Count Basie

Count Basie

Birthday: 1904-08-21

Deathday: 1984-04-26

Place of birth: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: William James Basie

imdb_id: nm0059831

Biography:

William James "Count" Basie (/ˈbeɪsi/; 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, his minimalist piano style, 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, Dennis Rowland, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. As a composer, Basie is known for writing such jazz standards as "Blue and Sentimental", "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "One O'Clock Jump". Description above from the Wikipedia article Count Basie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

Score: 10.0

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

Score: 9.0

Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

Score: 9.0

Rat Pack

Score: 9.0

Sid & Judy

Score: 7.4

The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

Score: 7.3

Blazing Saddles

Score: 7.2

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes

Score: 7.0

Take Me Back, Baby

Score: 7.0

Billie

Score: 6.9

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Score: 6.8

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Score: 6.6

Piano Blues

Score: 6.5

Air Mail Special

Score: 6.2

Stage Door Canteen

Score: 6.1

Cinderfella

Score: 6.1

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Score: 6.0

Rhythm and Blues Revue

Score: 6.0

The Harlem Renaissance

Score: 6.0

Crazy House

Score: 5.0

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Score: 0.0

Basie Boogie

Score: 0.0

Music Inn

Score: 0.0

Policy Man

Score: 0.0

Top Man

Score: 0.0

Improvisation

Score: 0.0

Judy Garland Duets

Score: 0.0

Ebony Parade

Score: 0.0

Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music

Score: 0.0

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

Score: 0.0

All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater

Score: 0.0

Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62

Score: 0.0

New York in the Fifties

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Judy Garland Show

Score: 8.0

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

The Kennedy Center Honors

Score: 7.4

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

ABC Stage 67

Score: 6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

Score: 6.2

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Score: 6.0

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

The Hollywood Palace

Score: 4.5

The Big Show

Score: 0.0

Cavalcade of Bands

Score: 0.0