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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, and 1956's Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings, with " Every Day ( I Have the Blues )" becoming a huge hit.

With Billy Eckstine on the album Basie-Eckstine Inc., 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, 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 ( The Atomic Mr Basie ), and Sammy Nestico ( Basie-Straight Ahead ).