Count Basie - Albums Collection

Count Basie was among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. With the exception of a brief period in the early ’50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died. Basie’s orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and generous soloing. Basie was not a composer like Duke Ellington or an important soloist like Benny Goodman. His instrument was his band, which was considered the epitome of swing and became broadly influential on jazz.

Both of Basie’s parents were musicians; his father, Harvie Basie, played the mellophone, and his mother, Lillian (Childs) Basie, was a pianist who gave her son his earliest lessons. Basie also learned from Harlem stride pianists, particularly Fats Waller. His first professional work came accompanying vaudeville performers, and he was part of a troupe that broke up in Kansas City in 1927, leaving him stranded there. He stayed in the Midwestern city, at first working in a silent movie house and then joining Walter Page’s Blue Devils in July 1928. The band’s vocalist was Jimmy Rushing. Basie left in early 1929 to play with other bands, eventually settling into one led by Bennie Moten. Upon Moten’s untimely death on April 2, 1935, Basie worked as a soloist before leading a band initially called the Barons of Rhythm. Many former members of the Moten band joined this nine-piece outfit, among them Walter Page (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), and Lester Young (tenor saxophone). Jimmy Rushing became the singer. The band gained a residency at the Reno Club in Kansas City and began broadcasting on the radio, an announcer dubbing the pianist “Count” Basie. ― Allmusic

1. ALBUMS:

1955. Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1993, Verve, 519 852-2,Germany)

1957. April in Paris (1997, Verve, 521 402-2, USA)

1957. Atomic Basie (1990, Giants Of Jazz, CD 53043, EEC)
1957. Atomic Basie (2010, Not Now Music, NOT2CD343, EU, 2CD)

1957. Basie In London (1988, Verve, 559 619-2, EU)

1957. Count Basie at Newport (2007, Verve, B0009522-02, USA)

1957. The Complete Atomic Basie (1994, Roulette, CDP 7243 8 28635 2 6, USA)

1958. Chairman Of The Board (2003, Roulette, 7243 5 81664 2 2, EU)

1959. Basie Swings, Bennett (1990, Roulette, CDP 7938992, Canada)

1961. Basie at Birdland (2007, Roulette, 0946 3 97449 2 3, EU)

1961. Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan (1996, Roulette, CDP 7243 8 37241 2 3, Holland)

1962. In My Way & Shoutin’ Again (2009, Verve, 0602517909045, EU)

1963. Li’l Ol’ Groovemaker… Basie (1988, Verve, 821 799-2 YH, W.Germany)

1963. This Time by Basie. Hits of the 50’s & 60’s (2012, Warner Music, WPCR-27138, Japan)

1964. Basie Land (2009, Verve, 0602517995727, EU)

1966. Basie’s Beatle Bag (1998, Verve, 557 455-2, Germany)

1969. On The Beatles (2011, Phoenix, 131503, USA, 2CD)

1974. Basie Jam (1996, Polydor K.K., J33J 20017, Japan)

1974. Count Basie & Joe Turner. The Bosses (1994, Pablo, 00025218682121, EU)

1974. Count Basie encounters Oscar Peterson. Satch and Josh (1998, OJC, OJCCD-959-2, Germany)

1975. Basie & Zoot (1994, Pablo, OJCCD-822-2, USA)

1975. Basie Big Band (1988, Polydor K.K., J33J-20048, Japan)
1975. Basie Big Band (2001, Pablo, PACD-2310-756-2, USA)

1975. Fun Time (1991, Pablo, 0025218094528, EU)

1976. I Told You So (1988, Polydor K.K., J33J 20020, Japan)

1977. Basie In Europe (1989, Denon, CDC-7481, USA)

1977. Basie Jam 2 (1991, Pablo, OJCCD-631-2, Germany)

1977. Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie. The Gifted Ones (1996, Pablo, 0025218688628, EU)

1977. Count Basie Jam. Montreux ’77 (2000, Pablo, 0025218637725, EU)
1977. Count Basie Jam. Montreux ’77 (2000, Pablo, OJC20 379-2, EU)

1977. Kansas City 5 (1996, Pablo, 0025218688826, EU)

1978. Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson. The Timekeepers (2002, JVC, JVCXR-0206-2, USA)

1979. Basie & The Kansas City 8. Get Together (2000, Pablo, 00025218092425, EU)

1980. Kansas City 7 (1992, Pablo, OJCCD-690-2, USA)

1980. Kansas City Shout (2000, Pablo, 00025218085922, EU)

1980. Night Rider (1992, Pablo, OJCCD-688-2, USA)

1980. On The Road (1982, Pablo, CD 2312112, W.Germany)
1980. On The Road (1988, Polydor K.K., 3112-1, Japan)

1981. Kansas City 6 (2000, Pablo, OJC20 449-2, Germany)

1982. Farmers Market Barbecue (1985, Polydor K.K., J33J 20056, Japan)

1983. 88 Basie Street (1994, OJC, Pablo, OJCCD 808-2, EU)

1983. Me And You (1983, Pablo, CD2310-891, W.Germany)

1988. Basie And Friends (2000, Pablo, 00025218092524, EU)

1989. Swingin’ the Blues (1989, Success, 16138CD, EEC)

1989. The Legend, The Legacy (1989, Denon, CY-73790, Japan)

1990. Count Basie With His Orchestra & His Rhythm Section 1937-1943 (1990, Giants Of Jazz, CD 53072, EEC)

1990. The Jubilee Alternatives (1990, Hep, HEP CD 39 mono, UK)

1990. The Music Of Neal Hefti & Benny Carter (1990, Giants Of Jazz, CD 53040, EEC)

1992. 1 O’Clock Jump (1992, Laserlight, 15 797, Germany)

1995. Count Basie And His Great Vocalists (1995, Legacy, 481244 2, USA)

1996. Count Basie & His Small Groups. The Fives 1936-1942 (1996, Giant Of Jazz, CD 53296, EEC)

1996. Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944-1956 (1996, Giants Of Jazz, CD 53094, EEC)

1996. Konserthuset, Stockholm, March 15, 1954 (1996, Giants Of Jazz, CD 53081, EEC)

2001. Dejavu Retro Gold Collection (2001, Recording Arts, R2CD 40-12, EEC, 2CD)

2002. Palais de Chaillot, March 29th 1960 (2002, Laserlight, 17423, Germany)

2004. Classic Jazz Archive (2004, Membran, 222010-306, Germany, 2CD)

2008. Four Classic Albums (2008, Avid Jazz, AMSC 946, UK, 2CD)

2. BOX SET:

1991. The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra (1958-1962) (1991, Mosaic, MD8-135, USA, 8CD)

1992. The Complete Decca Recordings (1992, Decca, GRD-3-611, USA, 3CD)

1993. The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings Of Count Basie & His Orchestra (1993, Mosaic, MD10-149, USA, 10CD)

1994. RCA Years In Complete (1994, BMG Victor, BVCJ-8601~03, Japan, 3CD)

2005. The Complete Clef-Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings (2008, Mosaic, MD8-229, USA, 8CD)

2016. Complete Live At The Crescendo 1958 (2016, Phono Records, 870245, USA, 5CD)

3. THE CHRONOLOGICAL CLASSICS:

1990. The Chronological Classics 1936-1938 (1990, Classics, Classics 503, France)
1990. The Chronological Classics 1938-1939 (1990, Classics, Classics 504, France)
1990. The Chronological Classics 1939 (1990, Classics, Classics 513, EEC)
1990. The Chronological Classics 1939, Vol.2 (1990, Classics, Classics 533, France)
1991. The Chronological Classics 1939-1940 (1991, Classics, Classics 563, France)
1991. The Chronological Classics 1940-1941 (1991, Classics, Classics 623, France)
1992. The Chronological Classics 1941 (1992, Classics, Classics 652, EEC)
1993. The Chronological Classics 1942 (1993, Classics, Classics 684, EEC)
1997. The Chronological Classics 1945-1946 (1997, Classics, Classics 934, France)
1999. The Chronological Classics 1947 (1999, Classics, Classics 1018, France)
2000. The Chronological Classics 1947-1949 (2000, Classics, Classics 1107, France)
2002. The Chronological Classics 1950-1951 (2002, Classics, Classics 1228, France)
2005. The Chronological Classics 1952-1953 (2005, Classics, Classics 1387, France)
2007. The Chronological Classics 1953-1954 (2007, Classics, Classics 1446, France)

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