Count Basie Orchestra

The story

American jazz big band formed in 1935 by Count Basie. Despite Basie's death in 1984, the band survived and continued without him.

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Records

• Love Jumped Out / It's The Same Old South · 1941
• The Apple Jump / Blues (I Still Think Of Her) · 1940
• All Or Nothing At All / The Moon Fell In The River · 1940
• Now Will You Be Good / Sing For Your Supper · 1939
• Don't Miss Your Baby / Let Me Dream · 1938
• Texas Shuffle / Mama Don't Want No Peas An' Rice An' Cocoanut Oil · 1938
• Let Me Dream / Time Out · 1937

Records from Discogs. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Frank Wess
• Candido
• Gerald Wilson
• Joe Williams
• Hubert Laws
• Buddy Rich
• Joe Pass
• Bill Johnson
• Harold Jones
• Count Basie
• Neal Hefti
• Jerry Dodgion
• Nolan Smith
• Charlie Rouse
• Clark Terry
• Gene Ramey
• J.J. Johnson
• Quentin Jackson
• Al Aarons
• Dave Stahl
• Eddie Durham
• Bill Graham
• Don Byas
• Illinois Jacquet

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

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