Count Basie

Count Basie

William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 21, 1904 (Red Bank), Died April 26, 1984 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, leader, composer, songwriter, arranger, organ, vocalist

Notes: Also known as William Basie.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 180 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62081	10-in.	3/26/1937	Boogie woogie (I may be wrong)	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62331	10-in.	7/7/1937	Smarty	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62332	10-in.	7/7/1937	One o'clock jump	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62333	10-in.	7/7/1937	Listen my children (and you shall hear)	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62334	10-in.	7/7/1937	John's idea	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62511	10-in.	8/9/1937	Good morning blues	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62512	10-in.	8/9/1937	Our love was meant to be	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62513	10-in.	8/9/1937	Time out	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62514	10-in.	8/9/1937	Topsy	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62682	10-in.	10/13/1937	I keep remembering	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62683	10-in.	10/13/1937	Out the window	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62684	10-in.	10/13/1937	Don't you miss your baby?	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62685	10-in.	10/13/1937	Let me dream	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63122	10-in.	1/3/1938	Georgianna	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63123	10-in.	1/3/1938	Blues in the dark	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63286	10-in.	2/16/1938	Sent for you yesterday (and here you come today)	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63287	10-in.	2/16/1938	Every tub	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63288	10-in.	2/16/1938	Now will you be good?	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63289	10-in.	2/16/1938	Swingin' the blues	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63918	10-in.	6/6/1938	Mama don't want no peas' n' rice' n' cocoanut oil	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63919	10-in.	6/6/1938	Blue and sentimental	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	63920	10-in.	6/6/1938	Doggin' around	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64471	10-in.	8/22/1938	Stop beatin' round the mulberry bush	Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64472	10-in.	8/22/1938	London bridge is falling down	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64473	10-in.	8/19/1938	Texas shuffle	Count Basie Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 101-125 of 180 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Basie, Count," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103042.

Basie, Count. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103042.

"Basie, Count." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.