Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal, Bill Graham, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone); Roy Eldridge, Wendall Culley, Joe Ne...
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing (vocals); Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet (tenor saxophone); Marshall Royal, Bill Graham, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone); Roy Eldridge, Wendall Culley, Joe Ne...
This film documents the careers of various alumni from Count Basie's 1943 big band.Personnel: Lucky Thompson, Maxwell Davis, Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis (tenor saxophone); Ted Donnelly (trombone); Red Callender (double bass); Jack Mills (...
Personnel: Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams (vocals); Frank Foster (arranger, tenor saxophone); Thad Jones (arranger, trumpet); Ernie Wilkins (arranger); Frank Wess (alto & tenor saxophones, flute); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet); Bil...
Recorded live in 1955.Double-CD release of a February 1955 show from Topeka, KS, with Count Basie & His Orchestra on three numbers, backing Basie alumnus Lester Young on three more, and Joe Williams (who had just joined the group) on thr...
This release contains an eight-page booklet with original release liner notes by Stanely Dance and reissue liner notes by James Isaacs and Frank Foster.Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Billy Byers (arranger); Bobby Plater (alto saxophone)...
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Wendall Culley (trumpet); Benny Powell, Henry Coker, Matthew Gee (trombone); Marshall Royal, Bill Graham, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlke...
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet); Bill Graham (alto saxophone); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Wende...
The classic Count Basie LPs "Moonglow', "Blues By Basie", "One O'Clock Jump", "Blues By Basie", "Dance Parade", "First Time! The Count Meets The Duke", "Count Basie Classics", "Ain't It The Truth" and "Basie's Boogie" are included in this b...
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Tab Smith (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Earle Warren, Caughey Roberts (alto saxophone); Don Byas, Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone); Jack Washington (baritone saxophone); Ed Lewis, C...
Personnel: Frank Foster (leader, tenor saxophone); Carmen Bradford (vocals);Danny Turner (alto saxophone, piccolo); Danny House (alto saxophone); Eric Dixon, Kenny Hing (tenor saxophone, flute); Johnnie Williams (baritone saxophone, bass...
Collaborating with the award-winning novelist and jazz critic Albert Murray, Count Basie details his life and career from his beginnings. He also shares colorful anecdotes about the musicians that he has played with.