Name: The Complete Atomic Basie
Brand: Blue Note
SKU: 832077
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The Complete Atomic Basie

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Album: The Complete Atomic Basie
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Kid From Red Bank (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
2)	Duet (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
3)	After Supper (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
4)	Flight Of The Foo Birds (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
5)	Double - O (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
6)	Teddy The Toad (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
7)	Whirly Bird (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
8)	Midnite Blue (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
9)	Splanky (Remix; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
10)	Fantail (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
11)	Li'l Darlin' (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
12)	Silks And Satins (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
13)	Sleepwalker's Serenade (Alternate Take; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
14)	Sleepwalker's Serenade (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
15)	The Late Late Show (Remix; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
16)	The Late Late Show (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...

Album: The Complete Atomic Basie
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Kid From Red Bank (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
2)	Duet (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
3)	After Supper (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
4)	Flight Of The Foo Birds (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
5)	Double - O (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
6)	Teddy The Toad (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
7)	Whirly Bird (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
8)	Midnite Blue (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
9)	Splanky (Remix; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
10)	Fantail (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
11)	Li'l Darlin' (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
12)	Silks And Satins (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
13)	Sleepwalker's Serenade (Alternate Take; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
14)	Sleepwalker's Serenade (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
15)	The Late Late Show (Remix; 1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...
16)	The Late Late Show (1994 Remastered Version)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Wendell Culley, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone); Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Frank Foster, Charles Fowlkes (reeds); Freddie Green (guitar); Eddie Jones (bass); Sonny Payne (drums).
Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York, New York between October 21 & 22, 1957. Includes liner by Barry Ulanov & Michael Cuscuna.
Personnel: Count Basie (piano); Joe Williams (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Joe Newman (trumpet); Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone); Sonny Payne (drums).
This 1957 release features Neal Hefti's arrangements and the ever-exciting sound of what became known as the Second Testament Basie Band (the first having featured Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Dicky Wells et al). The album opens with a fiery version of "The Kid from Red Bank"; other highlights include "Whirly-Bird" and "Teddy the Toad." As usual, Count Basie's stride-inflected piano style and the brass section's sudden, sharp stabs help define the band's sound.
The COMPLETE ATOMIC BASIE isn't just about screaming high notes and blistering scale flourishes though; subtlety and dynamic variety characterize several charts. We hear this best in the reeds' lilting swing on "Midnite Blue," and in the quiet, mellow groove of "Li'l Darlin'"; the sparseness of the latter's arrangement highlights the often-neglected guitarist Freddie Green's inimitable strumming. One of Basie's finest albums, THE COMPLETE ATOMIC BASIE is a swinging gem.