Count Basie

Actor

Born: August 21, 1904
Died: April 26, 1984 (age 79)
From: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

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…

Filmography (36)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Rat Pack (2022)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)
Self (archive footage)
Billie (2020)
self
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes (2020)
Sid & Judy (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)
Self (archive footage)
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)
Self
Music Inn (2007)
Himself (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62 (2006)
Himself
Judy Garland Duets (2005)
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
Self (archive footage)
Improvisation (2004)
Self
Piano Blues (2003)
Self (archive footage)
New York in the Fifties
New York in the Fifties (2001)
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music (1981)
Self
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall (1981)
Self
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Self
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match" (1979)
Sself (Piano, Conductor)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Self
Made in Paris (1966)
Count Basie
Frank Sinatra Spectacular (1965)
Self
Cinderfella (1960)
Count Basie
Astaire Time (1960)
Self
Jamboree! (1957)
Count Basie
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)
Self
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet (1951)
Basie Boogie (1950)
Crazy House (1943)
Count Basie