Name: Atomic Swing by Count Basie
Brand: Count Basie
SKU: 094634018753
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Released in 1999 to cash in on the resurgence of interest in swing music among post-baby boomers, Atomic Swing manages to transcend its immediate commercial purpose. It is the first 20-bit remastering of the Roulette library, and the sound quality alone makes it worth picking up. The 13 tracks present were cut by Basie over a six-year period with Morris Levy's Roulette Records, and they're a strong mix despite only three of the numbers coming off of the legendary Atomic Mr. Basie album. Most of the rest is from afterwards -- amazingly, only two of the numbers here -- "The Late, Late Show" and "Taps Miller" -- overlap with Capitol's existing Best of the Roulette Years, so duplication is a minimum, and the sound is amazingly good. The brass on "Moten Swing" and the broader numbers has equally impressive measures of richness and presence, while softer, moodier pieces like "The Midnight Sun Never Sets" display surprising warmth (but Eddie Jones' bass and Freddie Green's guitar also seem very close). There are no notes, but that's not a problem -- the session listing says most of what needs saying.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo

1. The Daily Jump

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Arranger: Count Basie
Freddie Green; Composer
Featured Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Freddie Green; Composer
Digital Remastering: Odea Murphy; Production
Engineer: Malcolm Addey
Odea Murphy; Production
Mixing: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Teddy Reig; Production

2. 9:20 Special

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Earl Warren
William Engvick
Spud Murphy; Composer

3. Fair & Warmer

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Harry James
Ernie Wilkins; Composer

4. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Paul Webster
Ira Gershwin; Composer

5. Out the Window

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Trombone: Henry Coker
Benny Powell; Performer
Trumpet: Joe Newman
Wendell Culley
Thad Jones; Performer
Arranger: Frank Foster
Eddie Durham; Composer
Saxophone: Marshall Royal
Frank Wess
Eddie 'lockjaw' Davis
Frank Foster; Performer
Composer: Ed Durham
Count Basie; Composer
Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Mixing: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Teddy Reig; Production
Rhythms: Sonny Payne
Count Basie
Freddie Green
Eddie Jones; Other

6. Taps Miller

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Count Basie
Bob Russell; Composer

7. Moten Swing

by Count Basie

Arranger: Ernie Wilkins; Composer
Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Bennie Moten
Moten; Composer

8. The Midnite Sun Never Sets

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Quincy Jones; Composer

9. Teddy the Toad

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Neal Hefti; Composer

10. Rock-A-Bye Basie

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Lester Young
Count Basie
Collins; Composer

11. The Late, Late Show

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Murray Berlin
Roy Alfred; Composer

12. Back to the Apple

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Count Basie; Composer

13. Lil' Darlin'

by Count Basie

Primary Artist: Count Basie; Main Performer
Composer: Neal Hefti; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

48 minutes and 57 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

3/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Easy Listening, Swing, Big Band, Blues

Label

Parlophone UK

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 25, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

94634018753

Shopping cart

Notification

Atomic Swing

1. The Daily Jump

2. 9:20 Special

3. Fair & Warmer

4. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

5. Out the Window

6. Taps Miller

7. Moten Swing

8. The Midnite Sun Never Sets

9. Teddy the Toad

10. Rock-A-Bye Basie

11. The Late, Late Show

12. Back to the Apple

13. Lil' Darlin'

Technical Specifications

Atomic Swing

Product information

Release options

1. The Daily Jump

2. 9:20 Special

3. Fair & Warmer

4. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

5. Out the Window

6. Taps Miller

7. Moten Swing

8. The Midnite Sun Never Sets

9. Teddy the Toad

10. Rock-A-Bye Basie

11. The Late, Late Show

12. Back to the Apple

13. Lil' Darlin'

Technical Specifications