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The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It continues under the direction of trumpeter Scotty Barnhart. Originally including such musicians as Buck Clayton and Lester Young in the line-up, the band in the 1950s and 1960s made use of the work of the arranger Neal Hefti and featured musicians such as Thad Jones and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Its recordings of this era included collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Quincy: A Life Beyond Measure [Original Soundtrack] [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) | 2:26 |
The Columbia, Okeh & Vocalion Sessions (1936-1940), Vol. 1 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Goes Up Must Come Down [Alternate Take] [Take] | 2:47 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me [Alternate Take] [Take] | 2:45 |
The Columbia, Okeh & Vocalion Sessions (1936-1940), Vol. 2 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Song of the Islands (Na Lei O Hawaii) | 3:05 |
| Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | 2:27 |
Swingin' Dick's Shellac Shakers, Vol. 1: Hot Jive, Jumpin' Jazz & Big Band R&B 78s [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Topsy |
The Helen Humes Collection 1927-1962 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| And the Angels Sing | 3:03 |
| Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | 2:34 |
One Night Stand: Broadcasts 1944-1946 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 4:15 |
| Mean to Me | 4:25 |
| Blue Skies | 3:10 |
Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Best Is Yet to Come | 2:54 |
| Fly Me to the Moon | 2:27 |
Count Basie: Jazz Icons From the Golden Era [100 Classic Tracks] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Topsy | 3:08 |
| April in Paris | 3:47 |
| Good Morning, Blues | 3:18 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 3:04 |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | 3:02 |
| A Fine Romance | 2:33 |
| My Baby Just Cares for Me | 2:30 |
| Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | 2:30 |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:11 |
| S Wonderful | 2:39 |
| Just in Time | 3:10 |
| Lady Be Good | 3:09 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 3:11 |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | 3:24 |
| Blue Skies | 2:46 |
| Swing, Brother, Swing | 1:52 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 1: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Be Good | 3:09 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 7: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just in Time | 3:10 |
Simply Swinging the American Songbook, Vol. 2 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | 2:36 |
Simply Swinging the American Songbook: Frank and Tony [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | 2:36 |
The Best of the 1930's [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Be Good | 3:09 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:42 |
| Dinah | 2:40 |
| Danny Boy | 2:51 |
The Sound of America: The Singles Collection [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alright, Okay, You Win | 3:05 |
| April in Paris | 3:50 |
The Swinging Sounds of the Thirties: 50 Original Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Be Good | 3:21 |
| One O'Clock Jump | 5:56 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:42 |
The Voice of Jazz [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| 'Deed I Do | 2:45 |
| My Last Affair | 3:19 |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 2:55 |
At Birdland [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Perdido | 6:39 |
| Blee Blop Blues | 2:55 |
| You're Not the Kind | 3:28 |
| Lullaby of Birdland | 3:02 |
Count Basie 1936 - 1939, Vol. 1 [Remastered] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pennies from Heaven | 2:56 |
| What Goes Up Must Come Down | 2:42 |
| Don’t Worry About Me | 2:42 |
| How Long Blues | 2:54 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 3:02 |
Count Basie 1936 - 1939, Vol. 2 [Remastered] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| And the Angels Sing | 2:59 |
| If I Could Be With You | 2:54 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:54 |
| Love Me or Leave Me | 2:27 |
| Evenin' | 2:51 |
| I Ain`t Got Nobody | 2:51 |
Count Basie at Lincoln & Savoy 1944 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Swing Brother Swing | 1:47 |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | 2:08 |
In Mood for Blues: Count Basie and Friends [2012]
The Great American Songbook [Ideal Music Group] [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| They Can't Take That Away From Me | 3:25 |
| Sugar | 2:48 |
| More Than You Know | 3:07 |
The Great Basie, Vol. 1 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Oh! Lady Be Good | 3:03 |
| Love Me or Leave Me | 2:27 |
| Going to Chicago Blues | 3:02 |
Best of Vegas [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I've Got You Under My Skin | 3:30 |
| Street of Dreams | 2:13 |
| Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) | 2:49 |
Complete Reprise Studio Recordings [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself a Letter) | 2:34 |
Guard Sessions 53-54/55-56 [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fly Me to the Moon | 2:50 |
| Young At Heart | 3:35 |
| Make Someone Happy | 3:30 |
| My Heart Cries For You | 3:17 |
| Make the Man Love Me | 3:01 |
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings [2011]
The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fly Me To The Moon | 2:27 |
| I Wish You Love | 2:52 |
| I Believe In You | 2:19 |
| More [Theme From Mondo Cane] | 3:01 |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | 2:59 |
| Hello, Dolly! | 2:43 |
| I Wanna Be Around | 2:19 |
| The Best Is Yet To Come | 2:53 |
| The Good Life | 2:26 |
| Wives And Lovers | 2:46 |
Ultimate Big Band Collection: Count Basie [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lady Be Good | 3:07 |
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 3:25 |
| Blue Skies | 2:51 |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco/Perfectly Frank [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Taking a Chance on Love [From Cabin in the Sky] | 1:57 |
Basie Swings Standards [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Too Close for Comfort | 4:15 |
| Satin Doll | 6:02 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:59 |
| Strike Up the Band | 3:49 |
Rock Around the Hits: 48 Star Performances From the Rock 'N' Roll Greats [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Cried For You [*] |
Nothing But the Best: The Frank Sinatra Collection [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Best Is Yet To Come | 2:56 |
| The Good Life | 2:27 |
| Fly Me To the Moon | 2:28 |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter [*] |
Nothing But the Best: The Frank Sinatra Collection [2014] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Best Is Yet to Come | 2:55 |
| The Good Life | 2:27 |
| Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) | 2:27 |
Forever Gold: Tony Bennett & Friends [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Are You Havin Any Fun | 2:44 |
| Chicago | 2:06 |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | 3:27 |
| With Plenty of Money and You | 1:28 |
Love Letters from Ella [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | 2:28 |
| Some Other Spring | 3:47 |
The Classic Collection [Box Set] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Taking a Chance on Love | 1:57 |
| Lullaby of Broadway | 3:12 |
The History of Jazz: The Very Best of Swing, Bebop, Cool & Fusion [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| One O'Clock Jump |
Ray Sings: Basie Swings [2006]
Songs That Won the War: I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | 3:08 |
The Centennial Anthology [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Want a Little Girl | 2:42 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 5:06 |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ | 3:32 |
| Goin’ to Chicago Blues | 4:20 |
The Start of a Jazz Legend, Vol. 1: 1937-1939 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:59 |
| Good Morning Blues | 3:13 |
| Topsy | 3:13 |
| Don't You Miss Your Baby? | 3:12 |
| Sent for You Yesterday | 2:55 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 3:12 |
Count Basie & Friends: 100th Birthday Bash [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goin' to Chicago Blues | 4:08 |
| I Want a Little Girl | 2:47 |
| The Late, Late Show | 2:49 |
| Trav'lin' Light | 3:51 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 4:42 |
| I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face | 3:05 |
| If I Were a Bell | 2:42 |
| Ain't No Use | 2:54 |
| She's Funny That Way | 3:14 |
Dance Along with Basie [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Misty | 3:37 |
| Easy Living | 3:36 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:11 |
| Ol' Man River [*] | 5:34 |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You [*] | 2:31 |
| Confessin' the Blues [*] | 2:48 |
Mobsters: Music from Mob Movies & TV Shows [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Are You Havin' Any Fun [From Get Shorty] | 2:44 |
Count Basie's Finest Hour [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Topsy | 3:15 |
| April in Paris | 3:50 |
| Shiny Stockings | 5:14 |
| The Second Time Around | 4:35 |
The Stardust Collection [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face | 3:03 |
| Stormy Monday Blues | 3:13 |
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| They Can't Take That Away from Me [Live] | 3:24 |
| Swing, Brother, Swing [Live] | 1:51 |
Life Is a Song [Legacy] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face | 3:02 |
| I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans | 1:42 |
| Chicago | 2:08 |
| With Plenty of Money and You | 1:32 |
| Anything Goes | 2:19 |
| Life Is a Song | 2:56 |
| Jeepers Creepers | 2:08 |
| Growing Pains | 3:37 |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | 3:30 |
| Are You Havin' Any Fun | 2:43 |
The Best of Count Basie [EMI-Capitol Special Markets] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Ol' Man River [From Show Boat] | 5:36 |
The Best of Billie Holiday [Compendia] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | 3:15 |
| I'll Get By | 2:59 |
The Best of Billie Holiday [Intersound] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | 3:13 |
| I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) | 2:58 |
From Q, With Love [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme From the Sandpiper) | 2:55 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper) [Live] | 2:54 |
Swing That Music: Swingstation [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Rose | 3:02 |
| One O'Clock Jump | 3:04 |
| John's Idea | 2:57 |
| Topsy | 3:17 |
| Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) | 3:01 |
| Swingin' the Blues | 2:50 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 3:11 |
At Long Last [1998]
The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State & Blue Note Years [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Every Day I Have the Blues | 4:43 |
| Confessin' the Blues | 3:59 |
| Goin' To Chicago Blues | 4:13 |
The Best of Early Basie [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:59 |
| One O'Clock Jump | 3:02 |
| Good Morning Blues | 3:16 |
| Topsy | 3:08 |
| Don't You Miss Your Baby? | 3:09 |
| Sent For You Yesterday | 2:58 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 3:08 |
Count Basie & His Orchestra 1937/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1936 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:45 |
Live at Tilburg 1971 & Nassau 1969 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 3:44 |
| Close to You | 2:46 |
| Mas Que Nada | 4:20 |
| Things Ain't What They Used to Be | 3:44 |
| They Can't Take That Away from Me [Trio] | 4:08 |
| C Jam Blues | 4:12 |
Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) | 3:37 |
| In The Evening [When The Sun Goes Down] | 3:34 |
| All Right, OK, You Win | 2:52 |
Jazz Collector Edition [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Five O'Clock in the Morning | 2:18 |
| Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 1:31 |
The Complete Decca Recordings [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Rose | 2:57 |
| Pennies From Heaven | 0:03 |
| Exactly Like You | 2:42 |
| Good Morning Blues | 3:06 |
| Topsy | 3:14 |
| Let Me Dream | 3:09 |
| Mama Don't Want No Peas 'N' Rice 'N' Coconut Oil | 2:49 |
| How Long Blues | 2:55 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 3:08 |
Big Boss Band [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Without a Song | 4:11 |
| How Do You Keep the Music Playing | 5:04 |
| How Do You Keep the Music Playing? | 5:04 |
| On Green Dolphin Street | 4:08 |
| I Only Have Eyes for You | 2:57 |
| Skylark | 5:07 |
The Count Basie and His Orchestra (1944) [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 4:01 |
| Lady Be Good | 1:46 |
| Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me | 3:10 |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home | 1:50 |
| Dinah | 2:06 |
Basie on the Beatles [1970]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood | 2:55 |
| The Fool On the Hill | 3:18 |
| Here, There and Everywhere | 2:33 |
| Hey Jude | 4:20 |
| Eleanor Rigby | 2:55 |
| Come Together | 2:41 |
Basic Basie [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You | 3:55 |
| Moonglow | 2:56 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 3:27 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | 2:36 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | 2:56 |
| As Long As I Live | 2:48 |
| I've Got The World On A String | 2:47 |
Basie's Beatle Bag [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Wanna Be Your Man | 3:23 |
| Do You Want To Know A Secret | 3:02 |
| A Hard Day's Night | 4:26 |
| All My Loving | 3:02 |
| And I Love Her | 2:53 |
| Hold Me Tight | 2:47 |
Basie Picks the Winners [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| That's All | 3:21 |
| My Kind of Town | 2:40 |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | 2:51 |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco [1962]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Taking a Chance on Love [From the Broadway Production Cabin in the Sky] | 1:57 |
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First [1962]
Everyday I Have the Blues [1959]
In Person! [1959]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just in Time | 1:45 |
| When I Fall in Love | 2:19 |
| Taking a Chance on Love | 1:57 |
| Without a Song | 3:06 |
| Fascinatin' Rhythm | 1:30 |
| Solitude | 3:36 |
| Pennies From Heaven | 2:34 |
| Lost in the Stars | 4:01 |
| Firefly | 1:40 |
| Lullaby of Broadway | 3:14 |
| Ol' Man River | 5:01 |
The Atomic Mr. Basie [1957]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Li'l Darlin' | 4:50 |
| The Late Late Show | 2:50 |
| Thou Swell [#][*] | 1:49 |
| Blee Blop Blues [#][*] | 2:24 |
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In The Evening [When The Sun Goes Down] | 3:34 |
The Swinging Count [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Want a Little Girl | 2:51 |
| Song of the Islands | 2:49 |
| Blue and Sentimental | 3:02 |
| As Long as I Live | 3:08 |
The Best of the Roulette Years
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lullaby of Birdland | 4:48 |
| Topsy | 3:42 |
| Ol' Man River (Showboat) | 5:34 |
The Classic Roulette Collection 1958-1959
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake Rattle and Roll | 2:10 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:46 |
| Ain't No Use | 2:53 |
The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today | 3:13 |
| In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) | 3:37 |
| Shiny Stockings | 5:14 |
The Count Basie Story
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Topsy | 3:42 |
| Avenue C | 2:33 |
| Sent for You Yesterday | 3:09 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 2:31 |
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