Count Basie

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home ...

In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His death ...

Told in Count Basie’s own words, this biography sheds light on both the professional and the private life of the world-famous bandleader ...

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert ...

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the ...

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and ...

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz ...

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the ...

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in ...

New York in the Fifties is the story of a unique time and place, when New York was the hotbed of new artistic expressions, free love, drinking, ...

Though it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment continues to uphold the high standards of the ...

Jazz legend Count Basie and His Orchestra performs a concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, with guests Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett and George ...