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Count Basie Orchestra
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| Members |
- Sal Nistico (Tenor Sax)
- Frank Wess (Alto Sax/Flute)
- Joe Williams (Vocals)
- Earle Warren (Alto Sax/Occasional Singer)
- Preston Love (Alto Sax)
- Sonny Cohn (trumpet}
- Reunald Jones (Trumpet)
- Neal Hefti, (Trumpet)
- Harry "Sweets" Edison (Trumpet)
- Joe Newman (Trumpet)
- Lester Young (Tenor Sax)
- Herschel Evans (Tenor Sax)
- Jo Jones (Drums)
- Walter Page (Bass)
- Bill Hughes (trombone)
- Dennis Wilson (lead trombone}
- Grover Mitchell (trombone)
- Freddie Green (Guitar)
- Billie Holiday (Vocals)
- Buck Clayton (Trumpet)
- Jimmy Rushing (Vocals)
- Marshall Royal (Alto Sax)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Sax)
- Thad Jones (Trumpet)
- Al Grey (Trombone)
- John Clayton (Bass)
- Cleveland Eaton (Bass)
- Gregg Field (drums)
- Dennis Rowland (Vocals)
- Chris Murrell (vocals)
- Dave Gibson (Drums)
- Rich Thompson (Drums)
- Jack Washington (Baritone Sax)
- Butch Miles (Drums)
- Sonny Payne (Drums)
- Frank Foster (Tenor Sax)
- George Caldwell (Piano)
- Charlton Johnson (Guitar)
- Tony Suggs (Piano)
- Scotty Barnhart (Trumpet)
- James Leary (Bass)
- Brian Gryce (Drums)
- Will Matthews (guitar)
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| 1951–1960 |
- Dance Session (1952–54, Clef)
- Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (with Joe Williams|) (1955, Clef)
- April in Paris (1955–56, Verve)
- The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (with Joe Williams) (1956, Verve)
- Basie in London (live) (1956, Verve)
- One O'Clock Jump (with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald) (1957, Verve)
- Count Basie at Newport (live) (1957, Verve)
- E = MC² (1958, Roulette)
- Basie Plays Hefti (1958, Roulette)
- No Count Sarah (with Sarah Vaughan) (1958, EmArcy)
- Chairman of the Board (1958, Roulette)
- Welcome to the Club (Nat King Cole) (1959, Capitol)
- Basie and Eckstine, Inc. (with Billy Eckstine) (1959, Roulette)
- Strike Up the Band (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Roulette)
- In Person! (with Tony Bennett) (1959, Columbia)
- Everyday I Have the Blues (with Joe Williams) (1959, Roulette)
- The Count Basie Story (1960, Roulette)
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| 1961–1970 |
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (with Duke Ellington) (1961, Columbia)
- The Legend (1961, Roulette)
- Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan (with Sarah Vaughan) (1961, Roulette)
- Basie at Birdland (live) (1961, Roulette)
- On My Way and Shoutin' Again! (Verve, 1963)
- Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Frank Sinatra) (1962, Reprise)
- Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie! (1963, Verve)
- This Time by Basie: Hits of the '50s and '60s (1963, Verve)
- Ella and Basie! (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1963, Verve)
- Basie Land (1964, Verve)
- It Might as Well Be Swing (with Frank Sinatra) (1964, Reprise)
- Basie Picks the Winners (1965, Verve)
- Our Shining Hour (with Sammy Davis, Jr.) (1965, Verve)
- Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (with Arthur Prysock) (1965, Verve)
- Basie's Beatle Bag (1965, Verve)
- Basie Meets Bond (1966, Capitol)
- Sinatra at the Sands (live, with Frank Sinatra) (1966, Reprise)
- Basie's Beat (1967, Verve)
- Half a Sixpence (1967, Dot)
- The Board of Directors (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
- The Board of Directors Annual Report (with The Mills Brothers) (1968, Dot)
- Basie Straight Ahead (1969, Dot)
- Standing Ovation (1969, Dot)
- Afrique (1970, RCA Victor)
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| 1971–1980 |
- Bing 'n' Basie (with Bing Crosby) (Daybreak, 1972)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (live) (1972, Pablo)
- The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973, Pablo)
- Basie Big Band (1975, Pablo)
- Fun Time (1975, Pablo)
- I Told You So (1976, Pablo)
- Prime Time (1977, Pablo)
- Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
- Live in Japan '78 (live) (1978, Pablo)
- On the Road (1979, Pablo)
- Digital III at Montreux (live) (1979, Pablo)
- A Classy Pair (with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
- A Perfect Match (live, with Ella Fitzgerald) (1979, Pablo)
- Kansas City Shout (1980, Pablo)
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| 1981–1990 |
- Warm Breeze (1981, Pablo)
- Send in the Clowns (Sarah Vaughan) (1981, Pablo)
- Farmer's Market Barbecue (1982, Pablo)
- 88 Basie Street (1983, Pablo)
- Me and You (1983, Pablo)
- Fancy Pants (final album with Count Basie) (1983, Pablo)
- Long Live the Chief (1987, Denon)
- Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (live, with Diane Schuur) (1987, GRP)
- The Legend, the Legacy (1990, Denon)
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| 1991–2000 |
- The George Benson Big Boss Band featuring The Count Basie Orchestra (1991, Warner Bros.)
- The Count Basie Orchestra Live at El Morocco (1992, Telarc)
- Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra (1993, Telarc)
- Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild: The Count Basie Orchestra (1997, Blue Jackel)
- At Long Last (with Rosemary Clooney) (1998, Concord)
- Count Plays Duke (1998, MAMA)
- Swing Shift (1999, MAMA)
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| 2001–present |
- Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006, Concord)
- Basie is Back (2007, MAMA)
- Midnight in Manhattan (2007, Aspirion)
- A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band) (with Tony Bennett) (2008, Columbia)
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| Small group sessions |
- Basie Jam (1973, Pablo)
- For the First Time (1974, Pablo)
- Basie & Zoot (with Zoot Sims) (1975, Pablo)
- For the Second Time (1975, Pablo)
- Basie Jam 2 (1976, Pablo)
- Basie Jam 3 (1976, Pablo)
- Kansas City 5 (1977, Pablo)
- The Gifted Ones (with Dizzy Gillespie) (1977, Pablo)
- Basie Jam: Montreux '77 (live) (1977, Pablo)
- Satch and Josh...Again (with Oscar Peterson) (1977, Pablo)
- Night Rider (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
- Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
- Yessir, That's My Baby (with Oscar Peterson) (1978, Pablo)
- Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo)
- Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo)
- Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)
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