Count Basie Videos

Highlights of this day in history: Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev fails; Exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky murdered in Mexico; Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion; U.S. flag gets 50th star; Count Basie and singer Kenny Rogers born. Aug. 21

Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers:Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Nipsey Russell, Nat King Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway, Ruth Brown an many more.

Jazz vocalist Joe Williams started out with the Count Basie Band and has been known as a 'singer's singer'. Witness first hand this unique collaboration with piano legend George Shearing as they perform Shake, Rattle & Roll.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

Dickey Betts & Great Southern live Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 5/1/08. Sorry it is kinda painful to watch, but the venue didn't allow video, so I had to keep the camera on the down low and it was hard to shoot as a result. If you don't like what you see, then just listen to Dickey's sweet solo :

Great solo

slow blues

Count Basie and his Orchestra2 min May 20, 2008

Billie Holiday & Count Basie Orchestra, in "God bless the child" and "Now baby

Asterpix Interactive Video Count Basie at Newport 1957: One O'clock Jump9 min Apr 28, 2008Co

... And only one guitar in the band!

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

1955 Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

I edited this video for Miss Sherri and the Little Animal Band. To contact Miss Sherri, go to honeychildmusic.com

Ray Charles & Count Basie Ray Sings Basie Swings EPK for the album due in stores 10/3/06.

Artist: Les Double SixTitle: Rat Race La Course Au RatAlbum: Les Double SixMusic: Quincy JonesFrench Lyrics: Mimi PerrinJean Claude Briodin, Claude Germain, Jacques Denjean, Christiane Legrand, Mimi Perrin & Ward Swingle voc Art Simons p , Michel Gaudry b , Daniel Humair d , Elek Bacsik g Paris, early 1960Based on the recording by Count Basie & his Orchestra

Olivia Newton John performs "Xanadu" and "Magic" live at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey.