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Musiker: Basie, Count
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1904
Todesjahr: 1984
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Count Basie & ... — 1982
Geburtstagfeier 20.1.1982 (77)
 Count Basie — 1980
© Keystone
Count Basie — 1980
Stockholm
 Count Basie — 1977
Dänemark 28.7.1977
Count Basie & Cab Calloway — 1977
10.7.1977
 Count Basie — 1974
Helsinki
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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Arthur Prysock acc. by Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  ARTHUR PRYSOCK / COUNT BASIEVerveV/V-6 86461965LP
 Artie Shaw  —  His Best Recordings 1937-1942Best Of JazzBEST OF JAZZ 40161954CD
 Artie Shaw  —  His Best Recordings 1937-1942Best Of JazzBEST OF JAZZ-40161954CD
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  THE JAZZ YEARSSounds of SwingLP-1251938-54LP
 Basie, Getz & Vaughan  —  LIVE AT BIRDLANDRoulette RecordsLDM. 30.2831975LP
 Ben Webster  —  Ben WebsterPlanet Jazz74321 65368 21932-58CD
 Bennett & Basie  —  STRIKE UP THE BANDRoulette RecordsSR 252311959LP
 Bennett & Basie  —  STRIKE UP THE BANDRoulette RecordsVG 4051959LP
 Bennie Moten  —  JAZZ STAR SERIE NO.8RCA VictorRCA LPM 10 0231929-30LP
 Bennie Moten  —  The Complete Bennie Moten Vol. 3/4 (1928-1930) featuring Count BasieVictorPM 436931928-30LP
 Bennie Moten  —  The Complete Bennie Moten Vol. 5/6 (1930-1932)RCAPM 456881930-32LP
XBennie Moten and his Orchestra  —  BENNIE MOTEN VOL.1 1929 -1930RCA VictorLPM 10 0231929-30LP
 Bennie Moten Kansas City Orchestra  —  Basie BeginningsRCA9768-21929-32CD
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  1930-1932 (The Chronogical Series)Classics RecordsClassics 5911930-32CD
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 591*1930-1932CD
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5781929-1930CD
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  MOTEN'S BLUES Volume 3 (1929)RCA741.1081929LP
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  New Moten Stomp Volume 4 (1929 -1930)RCAFPM1 70041929+30LP
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra  —  New Moten Stomp Volume 5 (1929 -1932)RCAFXM1 70621929-32LP
 Bennie Moten's Orchestra (1929 - 1932)  —  TREASURY OF JAZZ N° 59RCA Victor430.690 S1929-32LP
XBenny Carter and The Metronome All-Stars  —  BENNY CARTER 1945Queen DiscQ-0091940-47LP
 Benny Goodman  —  BENNY GOODMAN SEXTETParlophoneR27871940SH
 Benny Goodman  —  BG, his STARS and his GUESTSQuinn - discQ-0161939-41LP
 Benny Goodman  —  Get Happy Get HotAvid RecordsAVC 5421935CD
 Benny Goodman  —  King Of Swing - Benny Goodman 1937-38 Jazz ConcertsCBSCBS 66420 -- 54127/28, 54129/301937-38LP
 Benny Goodman  —  LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALLCBSCBS 450983 21938CD
 Benny Goodman  —  LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALLCBSCBS 450983-21938CD
 Benny Goodman  —  LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALLColumbia402441938LP
 Benny Goodman  —  SEXTET AND ORCHESTRASPOOK JAZZSJL 66021938-41LP
 Benny Goodman  —  Sound Of JazzFontana Records462 065 TE1940-51EP
 Benny Goodman  —  Swingtime with Benny GoodmanHistoriaH-6231935-39LP
 Benny Goodman  —  SWINGTIME WITH BENNY GOODMAN 1935 - 1939JOKERSM 30571935-39LP
XBenny Goodman  —  THE FAMOUS 1938 CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERTCBS662021938LP
XBenny Goodman  —  The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz ConcertCBS66202*1938LP
 Benny Goodman  —  THE FAMOUS 1938 CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERTPhilipsB 07000 L* / B 07001 L*1938LP
 Benny Goodman  —  THE FAMOUS 1938 CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERTPhilipsB 07000 L / B 07001 L1938LP
 Benny Goodman  —  THE FAMOUS CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERT 1938, Vol.1ColumbiaCL 8141938LP
 Benny Goodman  —  The Rehearsal Sessions Benny Goodman 1940Jazz Documentva-79971940LP
 Benny Goodman  —  The Rehearsal Sessions Feat. Charlie ChristianJazz UnlimitedJUCD 20131940CD
 Benny Goodman  —  THE UNHEARD BENNY GOODMAN VOLUME 2BLU-DISCT-10041938-45LP
 Benny Goodman  —  THE UNHEARD BENNY GOODMAN VOLUME 3BLU-DISCT-10061939-42LP
 Benny Goodman  —  THE UNHEARD BENNY GOODMAN VOLUME 4BLU-DISCT-100961940-41LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra  —  Benny Goodman & His OrchestraRCALPC 31-0211940-51EP
 Benny Goodman & his Orchestra  —  Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.1PhilipsB 47020 L1938LP
 Benny Goodman & his Orchestra  —  LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALLCBSCBS 450983 11938LP
 Benny Goodman & his Orchestra  —  STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOYJazz & JazzJJ-6091946LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra  —  The Alternate Goodman Vol.7PhontasticNOST 76201941-42LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & Sextet  —  1940 - 1941Jazum421940 - 1941LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & Sextet  —  The Alternate Goodman Vol. 3PhontasticNOST 76121940-41LP
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra & Sextet  —  The Alternate Goodman Vol.3PhontasticNOST.76121940-41LP
 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra  —  The Famous 1938 CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERT (Box mit 2 LP's)ColumbiaSL 160 (Box)1938LP
 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra  —  The Famous 1938 CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ CONCERT Volume 1ColumbiaML 43581938LP
 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra / Quartet  —  THIS IS BENNY GOODMANRCA VictorVPM-6040/1-21935-39LP
 Benny Goodman Combos  —  BENNY GOODMANPhilipsB 07 907 R1939-41LP
 Benny Goodman Combos  —  Famous GOODMAN DatesPhilipsB 07225 L1939-45LP
 Benny Goodman Edmond Hall  —  Steamin' and Beamin'History20.1975-HI1935-45CD
 Benny Goodman Sextet  —  SESSION FOR SEXTET No.2Columbia33SX 10351939-45LP
 Benny Goodman Sextet & Charlie Christian  —  Benny Goodman Sextet & Charlie ChristianCBSCBS 465679 21939-41CD
 Benny Goodman Sextet Orchestra  —  Hey, Charlie, Let' S Play The Blues.Columbia6521939 - 1941LP
 Benny Goodman's Famous Sextet And Septet  —  Benny Goodman's Famous Sextet And SeptetParlophonePMDQ 80131939-41LP
 Billie Holiday  —  'Lady Day'Saga EroERO 80141937-1946LP
 Billie Holiday  —  BILLIE HOLIDAY / 1953-56 RADIO & TV BROADCASTSESP DiskESP-30031953-56LP
 Billie Holiday  —  Easy To RememberSaga RecordsSOC 10271957-1958LP
 Billie Holiday  —  I Wonder Where Our Love Has GoneGiants Of JazzGOJ-10011949-56LP
XBillie Holiday  —  Immortal Sessions Volume 1SagapanPAN 69051955-58LP
 Billie Holiday  —  JAZZ LIVE & RARE VOL. 8Jazzline20 8091937-56LP
 Billie Holiday  —  LADY SINGS THE BLUESFestivalALB 1441937-47LP
XBillie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 1CBS682281933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 1ColumbiaKG 321211933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Billie Holiday Story Volume ICBS68228*1933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)Sony Music / Columbia886975380621933-44CD
 Billie Holiday  —  The Genius Of Lady DayEforfilms286 9029 DVD
 Billie Holiday  —  The Golden YearsColumbia1758-601933 - 1941LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Golden Years Volume 2CBS / Columbia62038 / C3L 21 (CL 1759)1937-39LP
 Billie Holiday acc. by Orchestras  —  BILLIE HOLIDAY'S GREATEST HITSCBSCL 26661935-41LP
 Billie Holiday acc. by Orchestras  —  BILLIE HOLIDAY'S GREATEST HITSColumbiaCL 2666*1935-41LP
 Billy Eckstein w. Count Basie Orchestra  —  Billy Eckstein w. Count Basie OrchestraRoulette RecordsRL 4170 EP
 Billy Eckstine acc.by Count Basie Orchestra  —  BASIE / ECKSTINE INCORPORATEDEmusES-120221959LP
 Bing Crosby - Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  BING 'N BASIE20th CENTURY FOX RECORDS9279 5781972LP
XBing Crosby - Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  Bing 'n BasieDaybreak RecordsDR 20141972LP
 Bunny Bergian  —  Through The YearsJazz ArchivesJA-191936-42LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (Side 1) - Count Basie and his Orchestra (Side 2)  —  JAZUM 45JazumJAZUM 45 / 7601471936-41LP
XCharlie Christian  —  Charlie ChristianGiants Of JazzLPJT 131939-41LP
 Charlie Christian  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIANMusica Jazz2 MJP 10581939-41LP
XCharlie Christian  —  Charlie ChristianPhilipsP 07.931 R1939-41LP
XCharlie Christian  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN LIVE 1939 / 1941MusidiscJA 51811939-41LP
 Charlie Christian  —  Complete Studio RecordingsDefinitive RecordsDRCD111761939CD
 Charlie Christian  —  Genius Of the Electric Guitar - Celestial ExpressDefinitive RecordsDRCD 111221939-41CD
 Charlie Christian  —  Live 1939 - 1941FestivalALB 3771939 - 1941LP
 Charlie Christian & the Benny Goodman Sextet  —  "Live" 1939-1941Galaxy38912321939-1941CD
 Charlie Christian / Lester Young and Orchestra  —  TOGETHER 1940Jazz ArchivesJA-61940-41LP
 Charlie Christian with Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN with the BENNY GOODMAN Sextet and OrchestraCBS623871939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN with the BENNY GOODMAN Sextet and OrchestraColumbiaColumbia CL 6521939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN with the BENNY GOODMAN Sextet and OrchestraColumbiaCL 6521939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN with the BENNY GOODMAN Sextet and OrchestraPhilips71721939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet  —  LIVE ! 1940Jazz ArchivesJA-231939-41LP
XCharlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBS525381939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra  —  CHARLIE CHRISTIANCBSSOPM 1551939-41LP
XCharlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra  —  THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITARCBSCBS 460612 11939-41LP
 Charlie Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra  —  THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITARCBSCBS 46061221939-41CD
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 Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Lambert,Hendricks & BavanKoch JazzCD
 Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72Pablo RecordsCD
"E" Harry "Sweets" Edison  —  Edison's LightsPablo RecordsLP
"E" Harry Edison and Band  —  The Best of HARRY EDISONPablo RecordsLP
"E" Harry Edison  —  Edison's LightsPablo RecordsLP
"RB"XOscar Peterson and Count Basie  —  Satch and JoshPablo RecordsLP
"RB" Oscar Peterson and Count Basie  —  Satch and JoshPablo RecordsLP
'Deed I do Count Basie Orchestra  —  The Complete Roulette Live Recordings Of Count Basie And His Orchestra (1959-1962)Mosaic RecordsLP
'Deed I do Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie  —  On The Sunny Side Of The Street - ELLA & BASIEVerveLP
'Deed I doXElla Fitzgerald and Count Basie  —  On The Sunny Side Of The Street - ELLA & BASIEVerveLP
'Deed I doXElla Fitzgerald acc.by Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  ELLA & BASIEVerveLP
'Deed I do Ella Fitzgerald  —  Jazz-history, Vol.7VerveLP
'S wonderful Count Basie /Joe Williams  —  The Greatest !VerveLP
's wonderful Count Basie  —  The Greatest !!Verwe RecordsLP
's wonderful Various  —  TORCH SONG TRILOGYPolydorLP
(Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  COUNT BASIE at the Savoy Ballroom 1937SagapanLP
(Let me) Live and love tonight Count Basie  —  Super ChiefCBSLP
(Let me) Live and love tonight Count Basie  —  Super ChiefColumbiaLP
(Love is) The tender trap Frank Sinatra with Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  SINATRA-BASIEReprise RecordsLP
(Un) easy does ItXCount Basie Trio  —  For The First TimePablo RecordsLP
(Un) easy does It Count Basie Trio  —  For The First TimePablo RecordsLP
(We ain't got) No special thing Count Basie  —  KANSAS CITY 5Pablo RecordsLP
12th street Rag Count Basie and Lester Young  —  The count and the presidentJolly RogerLP
12th street Rag Lester Young with Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  Lester Young with Count BasieEpicLP
12th street Rag Lester Young with Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  LESTER YOUNG WITH COUNT BASIEEpicLP
12th street rag Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  LESTER LEAPS INEpicLP
12th street Rag Lester Young with Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  LESTER YOUNG MEMORIAL ALBUMEpicLP
12th street Rag Lester Young with Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  LESTER YOUNG MEMORIAL ALBUM, VOL.2EpicLP
16 Men swinging Count Basie 1954  —  Americans In SwedenJazz SocietyLP
5 o'clock in the morning Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  BASIE DOUBLE ALBUMRoulette RecordsLP
5400 north Count Basie & Roy Eldridge  —  LOOSE WALKPablo RecordsLP
5400 North Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72Pablo RecordsCD
5400 NorthXVarious  —  Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72Pablo RecordsLP
7th Avenue Express Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
88 Basie streetXCount Basie & His Orchestra  —  88 Basie StreetPablo RecordsLP
9 : 20 Special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Beaver JunctionVintage JazzCD
9 : 20 Special Milt Jackson  —  Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 2Pablo RecordsLP
9.20 Secial Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
9.20 special Count Basie  —  COUNT BASIE 1939-1951CBSLP
9.20 Special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  Count Basie and Lester YoungJazz SocietyLP
9.20 specialXColeman Hawkins  —  Coleman Hawkins recordings made between 1930 and 1941CBSLP
9.20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  I'm Gonna Sit Down And Write Myself A LetterMusic for PleasureLP
9:10 special Various  —  Jazz NowDeltaLP
9:20 specialXCount Basie  —  THE COUNT BASIE STORYRoulette RecordsLP
9:20 Special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  1944Circle RecordsCD
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  "Don for Prez"CBSLP
9:20 special Count Basie & Oscar Peterson  —  Night RiderPablo RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Disque d'orRoulette RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  DISQUE D'ORRoulette RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie  —  ROCK-A-BYE BASIEVogueLP
9:20 specialXVarious  —  I GIGANTI DEL JAZZ, 18Curico / I giganti del JazzLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  THE ESSENTIAL VOLUME 3CBSCD
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  The great Count BasieJokerLP
9:20 special Count Basie  —  Count Basie and his Orchestra 1943 & 1944CaracolLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  CAFE SOCIETY UPTOWN VOL.1 1941Jazz UnlimitedLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  THE ESSENTIAL VOLUME 3CBSLP
9:20 special Count Basie  —  COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1943 & 1944CaracolLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Count Basie & His OrchestraJazz PanoramaLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  SUGAR HILL SHUFFLEWindmillLP
9:20 specialXCount Basie  —  Les grands succès de COUNT BASIERoulette RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  The COUNT BASIE CollectionDejavueLP
9:20 special Count Basie  —  Count BasieQueen DiscLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  MORE 1944Circle RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRAJazz PanoramaLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  THE COUNT BASIE STORY VOL.2Mode disquesLP
9:20 special Count Basie  —  COUNT BASIEQueen DiscLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  COUNT BASIE & LESTERCARACOLLP
9:20 specialXCount Basie  —  Count BasieFontana RecordsLP
9:20 special Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  SUPER COUNT BASIEMusidiscLP
9:20 special Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  ROCK THE BLUES !EpicLP
9:20 special Various  —  The Swing Era 1941-1942Time Life RecordsLP
9:20 special Various  —  The Swing Era 1941-1942Time Life RecordsLP
9:20 special Milt Jackson + Count Basie  —  MILT JACKSON + COUNT BASIE + THE BIG BAND VOL. 2Pablo RecordsLP
9:20 special Milt Jackson + Count Basie  —  Milt Jackson + Count Basie + the Big Band VOL.2Pablo RecordsLP
A bit of this and a bit of that Count Basie  —  Live in Japan '78Pablo RecordsLP
A bit of this and a bit of that Count Basie  —  Live in Japan '78Pablo LiveLP
A fine romance Count Basie /Joe Williams  —  The Greatest !VerveLP
A fine romance Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  HOLLYWOOD... BASIE'S WAYCommandLP
A fine romance Count Basie  —  The Greatest !!Verwe RecordsLP
A foggy day Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  HOLLYWOOD... BASIE'S WAYCommandLP
A foggy day Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  Everything's Coming up RosesPickwickLP
A foggy day Count Basie und sein Orchester  —  New Sound Of CountHÖR ZULP
A ghost of a chance Count Basie  —  BASIE THE LAST DECADEArtistry RecordsLP
A Ghost Of A Chance Lester Young  —  Blue LesterDreyfusCD
A hard day's nightXCount Basie / Sammy Davis  —  StarportraitVerveLP
A Journey To A Star Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  Avenue CGreen LineCD
A journey to a star Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  AVENUE CGreen LineLP
A Little Tempo Please Count Basie  —  Palais de Chaillot/OlympiaLaserlightCD
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  Basie plays HeftiEMUSLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  COUNT BASIE plays QUINCY JONES & NEAL HEFTIRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  Basie Plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  Basie plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  Basie plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie & His Orchestra  —  BASIE plays HEFTIMODELP
A little tempo, please Count Basie  —  BASIE PLAYS HEFTIRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie & his Orchestra  —  Basie plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie & his Orchestra  —  Basie plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie and his Orchestra  —  Basie plays HeftiRoulette RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie Orchestra  —  The Complete Roulette Live Recordings Of Count Basie And His Orchestra (1959-1962)Mosaic RecordsLP
A little tempo, please Count Basie Orchestra  —  The Complete Roulette Live Recordings Of Count Basie And His Orchestra (1959-1962)Mosaic RecordsLP
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Basie wurde als letzter der großen Pianisten-Bandleader populär. Ihm gelang es trotz instabiler Marktverhältnisse – mit Ausnahme der Jahre 1950/51 –, durchgehend ein großes Orchester zu beschäftigen. Fast 50 Jahre lang leitete er das Count Basie Orchestra, durch das viele Musiker wie die Tenorsaxophonisten Lester Young und Herschel Evans, die Trompeter Buck Clayton und Sweets Edison bekannt wurden und mit dem Sänger wie Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett und Sammy Davis Jr. auftraten. Er erreichte noch 1980 ein Publikum aus mehreren Generationen. Die Erkennungsmelodien von Basie waren One O’Clock Jump und April in Paris.
Basies Besonderheit war ein gewisser Minimalismus; seine Musik kam ohne komplizierte Harmonien und melodische Labyrinthe aus. Er zeigte, dass eine große Gruppe mit der Gelöstheit einer kleinen swingen kann. In seinen Bands, deren rhythmische Kraft und Einheit natürlich wirkten, versammelte er dennoch außergewöhnliche Solisten. Als Pianist wirkte er in seiner Band als „rhythmischer Katalysator“ (Johnny Mandel) mit Gespür für das richtige Tempo, der so seine Musiker motivierte. „Durch extreme Ökonomie“ setzte er am Klavier wirkungsvolle Akzente und schuf mit raffinierten Pausen Spannung.[7]
Keimzelle von Basies verschiedenen Bands waren die Rhythmusgruppen mit ihrem charakteristischen, federnden Beat. Basies begriff Riffs als thematisches Material (und nicht als Zierrat im Arrangement). Mit kurzen Riffs in der Struktur von Call and Response und extreme dynamische Differenzierung stilisierte er die Tradition des Kansas City Jazz.
Basie entdeckte nicht nur einige der besten Bluessänger wie Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Turner und Joe Williams, sondern begleitete auch zahlreiche Sänger wie z. B. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Charles, Tony Bennett und Sängerinnen wie Helen Humes, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan. Als Arrangeure arbeiteten für ihn Benny Carter, Ernie Wilkins, Quincy Jones, den er auch als Manager entdeckte, Thad Jones, Neal Hefti, Bill Holman, Sammy Nestico und Frank Foster. Nach dem Tod Jimmy Dorseys 1957 übernahm Basie nicht nur viele Arrangements, die Neal Hefti, Ernie Wilkins und Thad Jones für die Dorsey Band geschrieben hatten, sondern auch deren bedeutendsten Musiker - allen voran die Trompeter Paul Cohen und Charlie Shavers. Weitere Mitglieder der Basie Band waren (außer den oben genannten) u. a.: Eddie Jones (b), John Clayton (b), Preston Love (as), Reunald Jones (tr), Al Grey (tb), Cleveland Eaton (b), Dennis Rowland, Charles Turner und Chris Murrell.
Nach seinem Tod am 26. April 1984 übernahmen Thad Jones, Frank Foster und später Grover Mitchell die Leitung der Big Band; das Count Basie Orchestra existiert bis heute und wird, nach dem Ausscheiden von Bill Hughes 2010, von dem letzten durch Count Basie 1983 persönlich eingestellten Schlagzeuger Dennis Mackrel geleitet (Wikipedia).