Editing Count Basie (section)

==Singers==
Basie hitched his star to some of the most famous vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s, which helped keep the Big Band sound alive and added greatly to his recording catalog. Jimmy Rushing sang with Basie in the late 1930s. Joe Williams toured with the band and was featured on the 1957 album ''[[One O'Clock Jump (album)|One O'Clock Jump]]'', and 1956's ''[[Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings]]'', with "[[Every Day I Have the Blues|Every Day (I Have the Blues)]]" becoming a huge hit. With Billy Eckstine on the album ''[[Basie/Eckstine Incorporated]]'', in 1959. [[Ella Fitzgerald]] made some memorable recordings with Basie, including the 1963 album ''[[Ella and Basie!]]''. With the New Testament Basie band in full swing, and arrangements written by a youthful [[Quincy Jones]], this album proved a swinging respite from her ''Songbook'' recordings and constant touring she did during this period. She even toured with the Basie Orchestra in the mid-1970s, and Fitzgerald and Basie also met on the 1979 albums ''[[A Classy Pair]]'', ''[[Digital III at Montreux]]'', and ''[[A Perfect Match (Ella Fitzgerald album)|A Perfect Match]]'', the last two also recorded live at Montreux. In addition to [[Quincy Jones]], Basie was using arrangers such as [[Benny Carter]] ''(Kansas City Suite)'', [[Neal Hefti]] ''([[E=MC² (Count Basie album)|The Atomic Mr Basie]])'', and [[Sammy Nestico]] ''(Basie-Straight Ahead)''.

[[Frank Sinatra]] recorded for the first time with Basie on 1962's ''[[Sinatra-Basie]]'' and for a second studio album on 1964's ''[[It Might as Well Be Swing]]'', which was arranged by [[Quincy Jones]]. Jones also arranged and conducted 1966's live ''[[Sinatra at the Sands]]'' which featured Sinatra with Count Basie and his orchestra stayed at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas at Sinatra's request. In May 1970, Sinatra performed in London's [[Royal Festival Hall]] with the Basie orchestra, in a charity benefit for the [[NSPCC|National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]]. Sinatra later said of this concert "I have a funny feeling that those two nights could have been my finest hour, really. It went so well; it was so thrilling and exciting".<ref name="CharlesPignon">Pignon, Charles (2004). ''The Sinatra Treasures,'' Virgin Books, {{ISBN|1-85227-184-1}}</ref>

Basie also recorded with [[Tony Bennett]] in the late 1950s. Their albums together included ''In Person'' and ''Strike Up the Band.'' Basie also toured with Bennett, including a date at [[Carnegie Hall]]. He also recorded with [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Bing Crosby]], and [[Sarah Vaughan]]. One of Basie's biggest regrets was never recording with [[Louis Armstrong]], though they shared the same bill several times.<ref>Basie (1985), p. 362.</ref> In 1968, Basie and his Band recorded an album with [[Jackie Wilson]] titled ''[[Manufacturers of Soul]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jackie-Wilson-Count-Basie-Manufacturers-Of-Soul/master/371537 |title=Jackie Wilson & Count Basie – Manufacturers Of Soul at Discogs |year=1968 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref>