The Atomic Mr. Basie

THE JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR COLLECTION

2LPs ON 1 CD

DELUXE PACKAGING – Thick cardboard Fold Open Digi-Sleeves with inner sleeves

"The Atomic Mr. Basie" (Roulette R52003, originally titled "Basie", but also known as "E=MC2") is one of Count Basie’s most famous, and most critically acclaimed albums. The success of the 1957 LP allowed the bandleader to regain the popularity and financial prosperity that had eluded him during previous years. The Atomic Mr. Basie proved so successful that Neal Hefti, who arranged and composed all of the album’s tunes, was summoned to prepare a second LP: "Basie Plays Hefti" (Roulette SR-52011), which has been added here as a bonus in its entirety.

COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA:

Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp),
Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl, as),
Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Frank Foster (ts, arr), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (ts),
Charlie Fowlkes (bar), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g),
Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (vcl).
New York, October 21 (tracks 1-2, 4-8 & 11) & 22 (tracks 3, 9, 10), 1957.

BONUS ALBUM (12-22): BASIE PLAYS HEFTI
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley (tp),
Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (cl, as),
Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Billy Mitchell (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bar),
Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d),
Joe Williams (vcl).

New York, April 3 (tracks 12, 14, 17 & 21), April 4 (tracks 15, 19 & 22) & April 14 (tracks 13, 16, 18 & 20), 1958.

TRACKS:

01 THE KID FROM RED BANK
02 DUET
03 SPLANKY
04 FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS
05 DOUBLE-O
06 LI’L DARLIN’
07 WHIRLY-BIRD
08 MIDNITE BLUE
09 AFTER SUPPER
10 FANTAIL
11 TEDDY THE TOAD
12 HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN BASIE?
13 CUTE
14 PENSIVE MISS
15 SLOO FOOT
16 IT’S AWF’LY NICE TO BE WITH YOU
17 SCOOT
18 A LITTLE TEMPO, PLEASE
19 LATE DATE
20 COUNT DOWN
21 BAG-A’ BONES
22 PONY TAIL

Total Time: 73:42