Cast
Count Basie
Acting
Cast
Count Basie
Known for
Acting
Born
1904-08-21
From
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Died
1984-04-26
Also known as William James Basie
Biography
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 their sound, his minimalist piano style, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Dennis Rowland, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. As a composer, Basie is known for writing such jazz standards as "Blue and Sentimental", "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "One O'Clock Jump". Description above from the Wikipedia article Count Basie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
★7.2
MOVIE1974
Blazing Saddles
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2003
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
★5.4
MOVIE1957
Jamboree!
as Count Basie
MOVIE2004
Improvisation
as Self
★4.9
MOVIE1966
Made in Paris
as Count Basie
MOVIE2005
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
★6.1
MOVIE1960
Cinderfella
as Count Basie
★8.0
MOVIE1979
The Last of the Blue Devils
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIETBA
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Count Basie
MOVIE1950
Basie Boogie
MOVIE1981
Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1943
Top Man
as Orchestra Leader
★6.0
MOVIE1943
Crazy House
as Count Basie
★6.8
MOVIE1955
Rhythm and Blues Revue
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2019
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
MOVIE2001
New York in the Fifties
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1960
Astaire Time
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1965
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2020
Billie
as self
★6.0
MOVIE2004
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
★7.5
MOVIE1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
★6.4
MOVIE1941
Air Mail Special
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1981
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1979
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
as Sself (Piano, Conductor)
★7.0
MOVIE2020
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
MOVIE2011
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
as Self
MOVIE2006
Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Policy Man
as Count Basie
★10.0
MOVIE2007
Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Take Me Back, Baby
★9.0
MOVIE1951