Count Basie Movies

Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films...

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

Told in Count Basie's own words, this biography sheds light on both the professional and the private life of the world-famous bandleader and pianist...

Though it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment continues to uphold the high standards of the...

Jazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, with guests Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett and George Benson.

Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".

The two musical masters swing out.

A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

Count Basie Orchestra's "Take Me Back, Baby".

Short film featuring performances by Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Billie Holiday and Count Basie and his sextet. From the Cinema Apart Collection.

Crime comedy.

Count Basie and His Orchestra play a Soundie. Couples dance the "Lindy Hop".