#DidYouKnow Count Basie didn’t just soundtrack the silver screen—he showed up on it too. In Blazing Saddles (1974), Basie made a surprise cameo with his full band, performing “April in Paris” right in the middle of the Wild West. #BasieInHollywood #BlazingSaddles #Throwback

You never forget your first band 🎶 Joining Walter Page's Blue Devils, one of the first big bands of it's kind, Basie learned the distinctive "jump rhythm" that became one of his trademarks.

The iconic Sammy Davis Jr. vs Brazilian superstar Astrud Gilberto 🤔 Coment down below

Producer John Hammond first heard Count Basie on the radio in 1936/ In October, Hammond proclaimed their recording session together as "the only perfect, completely perfect recording session I've ever had anything to do with".

"Start fast, try to last" Count Basie and His Orchestra lighting up the 'Airmail Special' in a 1941 Soundie— the OG music video! #CountBasie #SwingEra #AirmailSpecial #Soundies

We've all been here 😂 Which one is most relatable?

#DidYouKnow Basie dropped out of high school to play full-time in Asbury Park — it was a decision he later regretted. By the time he returned to Asbury Park to play a packed State Ballroom on Springwood Ave in Asbury Park in 1938, he was a star.

#FunFact: Basie had the privilege, during his teenage years, of studying with two of the masters of jazz piano, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson. It was Johnson from whom he learned his signature "stride" style piano playing.

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie's classic rendition of "Fly Me to The Moon" was originally a piece sang by Kaye Ballard's "In Other Words" only 10 years earlier in 1954. Which do you prefer?

The time to boogie is NOW! Send a video clip between 10 and 60 seconds long of you, your children -anyone!- dancing to Basie’s “Red Bank Boogie.” Help celebrate Count Basie's birthday🎊 by sending your videos HERE: drive.google.com/.../1yiikZX3ni…... OR text a clip to 848-331-8331 !

"There Will Never Be Another You" Count Basie 🎶 Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/2jgnqCoQ… Apple music: music.apple.com/my/song/there-…

Even further... Basie initially aspired to be a drummer but switched to piano after being impressed by Greer's drumming skills. Did you know this? Comment below!

"I Dig Rock and Roll" by Count Basie and the Mills Brothers 🎺 Happy National Vinyl Records Day to you all, and make sure to stream this song today! open.spotify.com/track/13ANeyCl… music.apple.com/us/song/i-dig-… 🎥: sam66muso on Youtube

Basie was able to make any song into his own ⭐️ What other covers do you know?

Do you know this song? Comment down below if you think you do! 🎥: yurinickolaevich on Youtube

🎉 121 Years of Swing, Soul & Sophistication 🎹✨ Happy Heavenly Birthday to the one and only Count Basie — born this day in 1904.

Low, slow, and locked in. Basie + Grey = unbeatable. 🎷 I Needs to Be Beed With. #JazzLegends #CountBasie #AlGrey #DeepSwing

💤 Happy Labor Day to all the dreamers, doers, and late-night players. Today, we nap in rhythm. 🎶

Flashback Friday to this performance ❤️

Just the Count, a cold Coca-Cola, and a whole lot of swing. 🥤🎹