Released January 1958 (1958) Label Roulette Producer Teddy Reig | Recorded 21–22 October 1957 Release date January 1958 Genres Big band, Swing music | |
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Studio Capitol Studios
New York City Length 39:30
56:34 (1994 Reissue) The Atomic Mr. Basie
(1958) Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman
(1957) Artists Count Basie, Count Basie Orchestra Awards Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Similar Count Basie albums, Swing music albums, Other albums | ||
The Atomic Mr. Basie (originally called Basie, also known as E=MC2 and reissued in 1994 as The Complete Atomic 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 the 2015 site update of Acclaimed Music, it is the 6th most critically acclaimed album of 1958, the 25th most acclaimed of the 1950s, and the 837th most acclaimed of all time, based on an aggregation of hundreds of critics' lists from around the world.
Contents
Reception
The album won Best Jazz Performance, Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band awards at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
All songs composed and arranged by Neal Hefti except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Kid From Red Bank2:38
2Duet4:09
3After Supper4:03