Count Basie Big Band

Recording Years / Label
1988 -  Pablo Records
Name Member Years Instruments
Count Basie 1988 piano
John Duke bass
Butch Miles 1988 drums
Freddie Green guitar
Bobby Plater sax
Charlie Fowlkes sax
Danny Turner sax
Eric Dixon sax
Jimmy Forrest sax
Al Grey trombone
Bill Hughes trombone
Curtis Fuller trombone
Mel Wanzo trombone
Bobby Mitchell trumpet
Dave Stahl trumpet
Frank Szabo trumpet
Pete Minger trumpet
Sonny Cohn trumpet
Name Birth Death
Count Basie 1904-09-21 1984-04-26
John Duke
Butch Miles 1944-07-04 2023-02-02
Freddie Green 1911-03-31 1987-03-01
Bobby Plater 1914-05-13 1982-11-20
Charlie Fowlkes 1916-02-16 1980-02-09
Danny Turner 1920-03-08 1995-04-14
Eric Dixon 1930-03-28 1989-10-19
Jimmy Forrest 1920-01-24 1980-08-26
Al Grey 1925-06-06 2000-03-24
Bill Hughes 1930-03-28 2018-01-14
Curtis Fuller 1934-12-15 2021-05-08
Mel Wanzo 1930-11-22 2005-09-09
Bobby Mitchell 1935-05-23
Dave Stahl 1949-01-23
Frank Szabo 1952-09-16 2018-07-26
Pete Minger 1943-01-22 2000-04-13
Sonny Cohn 1925-03-14 2006-11-07
Name See associated acts
Count Basie Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie & Oscar Peterson, Count Basie & Roy Eldridge, Count Basie Jam, Count Basie Trio, Count Basie, Joe Turner, Eddie Vinson, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie, Count Basie Kansas City Septem, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra, Count Basie
John Duke Count Basie Orchestra
Butch Miles Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Freddie Green Count Basie Orchestra, Herb Ellis & Freddie Green, Count Basie Kansas City Septem, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Bobby Plater Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Charlie Fowlkes Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Danny Turner Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Eric Dixon Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Jimmy Forrest Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest, Prestige Blues-Swingers, Jimmy Forrest
Al Grey Count Basie Jam, Ray Brown All Stars
Bill Hughes Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Curtis Fuller Timeless All-Stars, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet
Mel Wanzo Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Frank Szabo Count Basie Orchestra, Gene Harris All Star Big Band, Louie Bellson Big Band
Pete Minger Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra
Sonny Cohn Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Orchestra

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