Count Basie

Count Basie

Acting
🎂 1904-08-21 (79 years old at death)
✝️ 1984-04-26
📍 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
👤 Male
🎬 31 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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, ...
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Filmography (31 movies)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Billie
Billie
2020
as self
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020
 Sid & Judy
Sid & Judy
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Music Inn
Music Inn
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
2006
as Himself
Judy Garland Duets
Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
Improvisation
2004
as Self
Piano Blues
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
1981
as Self
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
1981
as Self
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
1979
as Self
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
1979
as Sself (Piano, Conductor)
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Self
Made in Paris
Made in Paris
1966
as Count Basie
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
1965
as Self
Cinderfella
Cinderfella
1960
as Count Basie
Jamboree!
Jamboree!
1957
as Count Basie
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self
Basie Boogie
Basie Boogie
1950
 Crazy House
Crazy House
1943
as Count Basie
Top Man
Top Man
1943
as Orchestra Leader
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Count Basie
Air Mail Special
Air Mail Special
1941
as Self
Take Me Back, Baby
Take Me Back, Baby
1941
 Policy Man
Policy Man
1938
as Count Basie