From 1968 to 1983 Sammy Nestico arranged ten albums for Basie. This date, his first for the band, demonstrates Nestico's talent for bringing a welcomed freshness to the familiar Basie idiom. As lead ...

Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known ...

A new sampler features live cuts of Count Basie's band in New York from 1938 to 1940. Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead says Jumpin' at the Woodside is full of "pretty terrific" music.

Basie, his longtime guitarist Freddie Green, and drummer Harold Jones shore up the rhythm, providing the foundation for doing what they do best. They waste no time in establishing the Basie ...

William “Count” Basie, the iconic, Red Bank-born bandleader and composer is celebrated in grand fashion with “Late Night Basie,” a new tribute album arriving Friday, April 7, via Primary ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Count Basie died in 1984. Count Basie Orchestra is still going strong. And to celebrate their 80th year, they've released their first holiday album, "A Very Swingin' Basie ...

A new sampler features live cuts of Count Basie's band in New York from 1938 to 1940. Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead says Jumpin' at the Woodside is full of "pretty terrific" music.

A new sampler features live cuts of Count Basie's band in New York from 1938 to 1940. Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead says Jumpin' at the Woodside is full of "pretty terrific" music.