Count Basie , właśc. William James Basie (ur. 21 sierpnia 1904 w Red Bank , zm. 26 kwietnia 1984 w Hollywood )[1] amerykański pianista jazzowy , kompozytor i bandleader. Laureat NEA Jazz Masters Award [2]
Rozpoczął karierę w teatrach wodewilowych . Występował jako solista i akompaniował śpiewakom bluesowym . W 1935 zaczął prowadzić swój własny big-band . Nosił przydomek: „Hrabia” (ang. count )[3] Nowego Jorku . Był jedną z najważniejszych postaci w historii jazzu.
Basie grał na fortepianie w stylu zwanym Kansas City jazz style
W dniu 23 maja 1985 prezydent Ronald Reagan nadał pośmiertnie Basiemu Medal Wolności , który odebrał syn artysty, Aaron Woodward.
Dyskografia
The Complete Decca Recordings (1937–1939, Decca )Super Chief (1936–1942, Columbia )Count Basie and His Great Vocalists (1939–1945, Columbia )America’s No. 1 Band: The Columbia Years (1936–1964, Columbia )Complete Original American Victor Recordings (1941–1950, RCA )Kansas City Powerhouse (1929–1932, 1947–1949, RCA /Bluebird )Planet Jazz (ca. 1929-1932, 1947–1949, RCA /BMG International Records)
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The Count (1952, Clef )Basie Rides Again! (1952, Clef )Dance Session (1952–1954, Clef )King of Swing (1953–1954, Clef )The Band of Distinction (1954, Clef )Basie (1955, Clef )Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (z Joem Williamsem ) (1955, Clef )April in Paris (1955–1956, Verve )Hall of Fame (1956, Verve )The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (z Joem Williamsem ) (1956, Verve )Basie in London (Live, 1956, Verve )One O’Clock Jump (z Joem Williamsem oraz Ellą Fitzgerald ) (1957, Verve )Count Basie at Newport (Live, 1957, Verve )The Atomic Mr. Basie (1958, Roulette )Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette )No Count Sarah (z Sarah Vaughan ) (1958, EmArcy )Chairman of the Board (1958, Roulette )Sing Along with Basie (z Joem Williamsem ) (1958, Roulette )Breakfast Dance and Barbeque (1958, Roulette )Not Now, I’ll Tell You When (1958, Roulette )Welcome to the Club (z Natem Kingiem Cole’em ) (1959, Capitol )One More Time (1959, Roulette )Basie and Eckstine, Inc. (z Billym Eckstinem ) (1959, Roulette )Strike Up the Band (z Tonym Bennettem ) (1959, Roulette )In Person! (z Tonym Bennettem ) (1959, Columbia )Everyday I Have the Blues (z Joem Williamsem ) (1959, Roulette)Dance Along with Basie (1959, Roulette )Count Basie And His Orchestra Play Music From The Pen Of Quincy Jones (1959, Roulette )Hall Of Fame (1959, Verve )
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I Gotta Right to Swing (z Sammym Davisem Jr. ) (1960, Decca )Just the Blues (z Joem Williamsem ) (1960, Roulette )The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette )Not Now,I’ll Tell You When (1960, Roulette )First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (z Dukem Ellingtonem ) (1961, Columbia )The Legend (1961, Roulette )Kansas City Suite – The Music of Benny Carter (1961, Roulette )Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette )Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (z Sarah Vaughan ) (1961, Roulette )Back with Basie (1962, Roulette )Easin’ it (1962, Roulette )Basie in Sweden (1962, Roulette )I Left My Heart in San Francisco (z Tonym Bennettem ) (1962, Columbia )Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (z Frankiem Sinatrą ) (1962, Reprise )On My Way and Shoutin’ Again! (1963, Verve )More Hits of 1950s and 1960s (1963, Verve )Li’l Ol’ Groovemaker…Basie! (1963, Verve )This Time by Basie: Hits of the 1950s and 1960s (1963, Verve )Ella and Basie! (z Ellą Fitzgerald ) (1963, Verve )Basie Land (1964, Verve )Pop Goes the Basie (1964, Reprise )It Might as Well Be Swing (z Frankiem Sinatrą ) (1964, Reprise )Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve )Our Shining Hour (z Sammym Davisem Jr. ) (1965, Verve )Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (z Arthurem Prysockiem ) (1965, Verve )Basie’s Beatle Bag (1965, Verve )Basie Meets Bond (1966, Capitol )Sinatra at the Sands (live, z Frankiem Sinatrą ) (1966, Reprise )Basie’s Beat (1967, Verve )Broadway Basie’s…Way (1967, Command )Hollywood…Basie’s Way (1967, Command )Basie’s in the Bag (1967, Brunswick )The Happiest Millionaire (1967)Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot )Manufacturers of Soul (z Jackiem Wilsonem ) (1968, Brunswick )The Board of Directors (z The Mills Brothers ) (1968, Dot )The Board of Directors Annual Report (z The Mills Brothers ) (1968, Dot )Evergreens (1969, Groove Merchant )Basic Basie (1969, MPS )Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot )Standing Ovation (1969, Dot )High Voltage (1970, MPS)How About This (z Kay Starr ) (1970, MCA )Basie on the Beatles (1970, Happy Tiger )Afrique (1970, RCA Victor )The Legend – From the Pen of Benny Carter (1970, Roulette )Have a Nice Day (1971, Daybreak )Bing ’n’ Basie Bingiem Crosbym ) (1972, Daybreak )Flip,Flop & Fly (live, z Joem Tonerem ) (1972)Jazz at Santa Monica Civic ’72 (live) (1972)The Songs of Bessie Smith (Teresą Brewer ) (1973, Doctor Jazz)Basie Big Band (1975)Fun Time (1975)I Told You So (1976)Prime Time (1977)Montreux ’77 (live) (1977)Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol.1 (live) (1978)Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol.2 (live) (1978)Live in Japan ’78 (live) (1978)On the Road (1979)Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979)A Classy Pair (z Ellą Fitzgerald ) (1979)A Perfect Match (z Ellą Fitzgerald ) (1979)Kansas City Shout (1980)Warm Breeze (1981)Send in the Clowns (z Sarah Vaughan ) (1981)Farmer’s Market Barbecue (1982)88 Basie Street (1983)Me and You (1983)Fancy Pants (ostatni album Counta Basie) (1983)
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