Count Basie

Count Basie

William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

  • Title : Count Basie
  • Popularity : 2.4
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1904-08-21
  • Place of Birth : Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
  • Homepage : http://www.countbasie.com/
  • Also Known As : William James "Count" Basie
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Count Basie Movies

  • 1960
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    Cinderfella

    Cinderfella

    6.127 1960 HD

    When his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away...

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  • 1979
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    The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

    The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

    7 1979 HD

    Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.

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  • 2001
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    New York in the Fifties

    New York in the Fifties

    1 2001 HD

    New York in the Fifties is the story of a unique time and place, when New York was the hotbed of new artistic expressions, free love, drinking, hot...

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  • 2006
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    Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62

    Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62

    1 2006 HD

    The concert captured on William "Count" Basie's entry in the "must-own" audio/video Jazz Icons series comes from the vaults of Swedish Television....

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  • 2011
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    All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater

    All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater

    1 2011 HD

    Originally broadcast on CBS April 11, 1976, under the title THE ORIGINAL ROMPIN' STOMPIN' HOT AND HEAVY, COOL AND GROOVE ALL-STAR JAZZ SHOW, this...

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  • 1951
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    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

    1 1951 HD

    Short film featuring performances by Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Billie Holiday and Count Basie and his sextet. From the Cinema Apart Collection.

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  • 2022
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    Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

    9 2022 HD

    In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey...

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  • 1974
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    Blazing Saddles

    Blazing Saddles

    7.249 1974 HD

    A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley...

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  • 2022
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    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    6.932 2022 HD

    An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...

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  • 1981
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    Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music

    Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music

    1 1981 HD

    Though it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment continues to uphold the high standards of the...

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  • 1979
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    Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

    Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"

    9 1979 HD

    The two musical masters swing out.

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  • 2004
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    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

    6 2004 HD

    Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

    A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...

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  • 1970
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    Ebony Parade

    Ebony Parade

    1 1970 HD

    Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".

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  • 2005
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    Judy Garland Duets

    Judy Garland Duets

    1 2005 HD

    Judy performs beloved musical numbers with Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and more in this series of classic duets from The Judy Garland Show.

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  • 2004
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    Improvisation

    Improvisation

    1 2004 HD

    Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival...

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  • 1941
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    Air Mail Special

    Air Mail Special

    6.2 1941 HD

    Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

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  • 1941
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    Take Me Back, Baby

    Take Me Back, Baby

    7 1941 HD

    Count Basie Orchestra's "Take Me Back, Baby".

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  • 1993
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    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    6 1993 HD

    Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales,...

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  • 1955
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    Rhythm and Blues Revue

    Rhythm and Blues Revue

    6 1955 HD

    Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films...

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  • 1943
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    Crazy House

    Crazy House

    5 1943 HD

    Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names...

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  • 1943
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    Top Man

    Top Man

    1 1943 HD

    In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of...

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  • 1938
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    Policy Man

    Policy Man

    1 1938 HD

    Crime comedy.

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  • 2007
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    Music Inn

    Music Inn

    1 2007 HD

    During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

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  • 1950
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    Basie Boogie

    Basie Boogie

    1 1950 HD

    Count Basie and His Orchestra playing us a boogie.

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  • 2019
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    Sid & Judy

    Sid & Judy

    7.6 2019 HD

    Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage,...

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  • 1965
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    Frank Sinatra Spectacular

    Frank Sinatra Spectacular

    9 1965 HD

    The Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin -- in their only joint television performance. This special was televised via...

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  • 2003
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    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues

    6.5 2003 HD

    Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical...

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  • 2020
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    Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes

    Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes

    7 2020 HD

    Told in Count Basie's own words, this biography sheds light on both the professional and the private life of the world-famous bandleader and pianist...

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  • 2020
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    Billie

    Billie

    6.9 2020 HD

    ‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the...

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  • 1981
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    Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

    Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

    10 1981 HD

    Jazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, with guests Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett and George Benson.

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  • 2022
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    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    6.8 2022 HD

    In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His...

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  • 2014
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    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    1 2014 HD

    A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest...

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  • 2006
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    Sentimental Journey

    Sentimental Journey

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1948
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    Killer Diller

    Killer Diller

    4.7 1948 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1950
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    Cavalcade of Bands

    Cavalcade of Bands

    1 1950 HD

    Cavalcade of Bands was an early-1950s American television series which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970....

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  • 1980
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    The Big Show

    The Big Show

    1 1980 HD

    The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to...

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  • 1966
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    ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

    6 1966 HD

    ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals. It...

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.3 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1963
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    The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

    8 1963 HD

    The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on Sunday nights during the 1963-1964 television season....

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Rat Pack

    The Rat Pack

    1 1999 HD

    From the moment Sinatra met each member of the Pack to their relationships with the Mob and the Kennedys, this intimate profile reveals what every...

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