 | Live at the Sands by Count Basie
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $8.85 This is a good album to buy if you are new to Count Basie, and an absolute must have for any Basie fan. The ultimate '60s lounge show. Recorded live in1966.
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 | The Complete Atomic Basie by Count Basie
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.99 Another good album for the first time Basie buyer. If you don't like this, you probably wont like any of the post WWII (New Testament) Count Basie albums. Studio recording from 1957.
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 | Atomic Swing by Count Basie
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.74 Excellent album. Three songs from this album are also on The Complete Atomic Basie, but still a must have. Studio recording from 1957.
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 | Straight Ahead by Count Basie
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.48 This is my number one favorite Count Basie album! Every song a winner. Switch In Time is in the top 5 of approximately 400 Basie tracks I own. Studio recording from 1968.
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 | Chairman of the Board by Count Basie
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $7.06 I love this album! The Deacon gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Studio recording from 1958.
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 | Wild & Swingin' by Count Basie
Buy used from: $2.98 This is another great album from Count Basie. It has two incredible vocal numbers by Richard Boone. Recorded live in 1968.
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 | April in Paris by Count Basie
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $4.52 This album was a surprise hit when it was first released. It has three different versions of Magic, which is probably my number one favorite Count Basie track. Studio recording from 1955.
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 | Live at El Morocco by Count Basie Orchestra
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $1.00 This album was recorded live in 1992, approximately 8 years after Count Basie passed. It is headed by Frank Foster. It is an excellent album that continues the Count Basie atomic swing tradition.
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 | Basie Meets Bond by Count Basie Orchestra
Buy used from: $4.57 This is a really cool album! It features the music from the first four 007 movies in that great atomic style. Studio recording from 1965.
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 | Basie In Europe by Count Basie
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.25 Recorded live in Europe in the mid 1970s. Way Out Basie is very cool! An excellent album.
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 | Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra by Count Basie
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.84 This is NOT a Frank Sinatra album. It's just the Count and a dozen other guys playing really great instrumentals. Studio recording from 1963.
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 | Count Basie at Newport by Count Basie
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.50 It's like a reunion album with John Hammond as the MC. Swingin' At Newport is an incredilbe piece. Recorded live in 1957.
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 | The Count Basie Story by Count Basie
Buy used from: $48.99 This album features a lot of the Old Testament songs in the more atomic New Testament style. Studio recording from 1960.
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 | Class of '54 by Count Basie
Buy used from: $3.17 The 1st half is a studio recording with only 9 musicians, it's hollow and weak. The 2nd half is a live recording with the whole band. It is extremely good and has 3 of my favorites. Recorded in 1954.
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 | Fancy Pants by Count Basie Orchestra
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $39.98 This was count Basie's last album. It is still very good. Studio recording from 1983.
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 | Basie's Beatle Bag by Count Basie
Buy used from: $7.79 This is a nice album and is worth owning, but only after you have a bunch of his better albums from the upper part of this list. Studio recording from 1966.
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