Count Basie

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Count Basie

Born 1904-08-21 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA 36 films

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 thei…

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Filmography

36 films
Rat Pack poster

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fra…

Rat Pack

★ 9.0 2022

Billie poster

‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda L…

Billie

★ 6.9 2020

Sid & Judy poster

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived enter…

Sid & Judy

★ 7.4 2019

Music Inn poster

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experim…

Music Inn

★ 10.0 2007