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The Complete Atomic Basie |
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| Name: | The Complete Atomic Basie | |
| Artist: | The Count Basie Orchestra |
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| Styles: |
Jazz - Big Band - Traditional - Swing - Piano |
| Media: |
Audio CD |
| Release Date: |
10 February 1994 |
| Label: |
Roulette |
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| UPC Catalogue No: |
724382863526 |
| Amazon Sales Ranking: |
3075 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Description |
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Bristling with excitement and electricity, The Complete Atomic Basie represents the finest accomplishment of Count Basie's "New Testament" big band. His "Old Testament" band of the late 1930s, featuring stars Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Dickie Wells and Buck Clayton, perfected the blues-drenched, straight 4/4 rhythm of Kansas City swing. Building on the blues foundation; this 1950s band features more ambitious compositions and a more dynamic sound and incorporates more modern developments. One constant, however, is the anchoring rhythm guitar of Freddie Green. As always, Basie can dig deeply into robust stride statements or choose each note as if he had to pay for them separately. Neal Hefti, the primary composer and arranger here, marvellously captures the strengths of each individual musician. His arrangements sparkle exuberantly on the up tunes and create vivid and exotic moods on the slower ones; clever and innovative without ever being overblown. Beefy tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, who was only in the band for a relatively short period, offers the most valuable and vital solo contributions, recalling Ben Webster's tenderness at times, squeaking and honking like an R&B man at others. --Marc Greilsamer |
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Tracks |
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Kid from Red Bank |
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Duet |
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After supper |
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Flight of the Foo Birds |
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Double O |
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Teddy the toad |
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Whirly bird |
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Midnite blue |
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Splanky |
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Fantail |
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Li'l darlin' |
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Silks and satins |
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Sleepwalker's serenade |
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Sleepwalker's serenade (2) |
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Late late show |
| 16 |
Late late show (2) |
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Customer Reviews |
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a later eruption |
Rating: 5.0 |
The cloud of fire on the sleeve is just perfect for this work. By the 1950's the basie band had got really heated up. Leaving behind the cooler, sweeter days of Lester Young and Billie Holiday, by now Basie was fanning his blasting horns with charts that acted like a turbo-charger - whirlwind- damn right! |
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An excellent CD of Count Basie's finest jazz |
Rating: 4.0 |
Some of the finest jazz, including such tracks as 'Splanky' and 'Midnite Blue'. Count Basie has got to be one of the greatest jazz artists and this CD portrays this perfectly. I still enjoy listening to the album, even though I have heard numerous times before. The Cd has an excellent array of tracks, well-known and not so well-known, and I think is the ultimate Atomic Basie! |
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