday Bash
  • 08/24/2004
  • Let's Jump
  • 08/24/2004
  • One O'Clock Jump [ASV/Living Era]
  • 08/24/2004
  • The Count Basie Story [Blue Note]
  • 08/24/2004
  • Cheers for Basie
  • 08/09/2004
  • Complete 1936-1941 Columbia Recordings
  • 08/03/2004
  • Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings
  • 08/03/2004
  • Definitive Decca Best Recordings
  • 08/03/2004
  • Very Best of Count Basie
  • 07/26/2004
  • Jazz Biography Series
  • 07/13/2004
  • Jazz Moods: Hot
  • 06/15/2004
  • Be My Guest
  • 05/11/2004
  • The Best of Count Basie [Liquid 8]
  • 04/20/2004
  • Swinging the Blues: 1930-1939
  • 04/06/2004
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 6: 1944-1952
  • 03/16/2004
  • Jukebox Hits 1940-1952
  • 12/23/2003
  • On Film & Live
  • 12/09/2003
  • The Quintessence New York - Chicago - Hollywood, Vol. 2: 1942-1952
  • 11/25/2003
  • Kansas Jump
  • 11/07/2003
  • Wild & Swingin'
  • 10/28/2003
  • One O'Clock Jump and Other Hits [Rhino]
  • 10/10/2003
  • Ultimate Legends: Count Basie
  • 04/30/2003
  • Pure Platinum
  • 04/24/2003
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 5: 1945-1951
  • 04/15/2003
  • Basie Talks: The New Testament Band
  • 04/01/2003
  • 1952 WA
  • 03/25/2003
  • Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings
  • 02/25/2003
  • 1936-1961
  • 01/13/2003
  • Shoutin' Blues
  • 12/05/2002
  • Count Basie: Portrait
  • 12/04/2002
  • Jive at Five [Past Perfect]
  • 11/27/2002
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 3: 1941
  • 10/22/2002
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 4: 1941-1945
  • 10/22/2002
  • Rhythm Pure & Simple
  • 10/08/2002
  • Blame It on My Last Affair
  • 09/01/2002
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 2: 1940-1941
  • 07/30/2002
  • Timeless Count Basie
  • 07/16/2002
  • 1950-1951
  • 07/02/2002
  • The Octet Sounds: The Complete Octet Studio Record
  • 07/02/2002
  • Golden Greats
  • 05/28/2002
  • Count Basie's Finest Hour WA
  • 05/07/2002
  • The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1936-1940
  • 04/23/2002
  • April in Paris [Town Sound]
  • 03/26/2002
  • Greatest Hits [Classic World]
  • 03/26/2002
  • Kansas City Powerhouse
  • 03/05/2002
  • Boogie Woogie
  • 01/01/2002
  • At His Best, Vol. 1
  • 2002
  • At His Best, Vols. 1-2
  • 2002
  • Count Basie [Jazz Band]
  • 2002
  • Essential Best
  • 10/30/2001
  • The Jump King of Swing, Vol. 2
  • 10/09/2001
  • Popular Selections Count Basie and Louis Armstrong
  • 09/25/2001
  • Complete Original American Decca Recordings
  • 08/21/2001
  • Count Basie, Vol. 1 & 2
  • 08/21/2001
  • Count Basie, Vol. 1 [Platinum]
  • 08/21/2001
  • Count Basie, Vol. 2 [Platinum]
  • 08/21/2001
  • Jazz Casual: Sing and Swing
  • 07/31/2001
  • Makin' Whoopee [Magnum]
  • 06/12/2001
  • Big Band Legends
  • 05/01/2001
  • One O'Clock Jump [Simply the Best]
  • 03/27/2001
  • The Best of Count Basie [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
  • 03/13/2001
  • Jump King of Swing, Vol. 1
  • 02/13/2001
  • Blues by Basie/One O'Clock Jump
  • 01/30/2001
  • Celebrating the Best of Jazz
  • 01/30/2001
  • Harvard Blues: Count Basie Story WA
  • 2001
  • Count Basie and Friends
  • 11/28/2000
  • Listen My Children You Shall Hear [Avid]
  • 11/28/2000
  • 100 ans de Jazz
  • 11/08/2000
  • Ken Burns Jazz
  • 11/07/2000
  • The Count Basie Organisation
  • 09/26/2000
  • Swingin' the Blues [BMG]
  • 09/20/2000
  • Anthology
  • 09/05/2000
  • Jeepers Creepers
  • 08/19/2000
  • One O'Clock Jump [Mastersong]
  • 08/17/2000
  • Swing Legends: 24 Classic Hits
  • 08/15/2000
  • The Kid from Red Bank: The Complete 1938-1947 Recordings
  • 07/18/2000
  • 1947-1949 WA
  • 07/11/2000
  • Count Basie [Direct Source]
  • 07/03/2000
  • Jazz Collection [19 Tracks]
  • 06/27/2000
  • The Lang-Worth Transcriptions
  • 06/27/2000
  • Count on the Coast, Vol. 1
  • 06/24/2000
  • Count on the Coast, Vol. 2
  • 06/24/2000
  • Jazz Masters
  • 05/20/2000
  • Jumpin
  • 05/20/2000
  • Cool Count
  • 04/25/2000
  • Les Incontournables
  • 03/28/2000
  • April in Paris [Early Bird]
  • 02/14/2000
  • The Classic Years
  • 01/11/2000
  • This and That
  • 12/25/1999
  • Essential Masters of Jazz
  • 10/19/1999
  • Swing Shift
  • 09/28/1999
  • 1939, Vol. 11
  • 09/14/1999
  • Cocktail Hour
  • 08/10/1999
  • Big Man in a Small Band
  • 08/06/1999
  • Forever Gold
  • 08/03/1999
  • Cool Too
  • 06/22/1999
  • 1939, Vol. 10
  • 06/09/1999
  • Too Marvelous for Words
  • 05/25/1999
  • Count Basie [Columbia River]
  • 04/26/1999
  • Atomic Swing
  • 01/26/1999
  • 1947
  • 01/12/1999
  • Definitive Columbia Best Recordings
  • 1999
  • Count Plays Duke
  • 10/20/1998
  • Great
  • 09/02/1998
  • Gold Collection [Fine Tune]
  • 09/01/1998
  • Le Jazz de A A Z
  • 08/25/1998
  • Planet Jazz
  • 08/25/1998
  • A Portrait of Count Basie [Gallerie]
  • 07/21/1998
  • Gold Collection [Retro]
  • 06/30/1998
  • Swingsation
  • 06/16/1998
  • Blues & Boogie Woogie 1937-1947
  • 06/09/1998
  • 1946-1947 WA
  • 05/05/1998
  • Count [Special Music]
  • 03/24/1998
  • One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of Count Basie [Collectibles]
  • 01/05/1998
  • Platinum Collection [Start]
  • 1998
  • 1939, Vol. 9
  • 12/24/1997
  • At Birdland 1956
  • 11/18/1997
  • Revue Collection
  • 11/11/1997
  • Count Basie: Members Edition
  • 08/20/1997
  • 1945-1946 [Classics] WA
  • 07/15/1997
  • Sophisticated Swing
  • 04/07/1997
  • 1938-1939, Vol. 8
  • 03/11/1997
  • Ain't It the Truth [Sony Special Products]
  • 1997
  • Jazz Profile
  • 1997
  • Lullaby of Birdland
  • 1997
  • Best of Count Basie (1937-39)
  • 12/17/1996
  • 1938-1939
  • 11/19/1996
  • 1941
  • 11/19/1996
  • 1942