Count Basie
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Works
Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesSelf (voice) (archive sound)2022
Rat PackSelf (archive footage)2022
Charlie Parker: Bird SongsSelf (archive footage)2022
Billieself2020
Sid & JudySelf (archive footage)2019
2014
Music InnHimself (archive footage)2007
2006
Judy Garland DuetsSelf (archive footage)2005
The Harlem RenaissanceSelf (archive footage)2004
ImprovisationSelf2004
Piano BluesSelf (archive footage)2003- 2001
Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicSelf (archive footage)1993
1981
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"Sself (Piano, Conductor)1979
Blazing SaddlesSelf1974
1965
CinderfellaCount Basie1960
1955
1950
Crazy HouseCount Basie1943
Top ManOrchestra Leader1943
Stage Door CanteenCount Basie1943
Air Mail SpecialSelf1941
Policy ManCount Basie1938
Personal details
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- Alternative names
- William James "Count" Basie
- BornAugust 21, 1904Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
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