The Atomic Mr. Basie

The Atomic Mr. Basie
Studio album by
Count Basie and his orchestra
ReleasedJanuary 1958 (1958)
RecordedOctober 21–22, 1957
StudioCapitol (New York)
GenreSwing, big band
Length39:30
56:34 (1994 Reissue)
LabelRoulette
ProducerTeddy Reig
Count Basie and his orchestra chronology
Count Basie at Newport
(1957) 		The Atomic Mr. Basie
(1958) 		Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman
(1957)

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, featuring the song arrangements of Neal Hefti and the Count Basie Orchestra. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Will Fulford-Jones calling it "Basie's last great record." It was voted number 411 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).


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