Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to...
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Cinderfella
as Count BasieWhen his father dies, poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two...
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of...
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Crazy House
as Count BasieOle Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another...
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
as SelfRhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical...
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Stage Door Canteen
as Count BasieA young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...
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Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
as SelfThough it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment...
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the...
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The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the...
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Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....
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Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived...
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Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues,...
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Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
as uncreditedTold in Count Basie's own words, this biography sheds light on both the professional and the...
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Billie
as self‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist...
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Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
as SelfJazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, with...
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Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as SelfThe Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin -- in their only joint...
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Top Man
as Orchestra LeaderIn this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his...
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie...
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Air Mail Special
as SelfCount Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental...
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Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
as Sself (Piano, Conductor)The two musical masters swing out.
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Jazz Icons: Count Basie Live in '62
as HimselfThe concert captured on William "Count" Basie's entry in the "must-own" audio/video Jazz Icons...
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The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
as SelfDocumentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.
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Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)Judy performs beloved musical numbers with Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and more in this...
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Improvisation
as SelfImprovisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in...
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Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly...
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Basie Boogie
as uncreditedCount Basie and His Orchestra playing us a boogie.
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Take Me Back, Baby
as uncreditedCount Basie Orchestra's "Take Me Back, Baby".
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Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold...
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as SelfA journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Jazz PianistThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Band LeaderThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Band LeaderThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
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The Hollywood Palace
as Self - PianistThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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ABC Stage 67
as SelfABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...
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The Big Show
as SelfThe Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by...
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The Judy Garland Show
as SelfThe Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on...
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The Rat Pack
as SelfFrom the moment Sinatra met each member of the Pack to their relationships with the Mob and the...
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