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Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sonny Burke produced 4 of Count Basie’s top 10 songs
Neal Hefti is Count Basie’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 11 songs
Count Basie wrote or co-wrote 6 of 48 songs on fono (12%)
Credited songs by Count Basie span 82 years, 1938 to 2020 (47 songs)
Top songs
From It Might as Well Be Swing
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From First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
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From First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
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1961
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1961
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1MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Count Basie All Stars
Count Basie is a member of Count Basie All Stars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Count Basie Band
Count Basie is a member of Count Basie Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Count Basie Octet
Count Basie is a member of Count Basie Octet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven
Count Basie is a member of Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Count Basie, His Instrumentalists and Rhythm
Count Basie is a member of Count Basie, His Instrumentalists and Rhythm
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of Jones‐Smith, Incorporated
Count Basie is a member of Jones‐Smith, Incorporated
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of The Benny Goodman Sextet
Count Basie is a member of The Benny Goodman Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of The Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie is a member of The Count Basie Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Count Basie is a member of The Count Basie Trio
Count Basie is a member of The Count Basie Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Count Basie is from Red Bank
11Wikidata The genre of Count Basie is big band music
12Wikidata The genre of Count Basie is jazz
13Wikidata The genre of Count Basie is swing