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Count Basie
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Count Basie - what members say
review by from Northolt, Middlesex
Hazy Footage of the Jazz Greats 1 December 2004
review by A customer from Guildford
truncated issue 31 January 2006
review by Zelazowa from Plymouth, South West
Count Basie Band - superb... but where is Freddie Greene? 18 May 2006
Count Basie - filmography
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American Pop Treasures - Classic Songs F...
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Cab Calloway, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller
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Features clips of some of America's finest music moments from the 1920s through to the 1960s. Tracklist includes: Cab Calloway - 'Virginia, Georgia And Caroline', Frank Sinatra - 'There Will Be A Hot Time' and Glenn Miller Modernaires - 'Coffee Shop Rhythm'. Features seventeen tracks in total.
 
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from 17 members
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In The Mood For Love
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Count Basie, Peggy Lee
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Features twenty eight romantic tracks from the jazz era. Includes performances by Count Basie, Peggy Lee, Teddy Wilson and more.
59%
from 19 members
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Sleepytime Down South
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington
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Compilation of music tracks from the golden era of jazz. Includes performances by Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and many more. Features twenty seven tracks in total.
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from 28 members
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Count Basie Live In '62
on DVD
(1964)
Director: Count Basie
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Songs: 'Easin' It', 'You're Too Beautiful', 'Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)', 'Stella By Starlight', 'Back To The Apple', 'I Needs To Bee'd With', 'I Got Rhythm', 'Back Water Blues', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'Old Man River' and 'One O'Clock Jump'.
73%
from 18 members
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The 1962 Newport Jazz Festival
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Count Basie, Johnny Hodges, Pee Wee Russell
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Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Pee Wee Russell and Joe Williams are just some of the jazz legends that gathered at Ford Adams State Park for the 1962 Newport Jazz Festival. An hour's worth of vintage live performances feature on this DVD.
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from 118 members
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The Sound Of Jazz
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Billie Holiday
Director: Jack Smight
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An historic episode from the Seven Lively Arts CBS television series featuring jazz greats in concert. Hosted by John Crosby, THE SOUND OF JAZZ offers some fascinating performances from Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Thelonious Monk, and many more. Often cited as a great source in jazz history, THE ..read more »
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from 25 members
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Jazz-O-Logy - Count Basie And Friends
on DVD
Starring: Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day
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'Soundies' (early versions of todays music videos) from some of the greatest names in Jazz.Tracks:COUNT BASIE:Basie's ConversationBasie BoogieTake Me Back BabyOne O'clock JumpI Cried For YouAir Mail SpecialIf I Could Be With YouGENE KRUPA:Thanks For The Boogie RideLet Me Off UptownBill 'Bojangles' ..read more »
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from 25 members
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Masters Of Jazz
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk
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Archive footage and interviews with American Jazz artists including ten features: 'Satchmo - The Life Of Louis Armstrong', 'Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues', 'Celebrating Bird - The Triumph Of Charlie Parker', 'The World According To John Coltrane', 'Thelonius Monk - American Composer', 'Ray ..read more »
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from 59 members
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Count Basie Big Band - Norman Granz Jazz...
on DVD
Starring: Count Basie
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Inarguably one of the most important figures in 20th-century American music, jazz impresario Norman Granz introduced live jazz to mainstream audiences with his Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. This programme celebrates Granz' pioneering legacy with a live jam led by legendary pianist and ..read more »
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from 26 members
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Lullaby Of Harlem
on DVD
Starring: Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington
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This vintage compilation features 60 minutes of classic footage as it takes you on a mythic night out on the town, with stops at the Cotton Club, the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom in New York. It features performances by Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie ..read more »
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from 26 members
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Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
Starring: Count Basie
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A leading musician of the swing era and an outstanding representative of the big band style, Count Basie was an eminent bandleader and jazz pianist. He led one of the most enduring swing bands of all time; no other musician was ever more committed to stomping, shouting, swinging, jumping and ..read more »
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from 1 member
Currently unavailable
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TV's First Music Videos
Starring: Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Count Basie
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This program presents a collection of vintage television performances by jazz luminaries like Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, and Jack Teagarden.
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from 2 members
Not available for rental
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Jumpin' and Jiving
on DVD
Starring: Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Fats Waller
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A Collection of 27 short films from 1940's and 1950's offering a rare oppertunity to see as well as hear legendary performances as jazz greats perform their greatest hits.
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from 13 members
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Count Basie facts
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...here are performances by some of the all-time greats, including Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Joe Williams, mixed in with cutaway shots of holiday-makers...
