Count Basie
Publicity photo of Count Basie facing forward, wearing tweed jacket, and raising his arms up.
Count Basie and Art Tatum
Count Basie and Art Tatum sitting at a piano together in front of a stage curtain. Basie is holding a cigarette in one hand and looking down. Tatum is looking up and smiling.
Count Basie and Glenn Wallichs
Count Basie and Glenn Wallichs standing against a studio wall and smiling. Basie is wearing a light colored suit and looking to the side. Wallichs is wearing a dark colored suit and looking forward.
Count Basie at piano
Publicity photo of Count Basie seated at the piano and turning toward the camera. Basie is wearing a tweed jacket.
Count Basie at the piano
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and looking up, turning away from the piano.
Count Basie at the piano
Publicity photo from the side of Count Basie seated at a white piano. Basie is placing his hands on the keys and turning his head forward.
Dave Dexter and Count Basie
Backstage in Hollywood in 1944, Count Basie approves an article written by Dave Dexter, Jr., who has carefully followed the Basie career from 1936 through 1968. Like the friendly, gracious Count...
Dave Dexter, John Hammond, Count Basie, and Sonny Burke
In Hollywood, in 1946, Count Basie smokes his pipe and enjoys the company of his supporters Dave Dexter, Jr., the writer and record producer; John Hammond, who discovered him in Kansas City; and Sonny...
Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, John Hammond, and Count Basie
Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, and John Hammond standing behind a piano and leaning forward. Count Basie is seated at the piano facing outward and smiling.
Harry Warren and Count Basie
Harry Warren leaning forward and looking up at Count Basie while holding a cigar. Basie is holding papers and hearing a pinstripe suit. Both are standing against a studio wall.
Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton
Tommy Dorsey holding a trombone and looking down. Dorsey is standing next to Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, both playing a vibraphone in a studio.