Count Basie Movies

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

Told in Count Basie's own words, this biography sheds light on both the professional and the private life of the world-famous bandleader and pianist...

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival...

Count Basie Orchestra's "Take Me Back, Baby".

Though it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment continues to uphold the high standards of the...

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.

Count Basie and His Orchestra playing us a boogie.

Dennis Awe Performs 38 of his all time favourite songs.

Jazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, with guests Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett and George Benson.