Name: Atomic Mr Basie
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Atomic Mr Basie

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Album: Atomic Mr Basie
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Kid from Red Bank	More Info...	0:02
2)	Duet	More Info...	0:04
3)	Splanky	More Info...	0:03
4)	Flight of the Foo Birds	More Info...	0:03
5)	Double-O	More Info...	0:02
6)	Lil Darlin	More Info...	0:05
7)	Whirly-bird	More Info...	0:04
8)	Midnite Blue	More Info...	0:04
9)	After Supper	More Info...	0:03
10)	Fantail	More Info...	0:03
11)	Teddy the Toad	More Info...	0:03
12)	Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?	More Info...	0:02
13)	Cute	More Info...	0:03
14)	Pensive Miss	More Info...	0:04
15)	Sloo Foot	More Info...	0:03
16)	It's Awf'lly Nice to Be With You	More Info...	0:03
17)	Scoot	More Info...	0:02
18)	A Little Tempo, Please	More Info...	0:02
19)	Late Date	More Info...	0:03
20)	Count Down	More Info...	0:02
21)	Bag-a-bones	More Info...	0:02
22)	Pony Tail	More Info...	0:03

Album: Atomic Mr Basie
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Kid from Red Bank	More Info...	0:02
2)	Duet	More Info...	0:04
3)	Splanky	More Info...	0:03
4)	Flight of the Foo Birds	More Info...	0:03
5)	Double-O	More Info...	0:02
6)	Lil Darlin	More Info...	0:05
7)	Whirly-bird	More Info...	0:04
8)	Midnite Blue	More Info...	0:04
9)	After Supper	More Info...	0:03
10)	Fantail	More Info...	0:03
11)	Teddy the Toad	More Info...	0:03
12)	Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?	More Info...	0:02
13)	Cute	More Info...	0:03
14)	Pensive Miss	More Info...	0:04
15)	Sloo Foot	More Info...	0:03
16)	It's Awf'lly Nice to Be With You	More Info...	0:03
17)	Scoot	More Info...	0:02
18)	A Little Tempo, Please	More Info...	0:02
19)	Late Date	More Info...	0:03
20)	Count Down	More Info...	0:02
21)	Bag-a-bones	More Info...	0:02
22)	Pony Tail	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

The release of this album in late 1957 marked the beginning of a glorious new phase in Count Basie's career. Signed to Roulette Records, the newly formed label owned by Morris Levy, the New York recording entrepreneur, jukebox mogul, club owner, and quasi-underworld figure, 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 -- if not as daring as what Duke Ellington had done at Newport in 1956, still a reminder that there was room for fresh, even dazzling improvisation (especially courtesy of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's contribution) within the framework of a big-band jazz unit. The band and its key members were all "on" for these two days of sessions, and Neal Hefti's arrangements gave all concerned a chance to show what they could do. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, stands out from the get-go with his solo on "Flight of the Foo Birds," a rewriting of "Give Me the Simple Life" on which the tenor-man shares the stage with Thad Jones's trumpet solo, but nearly knock Jones off that same stage with his pyrotechnics. Davis plunges into new territory, defining the Basie "Atomic" period with his solo on "Whirly-Birds" (originally less aptly titled "Roller Coaster"), which soars into the air on his break. Joe Newman and Thad Jones's muted trumpets are the featured instruments on "Duet." "The Kid From Red Bank" offers an unusual showcase for Basie himself at the piano, playing the least number of notes possible to surprise and bedazzle the listener, while "Li'l Darlin'" offers the Basie band's answer to Ellington's "Mood Indigo." (See also: The Complete Atomic Basie -- 1994). ~ Bruce Eder