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Count Basie

Count Basie has been played on NTS shows including Donna Leake, with Basie's Jingle Bells first played on 23 December 2014.

William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904– April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader.

As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style (the song title "Splanky" is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing), equally at home in the barrelhouse and the concert hall. Willie "The Lion" Smith, James P. Johnson, and Fats Waller were among his influences.

As a bandleader, he created an organization (built upon the remains of Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra) that was a favorite…

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Chain Gang
Jackie Wilson, Count Basie
Brunswick1968
Chain Gang
Jackie Wilson, Count BasieBrunswick1968
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Come Together
Count Basie
Happy Tiger Records0
Come Together
Count BasieHappy Tiger Records0
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Miss Thing Pt. 1
Count Basie
Columbia2015
Miss Thing Pt. 1
Count BasieColumbia2015
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Jatap Conga
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra, Count Basie
Verve Records1982
Jatap Conga
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra, Count BasieVerve Records1982
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Basie's Jingle Bells
Count Basie
Roulette1964
Basie's Jingle Bells
Count BasieRoulette1964
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How Long Blues
Count Basie
Decca0
How Long Blues
Count BasieDecca0
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