Count Basie

piano, organ · 1904–1984 · Red Bank

Leader of the Kansas City big band, peak of riff-based swing.

Styles

• Kansas City
• Swing, big bands

Landmark albums

• April in Paris (1957, Verve)
• The Atomic Mr. Basie (1958, Roulette)

Landmark tracks

• One O'Clock Jump (1937)
• Jumpin' at the Woodside (1938)
• Lester Leaps In (1939)
• Every Day I Have the Blues (1955)
• Alright, Okay, You Win (1955)
• Li'l Darlin' (1957)

Cited in 4 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Feb 18, 2018: Le Swing Atomique de Count Basie (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Sep 28, 2026: Les Beatles en jazz : perdu d'avance? (Les Matins Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 9, 2026: Count Basie à Newport - 1957 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Sep 30, 2022: Count Basie live at Birdland 1961 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Count Basie

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