Count Basie Movies

Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.

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.

The two musical masters swing out.

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...

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of...

A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.

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

Crime comedy.

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

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...

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