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Count Basie Orchestra April in Paris April in Paris Verve recorded 1955, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 1985

Today's show is a tribute to Count Basie: the "New Testament" era! Reference: Good Morning Blues the Autobiography of Count Basie
Count Basie Combo How High The Moon/Ornithology Count Basie On Film & Live Saga WNEW radio broadcast from Birdland
Count Basie Octet Basie Boogie Count Basie On Film & Live Saga 1950 Snader transcription for TV. Count Basie p; Wardell Gray ts; Buddy DeFranco c; Clark Terry t; Freddie Green g; Jimmy Lewis b; Gus Johnson d. composers Basie/Milton Ebbins
Count Basie & His Orchestra Little Pony America's #1 Band! The Columbia Years Columbia Basie's first recording of a Neal Hefti composition. Hefti's modern, ensemble-driven style had a major impact on the sound of the band
Count Basie & His Orchestra Perdido Live at Birdland Jan 13 1953 otr-cat.com rec 1/13/53 radio transcription for NBC program "Stars on Parade," broadcast from Birdland. The piece is a showcase for tenor sax player Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Note Basie yelling out "Lockjaw!" at the end of the song
Count Basie & His Orchestra Lullaby of Birdland Live at Birdland Jan 13 1953 otr-cat.com rec 1/13/53 radio transcription for NBC program "Stars on Parade," broadcast from Birdland
Count Basie & His Orchestra Corner Pocket April in Paris Verve rec 1955, composer Freddie Green
Count Basie & His Orchestra One O'Clock Jump Count Basie At Newport Verve rec 1957, feat. Lester Young. Young was out of the band at this point but rejoined them for occasional live performances including this, the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival
Count Basie & His Orchestra with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross Avenue C Sing A Song Of Basie Impulse! rec 1958, music Buck Clayton, words Dave Lambert & Jon Hendricks
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Joe Williams Every Day I Have The Blues Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings Verve rec 1957 inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 1992
Count Basie & His Orchestra The Kid from Red Bank The Atomic Mr. Basie Roulette rec 1957 written Neal Hefti. This album won 2 Grammy awards. Basie and Ella Fitzgerald both won Grammies that year & they were the first Black people to win the award
Count Basie & His Orchestra L'il Darlin' The Atomic Mr. Basie Roulette rec 1957 written Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Tony Bennett Pennies from Heaven In Person! Sony Legacy rec 1958 pianist was not Basie, but Bennett's longtime accompanist Ralph Sharon. Sharon sat in with the Basie band and Basie acted as bandleader
Count Basie & His Orchestra Cute Breakfast Dance and Barbecue Parlophone rec 1959 live performance at DJ convention in Miami. composer Neal Hefti
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Joe Williams Roll 'Em Pete Breakfast Dance and Barbecue Parlophone rec 1959 same event as "Cute"
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Sarah Vaughan I Cried For You Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan Blue Note rec 1961 Basie & Vaughan collaborated several times
Count Basie & His Orchestra L'il Old Groovemaker ... Basie L'il Old Groovemaker ... Basie! Verve rec 1962 composer/arranger Quincy Jones
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Ella Fitzgerald Honeysuckle Rose Ella And Basie! On the Sunny Side of the Street Verve rec 1963
Count Basie & His Orchestra v/ Frank Sinatra Fly Me To The Moon It Might As Well Be Swing Reprise rec 1964 Basie made 3 albums with Sinatra and spoke very highly of his professionalism
Sammy Davis Jr. & Count Basie I Love Count Basie TV appearance rec 1966 for television. Basie riffing on "I Don't Know," Basie composition based on the chord progression of "I Got Rhythm"
Count Basie and Oscar Peterson Lester Leaps In Satch and Josh Original Jazz Classics the title refers to Negro League baseball players Satchel Paige & Josh Gibson. Basie would call Peterson Satch and himself Josh. composers Basie/Young
Count Basie & His Orchestra Blues for Stephanie On The Road Pablo rec 1980. composer John Clayton
Count Basie & His Orchestra 88 Basie Street 88 Basie Street Concord rec 1983, less than a year before Basie's death. composer Sammy Nestico (also arr, conductor)