The Atomic Mr. Basie

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The Atomic Mr. Basie
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Studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra
Released 1958
Recorded 21–22 October 1957, at Capitol Studios, New York City.
Genre Swing, Big band
Length 39:30[1]
56:34 (1994 Reissue)
Label Roulette
Producer Teddy Reig
Count Basie and his orchestra chronology
Count Basie at Newport
(1957)Count Basie at Newport1957		 The Atomic Mr. Basie
(1958)		 Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman
(1957)Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman1957
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz 4/4 stars[3]

The Atomic Mr. Basie (originally called Basie, also known as E=MC2 and reissued in 1994 as The Complete Atomic Mr Basie) is a 1958 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. The album is one of Basie's most famous and is critically acclaimed. Allmusic gave it 5 stars, reviewer Bruce Eder saying "it took Basie's core audience and a lot of other people by surprise, as a bold, forward-looking statement within the context of a big-band recording."[2] It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Will Fulford-Jones calling it "Basie's last great record."[1] According to the 2015 site update of Acclaimed Music, it is the 6th most critically acclaimed album of 1958, the 25th most acclaimed of the 1950s, and the 837th most acclaimed of all time, based on an aggregation of hundreds of critics' lists from around the world.[4]

Reception

The album won Best Jazz Performance, Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band awards at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards.[5]

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Neal Hefti except where noted.

Original Release (1958)[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Kid from Red Bank" (Basie, Neal Hefti) 2:38
2. "Duet"   4:10
3. "After Supper"   3:22
4. "Flight of the Foo Birds"   3:21
5. "Double-O"   2:45
6. "Teddy the Toad"   3:40
7. "Whirlybird"   3:46
8. "Midnite Blue"   4:25
9. "Splanky"   3:35
10. "Fantail"   2:50
11. "Lil' Darlin'"   4:47
The Complete Atomic Basie Bonus Tracks (1994)[7]
No. Title Length
12. "Silks and Satins" (Jimmy Mundy) 4:05
13. "Sleepwalker's Serenade (Alternative Take)"   3:37
14. "Sleepwalker's Serenade"   3:39
15. "The Late, Late Show" (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) 2:52
16. "The Late, Late Show (Vocal Version)" (Alfred, Berlin) 3:02

Personnel

References

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