Count Basie Autographs
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, his minimalist piano style, 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, Dennis Rowland, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams.
As a composer, Basie is known for writing such jazz standards as "Blue and Sentimental", "Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "One O'Clock Jump".
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Current items with a signature of Count Basie
These are the most current items with a signature of Count Basie that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | COUNT BASIE AND BEN HELLER AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED | $61.98 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Count Basie
The most expensive item with a signature of Count Basie (Signed Autographed Count Basie LP) was sold in August 2025 for $1,250.00 while the cheapest item (Count Basie Photograph And Autograph) found a new owner for $2.00 in April 2024. The month with the most items sold (8) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $199.50 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 September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Count Basie is worth $50.00.
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Latest News about Count Basie
Pickerington jazz pianist Bobby Floyd up for Grammy for work with Count Basie Or (02/08/2019): Bobby Floyd has performed alongside Ray Charles, Dr. John and Doc Severinsen, but on Sunday, the Pickerington pianist will get to watch music’s
