Count Basie
Birthday
1904/08/21
Day of death
1984/04/26 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Also know as
William James "Count" Basie
Biography
William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.
Acting
(1960) Cinderfella
as Count Basie
(1979) The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
as Self
(2001) New York in the Fifties
as Self
(2011) All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
as Self
(2006) Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
as Himself
(1951) 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
as ---
(2022) Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(1974) Blazing Saddles
as Self
(2022) Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
(1981) Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
as Self
(1979) Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
as Sself (Piano, Conductor)
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Count Basie
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
(2005) Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) Improvisation
as Self
(1941) Air Mail Special
as Self
(1941) Take Me Back, Baby
as ---
(1955) Rhythm and Blues Revue
as Self
(1993) Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Crazy House
as Count Basie
(1943) Top Man
as Orchestra Leader
(1938) Policy Man
as Count Basie
(2007) Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)
(1950) Basie Boogie
as ---
(2019) Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self
(2003) Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
as ---
(2020) Billie
as self
(1981) Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
as Self
(2022) Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
(2014) Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1950) Cavalcade of Bands
as ---
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Pianist
(1980) The Big Show
as Self
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Conductor
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1963) The Judy Garland Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Pianist
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Bandleader
(1999) The Rat Pack
as Self