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." It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Will Fulford-Jones calling it "Basie's last great record." According to acclaimedmusic.net it is the 26th most critically acclaimed of the '50s, the 695th most acclaimed of all time and Basie's most acclaimed album overall. 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." It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Will Fulford-Jones calling it "Basie's last great record." According to acclaimedmusic.net it is the 26th most critically acclaimed of the '50s, the 695th most acclaimed of all time and Basie's most acclaimed album overall. false 2022-07-31 15:39:02 Basie 8 1994 1994-05-31 1994-05-31 57 Big Band Jazz Swing 116320 2141664 b5ce6304-bcc8-4ede-b457-47759af3420c 0dbd6300-efdc-420b-857e-895e18fad317 1b464368-017c-3aba-8a2d-437bcf43b5d0 Count Basie AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/C/Count Basie/folder.jpg Count Basie Artist /config/metadata/People/C/Count Basie/folder.jpg Count Basie Count Basie 1 The Kid From Red Bank 02:41 2 Duet 04:11 3 After Supper 03:26 4 Flight of the Foo Birds 03:23 5 Double-O 02:46 6 Teddy the Toad 03:19 7 Whirly-Bird 03:51 8 Midnite Blue 04:28 9 Splanky 03:36 10 Fantail 02:56 11 Lil’ Darlin’ 04:50 12 Silks and Satins 04:05 13 Sleepwalker’s Serenade (alternate take) 03:36 14 Sleepwalker’s Serenade 03:38 15 The Late Late Show 02:51 16 The Late Late Show (vocal version) 03:02 William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, his minimalist piano style, and others. Many musicians came to prominence under his direction, including the tenor saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans, the guitarist Freddie Green, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Harry "Sweets" Edison, plunger trombonist Al Grey, and singers Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes, Thelma Carpenter, and Joe Williams. As a composer, Basie is known for writing such jazz standards as Blue and Sentimental, Jumpin' at the Woodside and One O'Clock Jump.