William James "Count" Basie (/ˈbeɪsi/; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. More about Count Basie
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William Basie was born to Lillian and Harvey Lee Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. His father worked as a coachman and caretaker for a wealthy judge. After automobiles replaced horses, his father became a groundskeeper and handyman for several wealthy families in the area. Both of his parents had some type of musical background. His father played the mellophone, and his mother played the piano; in fact, she gave Basie his first piano lessons. She took in laundry and baked cakes for sale for a living. She paid 25 cents a lesson for Count Basie's piano instruction.In total, we tracked 185 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Count Basie (Count Basie Signed plus his Orchestra signed in Pencil JSA loa) was sold in January 2022 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (Vic Dickenson - Jazz Musician, Count Basie - Signed 8x10 Photo) found a new owner for $5.50 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (7) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $47.00 for an autographed item of Count Basie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2022 with $600.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Count Basie is worth $40.00.
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1940 Count Basie (Jazz Pianist,Composer) Signed Vintage World's Fair Album Page! | $35.99 | ||
ALBERT MURRAY - SIGNED GOOD MORNING BLUES AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COUNT BASIE 1ST DJ | $15.00 | ||
Autograph by jazz great Count Basie | $24.00 | ||
Count Basie and His Orchestra Signed Autographed LP Basie Meets Bond Al Grey | $19.99 | ||
COUNT BASIE Autograph Autographed Program Albuquerque, NM, Friday, Feb 6th 1965 | $50.00 | ||
COUNT BASIE Autograph SIGNED ALBUM PAGE 1940's JAZZ Pianist NORA MARTIN NICE! | $74.99 | ||
Count Basie Signed Autograph Book Page | $22.50 | ||
Count Basie SIGNED RECORD INNER SLEEVE Reverse side signed by Butch Miles | $39.98 | ||
Jazz Pianist Count Basie Signed Autograph 3.25 x 5.5 Index Card - JSA - FREE S&H | $179.95 | ||
Jazz Pianist Count Basie Signed Autograph First Day Cover FDC - JSA - FREE S&H! | $179.95 |
Pickerington jazz pianist Bobby Floyd up for Grammy for work with Count Basie Or (02/08/19): Bobby Floyd has performed alongside Ray Charles, Dr. John and Doc Severinsen, but on Sunday, the Pickerington pianist will get to watch music’s