- Nickname
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Count Basie and His Orchestra is known for Space Cowboys (2000), The Holiday (2006) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).
- Members have included Count Basie, Lester Young (tenor sax / clarinet), Harry Edison (trumpet), Sylvia Syms (vocalist), Hot Lips Page (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Shad Collins (trumpet), Benny Morton (trombone), Dicky Wells (trombone), Dan Minor (trombone), Earle Warren (alto sax), Jack Washingon (alto sax / baritone), Jimmy Rushing (vocalist), Helen Humes (vocalist), Herschel Evans, Eddie Durham, Billie Holiday (vocalist), Walter Page, Illinois Jacquet, Joe Williams, Thad Jones, Hal Blaine (drums).
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