Atomic Swing
by Count Basie
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 1999-01-01
- Label: Unknown
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:52
- Community rating: 3.46/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Thad Jones, Al Aarons, Henry Coker, Snooky Young, Gus Johnson, Frank Wess, Fortunatus "Fip" Ricard, Wendell Culley, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, Eric Dixon, Sonny Cohn, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Sonny Payne, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Joe Newman, Art Davis, Al Grey, Marshall Royal, Charlie Fowlkes
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A collection of Count Basie's Roulette recordings, centred on the band that made 'The Atomic Mr. Basie' with Neal Hefti's arrangements in 1957. Basie's Kansas City orchestra, anchored by Freddie Green's rhythm guitar, defined the swing mainstream.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, improvisational, rhythmic, melodic, virtuosic
Tracklist
- The Daily Jump (Remix) (4:10)
- 9:20 Special (3:48)
- Fair & Warmer (Remix) (3:36)
- I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remix) (3:17)
- Out the Window (2:52)
- Taps Miller (3:22)
- Moten Swing (Remix) (4:52)
- The Midnite Sun Never Sets (Remix) (3:37)
- Teddy the Toad (Remix) (3:19)
- Rock-A-Bye Basie (3:35)
- The Late, Late Show (Remix) (2:51)
- Back to the Apple (Remix) (4:43)
- Lil' Darlin' (Remix) (4:50)
Credits
- Count Basie - primary artist, piano, arranged by, soloist [piano], written-by
- Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet, soloist [alto sax], soloist [alto saxophone]
- Frank Wess - alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, soloist [alto saxophone], soloist [tenor saxophone]
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Billy Mitchell - clarinet, tenor saxophone, soloist [tenor saxophone]
- Freddie Green - guitar, arranged by, written-by
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone, soloist [tenor saxophone]
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, soloist [tenor saxophone], arranged by, written-by