Count Basie By facebooker_1661601533 Aug 21, 1904 Born in Red Bank, NJ Jan 1, 1925 Encounters Fats Waller in Harlem Jan 1, 1927 Arrives in Kansas City, MO Jul 1, 1928 Joins Walter Page's Blue Devils Jan 1, 1929 Leaves and joins Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra Apr 2, 1935 Bennie Moten dies, Count Basie organizes the Barons of Rhythm soon after Period: Jan 1, 1937 to Jan 1, 1939 The band records "The Complete Decca Recordings" with Decca Records Jan 2, 1937 The Count Basie Orchestra makes its first recording with Decca Records Period: Jan 2, 1937 to Apr 26, 1984 The Reign of Count Basie Jul 7, 1937 The Count Basie Orchestra records "One O'Clock Jump" in New York, NY Jan 1, 1938 "Jumpin' at the Woodside," single, Decca Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1946 The band records with Columbia Records Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1952 The Count Basie Orchestra disbands due to financial difficulties Jan 1, 1954 Band makes first tour of Europe Jan 1, 1956 April in Paris, Verve Jun 27, 1956 Band finishes recording "Count Basie Sings, Joe Williams Sings", Clef Oct 1, 1957 Band records "The Atomic Mr. Basie", Roulette Jan 1, 1958 Breakfast Dance and Barbecue, Roulette Jan 1, 1959 One More Time, Roulette Apr 18, 1959 Band releases "Chairman of the Board", Roulette May 4, 1959 Count Basie takes home two Grammys at the Inaugural Grammy Award Ceremony -Best Jazz Performance, Group -Best Performance by a Dance Band Jul 6, 1961 The band records "First Time! The Count Meets the Duke" (w/ Duke Ellington), Columbia Jan 1, 1963 The orchestra visits Japan Aug 1, 1964 Album released: "It Might As Well Be Swing" (With Frank Sinatra), Reprise Jan 1, 1977 The Gifted Ones (w/ Dizzy Gillespie), Pablo Jan 1, 1979 "One O'Clock Jump" is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Jan 1, 1981 Count Basie receives the Grammy Trustees Award May 16, 1981 Band finishes recording "Send in the Clowns" (w/ Sarah Vaughan), Pablo Dec 1, 1983 Fancy Pants, Pablo Apr 26, 1984 Count Basie dies at age 80 in Hollywood, FL Period: Apr 27, 1984 to Aug 21, 1986 Thad Jones assumes leadership of the Count Basie Orchestra Jan 1, 1985 "April in Paris" is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Aug 22, 1986 After the death of Thad Jones, Frank Foster assumes leadership of the Count Basie Orchestra Jan 1, 1992 "Everyday (I Have the Blues)" is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Jan 1, 2002 Count Basie receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Jan 1, 2005 "Lester Leaps In" is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
