William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By 16 he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924 he went to Harlem, where his performing career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten’s band in Kansas City, and played with them until Moten’s death in 1935.
(Count Basie)
Hal Leonard Jazz Combo Paks
for: Jazz-combo (3 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Piano score, combo parts, online audio
Item no.: 664194
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383860
Bb
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665726
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365697
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365686
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365671
New Sounds for Concert Band 68
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689170
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 940868
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298622
A
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052721
for: Trumpet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052380
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045750
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365696
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365672
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382632
for: Youth concert band
Item no.: 334374
C
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665712
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219541
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1361024
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690519
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1049244
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381694
Jazz
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 944491
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365684
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533819
Professional Editions-Jazz Ens
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1533308
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 940682
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383921
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1358744
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365700
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365675
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365756
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365755
Jazz For Young People Series
for: Big band
Item no.: 475060
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360872
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359191
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365936
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 944885
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044129
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1358746
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359211
for: Trumpet
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1050601
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365685
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1526671
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359209
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1359163
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365676