direction of trumpeter Scotty Barnhart. Leaders of the Count Basie Orchestra Count Basie 1935–1984 Thad Jones 1985–1986 Frank Foster 1986–1995 Grover Mitchell 1995–2003 Bill Hughes 2003–Sept. 2010 Dennis Mackrel 2010–2013 Scotty Barnhart 2013–present Awards and honors 2007- Long Island Music Hall of Fame 2005- Inducted, Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award 1984- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Big Band 88 Basie Street 1983- Winner NEA Jazz Masters 1982- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band Warm Breeze 1981- National Trustees Award 1981- Honoree, Kennedy Center Awards 1981- Honoree, Hollywood Walk of Fame 1980- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band On The Road 1977- Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band Prime Time 1976- Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist (Instrumental) Basie and Zoot 1970- Initiated in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia 1963- Best Performance by an Orchestra- For Dancing This Time By Basie! Hits of the 50s and 60s 1960- Best Performance by a Band for Dancing Dance With Basie 1958- Best Performance by a Dance Band- Basie (The Atomic Mr. Basie) 1958- Best Jazz Performance, Group- Basie (The Atomic Mr. Basie) Discography For recordings by Count Basie without his big band, see Count Basie discography. 1937–1939, Brunswick and Decca labels The Original American Decca Recordings (1937–1939, GRP-Decca) 1939–1950, Columbia and RCA labels Super Chief (1936–1942, Columbia) The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 1-10 (1936–1941, CBS) The Complete Count Basie, Volumes 11-20 (1941–1951, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 1: The Count and the President (1936–1939, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 2: Lester Leaps In (1939–1940, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 3: Don for Prez (1940–1941, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 4: One O'Clock Jump (1941–1942, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 5: Avenue C (1942, 1945–46, CBS) Count Basie, Volume 6: The Orchestra and the Octet (1946, 1950–51, CBS) Count Basie and His Great Vocalists (1939–1945, Columbia) America's No. 1 Band: The Columbia Years (1936–1964, Columbia) 4-CD Complete Original American Victor Recordings (1941–1950, RCA sessions, reissued on Definitive) Kansas City Powerhouse (1929–1932, 1947–1949, RCA/Bluebird) Planet Jazz (1929–1932, 1947–1949, RCA/BMG) The 1950s The Count! (1952 [1955], Clef) Basie Jazz (1952 [1954], Clef) Basie Rides Again! (1952 [1956], Clef) contains some tracks released on Basie Jazz The Swinging Count! (1953 [1956], Clef) contains some tracks released on Basie Jazz Dance Session (1953, Clef) Dance Session Album #2 (1952–1954, Clef) The Complete Roost Recordings (1954, Roost) - Stan Getz box-set with Getz guesting with Basie on a three tracks