Discography
The majority of Basie's recordings were made with his big band, see Count Basie Orchestra Discography.
From 1929-1932 Basie was part of Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra:
- Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra (1929-1932): Basie Beginnings (1929-1932, RCA/Bluebird Records)
Basie also made several small group recordings without his band:
- Count Basie Sextet (1954, Clef)
- Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (1962, Impulse!)
- Basie Swingin' Voices Singin' (1966, EMI)
- Loose Walk (with Roy Eldridge) (1972, Pablo)
- Basie Jam (1973, Pablo)
- The Bosses (with Big Joe Turner) (1973)
- For the First Time (1974, Pablo)
- Satch and Josh (with Oscar Peterson)
- 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 8: Get Together (1979, Pablo)
- Kansas City 7 (1980, Pablo)
- Kansas City 6 (1981, Pablo)
- Mostly Blues...and Some Others (1983, Pablo)
- Atomic Swing (1958, Roulette Jazz)
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