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 2025-11-08 08:01:08 1994 1994-01-01 1994-01-01 57 Swing 116320 2141664 f93c8047-7922-4954-b7d8-30357d6f9663 0dbd6300-efdc-420b-857e-895e18fad317 1b464368-017c-3aba-8a2d-437bcf43b5d0 /media/data/media4/Music/Count Basie/The Complete Atomic Basie/folder.jpg Count Basie Count Basie 1 1 02:41 1 2 04:11 1 3 03:26 1 4 03:23 1 5 02:46 1 6 03:19 1 7 03:51 1 8 04:28 1 9 03:36 1 10 02:56 1 11 04:50 1 12 04:05 1 13 03:36 1 14 03:38 1 15 02:51 1 16 03:02