The Atomic Mr Basie

High energy big band stuff and easy going mellow stuff. I don't care for much big bands but this is good. It came out in 1958 so that probably helps. I like this quite a bit actually.

Fun, jazzy tunes. Probably not something I’ll spend much time with but maybe one to listen to on a Sunday

Good stuff. All I pictured with this music was the Naked Gun collection of movies. “Interesting” album cover.

Good background music and cool album cover for an album from the 50s Rating: 3.4

Big band, swing. This album was pretty good, lots of energy and very dense. There were some really exciting songs, some ok songs, and some pretty forgettable songs, so it was a mixed experience. But I did have fun listening. Lots of cool solos and what I would guess were some improvisational bits. I don't really know what to say other than that, it was just fun to listen to but I wasn't very engaged. Maybe I still just don't get the genres yet, maybe it's just not quite for me. It was evident that everyone in the album had fun and were playing their hearts out. The album was fun for me as well, so I guess it does its job. Won't revisit, but I did like it. 3/5

Fun album Standout Songs: The Kid from Red Bank Flight of the Foo Birds

Pretty good swing album with a misleading cover. Pretty bold of him to have an atomic explosion on the cover post WW2 and during the red scare. The music was interesting with good playing. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen.

Good swing music, reminds me of Fallout.

Not bad. Not particularly engaging for me.

Fun, instrumental swing. Nothing mind-blowing but I enjoyed it quite a bit throughout.

I listened to this because Joe “I cook da pizza” Dosch said it was his favorite jazz albums. I definitely enjoyed it but I feel like there is a ceiling for albums like this. I can’t appreciate the sax parts as much as other people

Think this I liked this less than I should have bc I was incredibly hangry while this was playing. The sound of the music was good, sound of my stomach growling-not so good. Enjoyed it like a 6/10

Enjoyable listen while sitting in traffic on my way to work, very fun record.

Hearing the first notes of this record felt really refreshing after so many rock records. I prefer laid back, spare jazz to the Big Band feel. Unfortunately on this record you find mainly the second. Sometimes you hear some creaking from the players themselves or the surrounding what let me take off my headphones quiet often, to check if someone was entering the shared flat I live in. It made the record more intimate and gave me the feeling of sitting next to the musicians.

Not much to say here fun listen

This was fun

Ladies, better hide your mans Cigar boxes, cause Count Basie is coming to town. I wish I had a boujee rich setup where I could play poker smoking to this album, because it only seems fitting. I’ve really grown a liking to Jazz and Soul lately, so I very much appreciated this one- just chilled out vibes

Turns out I can't stand jazz

Cool.

Smooth and relaxed. Big band is the best kind of jazz.

that was fun

Swing, agradable.

This is nice, I like count basie. 68/100

Top notch musicians - but the style is not for me

Fun. Although kind of bonkers album art. In high school I played trombone in jazz band so I felt very much at ease listening to this. If you like this album then I recommend you also check out the album Sinatra At The Sands where Basie and his orchestra are Frank’s backing band.

Pretty good! A solid kinda classic jazz album, maybe it didn’t move me the way other jazz albums do, but it was lots of fun!

I was excited for this one, but it left me wanting.

A pleasant listen!

Very good work/study music

Not an unpleasant album by any means. I did feel like I was in a classic sleuthing movie at times. That is not a terrible vibe but its not one I seek out very often. 3.5/5

I recognise that it's great for it's time, however it is a genre I am not quite qualified to speak on. Nice listening though, and that's what matters, isn't it?

This piece was long but had a lot of musical gems mixed into the runtime , I really liked the blend of traditional romantic chord progressions intermixed with the predominantly bebop Jazz inspired record

This was nice! In context with some of our more recent music... it sounds like it was made by people on a completely different planet than the music just 10 years later. Obviously, this was well on its way out even in 1958, but… still! I think I still can’t quite comprehend how radical the shift in music was in those 10 years. At some point, I recognized track 2 again, and had this moment of wait– have I just been repeating track 2 over and over? Let me get onto track 3! And then I realized that I had listened all the way through the album, and had almost no recollection of the other tracks. It was pleasant though! Nice palette cleanser, given the recent ones I've been working through. 3/5

Atomic!

Definitely a good listen - didn't grab me as much as one of the Miles Davis albums that we've had, but elevated above most of the other jazz that we've had so far. Agree that it's better when its pacier, which it too often isn't really. Think it's a high 3/5 rather than anything more.

I can see how this is described as the pinnacle of swing/big band. It seemed like they had thrown everything this music stood for into one album. The quality is obvious to see and it deserves it's place here. It's an interesting stepping stone on the progression of music and I'm glad I'm listened but it's not going to feature in regular rotation.

Enjoyed it. Generally I much prefer a smaller jazz combo to a big band, particularly from the 50s & 60s, but refreshing to step away from the country-rock for a minute.

Probably doesn't come off as explosive as the cover would suggest nowadays, but this is a good time! Just hard for an entirely instrumental jazz album to stand out as a must-listen for me personally unless it does something really unique.

That's pretty good! 7/10

Just straight jazz, no filler but nothing extraordinary OTHER than the fact this was from the 50’s! Feels a bit more contemporary which is cool. 2.8

Jazzy. But jazz is more fun with a big(ish) band than some dude meandering away on a piano with equally aimless bass accompaniment. A little short of “atomic” in my book, but not hard to listen to.

I liked it. I like big band jazz way better than the smaller scale style. Again, wish there were 1/2 stars. This would be 3.5 for me.

Sounds fine I guess. I don’t really listen to this type of music.

While big band music from the 50s is not a genre I gravitate toward, I dug the smoothness and swagger that The Atomic Mr. Basie provided throughout its 40-minute runtime. I could absolutely see myself pairing this album with a perfectly made martini. Bonus points for: 1) Song titles like "Flight of the Foo Birds," "Whirly-Bird," and--my personal favorite--"Splanky," as well as 2) an eye-catching cover, something fairly unusual for this genre of music in 1958. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *The album won Best Jazz Performance, Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band awards at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards (May 4, 1959). *(Count Basie) led (the Count Basie Orchestra) for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. *Neal Hefti (who co-arranged the album alongside the CBO) went on to write music for The Odd Couple movie and TV series and for the Batman TV series. Standout Tracks: The Kid From Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, Whirly-Bird, Splanky

Pleasant orchestral jazz, could be a looney tunes soundtrack. Stand-out: Teddy the Toad

Glad I got to hear it but not my kind of thing. I'll give it a 3 because it was actually great background music for cleaning the house

Pretty fun. Strong opener!

This album is a (nuclear) blast!

I don't like jazz, but this was actually kind of fun. I was imagining young people dancing to this in 1958. Not bad, but still not something I would normally listen to nor will I listen to it again.

6.2/10 Couples saves which is great. Loved listening to this. Not my favorite style but it’s unique. A lot of dynamic jazz which is fun to listen to and broaden my musical horizons

This was good just not my cup of tea

I'm not familiar with Count Basie's music, or this album, but I thought this was fine to listen to. I don't know much about swing, big band, or jazz music, so it's hard for me to come up with anything objective to say about this album. I enjoyed the more piano forward sound of the first song, but the rest of the album didn't really rely on that sound, which was kind of a bummer, because I thought this might be the first jazz-ish album that I was going to really have a strong love for. The album turned out to be fine, but there just wasn't anything noteworthy about it for me.

I don't mind Big Band stuff. The slower stuff gets a little boring for me, the swingier up tempo stuff is better.

Don’t really like jazz but my ears were pleased

Fine listen, just not my thing.

first listen it's good but short and doesn't break the mold which may be unfair because it is the mold?

They're popping, but not really my style.

Lyssnade inte

This was a decent listen. I’m not huge into big band, so it was just going as I was doing other stuff.

FALLOUT!!!! I LOVE BIG BAND MUSIC

It's good music, it really is, I'm just not overly impressed by any of it. There are jazz albums from around this time period that I connect with and enjoy much more. But it's not bad.

This was something different for me, I’ve never really heard much of this type of music outside of old movies. It was great, not something I’d sit down and listen to much, but it is terrific background music that kind of transports me back to the 1950’s seen in movies.

rlly good!! i loved the quick riffs 3.5/5

jazzy; fun!

Really enjoyed the big band, hard to rank it by comparison with everything else

Clever jazz, but not really to my liking as far as jazz goes.

Look doctor, my skull won't stop moving back and forth!

Talented jazz musicians, but not necessarily my cup of tea.

🎷🎺🎸🥁🪕

This album cover is NOT what I expected the accompanying music to sound like, lol! Otherwise, I like the electric energy of the orchestra. Very playful. A good 'ole time. If I was to host a swanky academic party, I might put this on as people got their drinks?

A solid album! It is just jazz, but it's good jazz, made time fly while working. It isn't an album I'll listen to very often, but it's good background music, very well put together! High recommendation for folks who enjoys listening to a lot of jazz music.

3.1/5 Best Track: Splanky

It's a classic of the big band era. Not my listening favorite

Þetta var alvöru old school. Gat alveg unnið við þetta. Múvaði mann alveg smá. Tónlist var svo töff eitthvað á þessum tíma.

Skemmtilegt. Magnað plötuumslag.

Definitely has a dated feel, but in a good, nostalgic way.

An enjoyable listen. Powerful album cover!

Favourite Song: Duet Hard to pick a favourite song within Jazz, as usually the overall album sound can feel samey. An enjoyable, hot jazz album with a lovely energy that does end on a mellow tone.

So energetic bombastic atomic even! Liked this!

A lot of these songs had familiar, predictable riffs. Much more up-beat than what you’d hear in a Panera.

Absolutely top notch jazz, a big band sound with improv front and center. It's almost impossible to go higher than this without vocals. Deepest respect for Basie ❤️

It's good, but samey. It doesn't help that the bonus tracks are some of the same songs. Favorite song: double-O.

Блин, это же прям звучит как основа для музыки, которую я так или иначе в жизни слушал. Прикольное. Подходит для танцев с котом

It sounded very nice.

Not a fan of Jazz but this was pretty good. Also crazy that this is from 1958.

Nostalgic, transports you to another time :)

I don’t know much about big band music but it was good to listen to something a little different

Jazz not really my bag but enjoyable nontheless

Some easy Monday morning listening. Old af. The jazz 3.

Jazz, Swing, Big Band 1958 Not something I'd listen to often.... 5/5: 4/5: The Kid from Red Bank, Duet, Whirly Bird, Lil' Darlin' Rating: 3.5

Not usually my preferred style of Jazz but this was actually quite good. I enjoyed the "swing" vibe to it. I also enjoyed that it seems like every instrument has a time to shine on each song respectively. The album is on the shorter side and makes it very digestible. 3.5 stars

I didn’t hate this. I felt something while I listened. A lot of the time it was irritation but some of the time it was anything but. I really don’t get on with jazz but this was an album I would have been sad never to hear. Some of it made me feel like I was a gunshot detective, on the trail of gangsters, some took me to some underground speakeasy cloudy with smoke. I felt like getting shit done sometimes as I listened. Basically, it was very good. I miiiight just return.

interesting album, very strong start, it got me absolutely pumped. But it dropped off a bit and all kind of became a blur. Felt like a lot of (very good) singles rather than a solid album.

Different from my usual music taste but I definitely would want to listen more into the genre.

This is intense for 1958.

Jazz

Probably good for it’s time. Not what I’m trying to listen to today

Great background soundtrack while working. Doesn't make me wanna go and listen to it again though.

I expected to like this. I like jazz and my younger brother is a jazz musician but I sort of nothinged this album it wasn't bad but wasn't good. Just ok background music

Enjoyable big band swing jazz from Count Basie, with a hat tip to Neal Hefti for the arrangements who later went on to write the amazing Batman TV series theme music. There are some nice quirky elements, with whistling and an unusual twanging sort of noise which turned out to be a mouth harp in the background.

Very enjoyable, but nothing revolutionary.

It was nice but I wasn't in the right mood for it

Enjoyed it and it was very different than what I usually listen to.

Twas fun

Another album I have, considered Basie’s best just not my cup of tea

Definitely some good tunes here, despite not being a huge horn fan.

Mood: Dancing around the kitchen with the cat, solely to annoy it, while cooking up something intricate and slow on a Sunday afternoon. I'm more into the 40s sound of big band so this is a little too lounge-y/Jetsons-y for my tastes but I'm not mad at it. Lil' Darlin' is excellent cool jazz.

It was

I never really know how to rate Big Band, so I never know what to say. I liked it, thought it was good.

Väldigt underhållande och stämningsfullt album

I don't know much about big band jazz but I enjoyed listening to this one.

Classic jazz Dinner music Cozy

This was a nice listen. I don't know a lot of big band jazz but I enjoyed listening to this. I picture it as dinner party music from that era.

Basied as f

The sound of 1958, and the cover to match

This was some nice background jazz. A little less interesting than my jazz album yesterday but still some pleasant jams in the background for reading 3/5

Walked around listening to this like I was one of those 60s films with women in pixie hair cuts, white knee high boots and geometric print dresses. The actual music was nice for background but I wasn’t really concentrating. Sorry, Count

This was an OK Sunday morning with the kids listen. Great album art

Nice!

Front to back jazzy excellence. Count Basie and His Orchestra have put together some fine compositions here. This is a step outside of my comfort zone that gave me so much to work with.

Jazzy!

Sounds like one long song, not much difference between the tracks. It's chill, but it gets a bit boring near the end.

Ehhhhhh just another jazz album. If didn’t just have another one this would be higher but since all the albums this week have been duds it just bogs the album down

Fallout 3 music

sleepy jazz is alright

fav: midnite blue

okaaayyy typa songs they'd play at movie credit or wedding i guess but i DESPERATELY need some real human voice likeeee... its okkk no need to be shy just😇 go sing girlll😭😭😭😭😭. ((this was my first time listening to jazz album im so sorry))

Not bad at all. 3.5 stars

Pop Jazz and Swing of the 50s. Great record to dance to and feel like I’m in the past.

jazz para sandunguear el dedo al compás

Big band jazzia. Tuommoista aika elokuvamaista tai semmosta jotain mykkäfilmi. Tai niinkuin kohtausmusaa :D Foo kappaleesta tuli mieleen family guy theme

Gives 70s Las Vegas vibes

Love swing, this is just a bit too jolly for my taste haha

I’m sure these were bangers back in the old timey times

Enjoyable to listen to, but it faded into the background.

I liked it

Good old fashioned sound, love it.

good swing

Big band innit

Good background music. Just another jazz album, nothing special.

Another 50s jazz record that I'm not quite sure how to rate. It's solid and I legitimately enjoyed listening to it. There's also no vocals though, so it really feels like background music to me rather than something I'd choose to actively listen to. This guy recorded with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett though, so he must be legit. Favorite song: Splanky Other: The Kid from Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, Whirly-Bird, Midnite Blue 11/11/23

Très bon swing, efficace et punchy, après même si j'ai bien aimé l'album c'est pas la musique avec le plus de variabilité.

Fallout music, no singing, good

Fun jazz album, though nothing standout for me.

Ну в общем Я не джазз человек, я сама просто так дома никогда не включу, только если в какой-нибудь предновогодний вечер в общей подборке. Или на тематическом вечере, или в театре, или в атмосферном баре - это круто. Но просто для себя - нет. Я при этом понимаю, какое нужно мастерство, чтобы исполнять эту музыку:) поэтому как всегда в таких случаях поставлю середину.

The Kid from Red Bank: I didn’t know what to expect from the album I craved this energy honestly Duet: I keep wondering what does this song remind me of Is a sultry walk of a beautiful woman with a fur collier and very long eyelashes, but is just a fantasy, an ink drawing about something none can experience in 2023 so just thinking about it become a fool, a joke After Supper: I wonder how can be such grace and harmony between people when they play together Giving space to each other, knowing harmony is needed to survive a jam I can feel the gentle touch of respect Fight of the Foo Birds: I don’t know if is me but I do crave words so bad that this one makes me cheer at the winds as they’re meaning something more than sound, as I do dream about birds’ convos Double-O: goosebumps at first, more I dig in this album more I become to hear instruments as vital energy in the sound of them Maybe is the first time I’m really gaining consciousness of instrumentals Teddy the Toad: gentle reminder of pleasure, like a man who is too fierce to listen to others Whirly-Bird: I hear fun Midnite Blue: cozy warm cocoon but I get disturbed by a device working in the background Splanky: someone has to say that story how is supposed to be told, is about going back and forth Fantail: I need to talk, no rest, I cannot explain, I feel caged in words Lil’ Darlin’: accepting fate as a woman in this world, yet facing what’s behind a bush of flowers, the journey of gentle exploration Album cover: on point, I get the whole concept

The Kid From Red Bank - 7/10 Duet - 7/10 After Supper - 6/10 Fight of the Foo Birds -8/10 Double-O - 7/10 Teddy The Toad - 7/10 Whirly-Bird - 8/10 Midnite Blue - 6/10 Splanky - 6/10 Fantail - 8/10 Lil' Darlin' - 7/10 TOTAL - 77/110

3 stars - not used to big band stuff but it's cool, more intimate than I think of traditional big band as being

Count Basie was legendary for his jazz, and this is a decent example of his music.

Makes me want to put on my finest suit, pour a bourbon and a grab cigar for an after supper swing party. I don't love big band jazz, but Basie is an incredible pianist and band leader. 3

A real toe tapper.

Starts right away with a great big band vibe. Album cover is super jarring but an explosive jazz album.

Great sound from a group of talented musicians. A real easy listen, even if it’s something I wouldn’t usually gravitate to

i dont like big band that much.... sorry. makes me feel like im playing a fallout game :)

Jazz!

Even though I don’t usually listen to a lot of swing or big band music I enjoyed listening to this album. I liked the mix of tempos and different instruments and it was a nice one to listen to with R Splankiest track: Splanky R’s fave: Midnight Blue

sweet

Mieli lepää kun ei pistellä ei yritetä.. tämä voisi olla 1 star.. mitään ei yritetä.. Jazzia minimimeillä.. Kuitenkin 3 star.. koska iloinen olo tätä kuunnellessa.. Equilevantt to John Coltranes spiritualistic awakening.. Joskus ei tunnu reilulta objektia..

Big band classic. Feels early. 3.5

We follow a jazz-inspired album with a full-on jazz record. It's the first jazz record I've listened to, and also the first fully instrumental one (except classical ones, of course). And it was surprisingly fascinating! The potent big band tune on the first track kinda caught me off guard, but it earns its classic reputation as it goes on. Tracks like "Duet" and "Flight of the Foo Birds" on the first half are good, but the second half, and especially the run from "Whirly Bird" to "Lil' Darlin'" was the truly memorable part for me. Everything feels so tight and whimsical yet effortless, showcasing the incredible talent of both Baise and his orchestra. That said though, I would be lying if I said I love this album, or it fits my taste perfectly. There are some moments not as distinctive from other songs on the album, and it's not a bad thing at all when it comes to jazz vibes, but it does stop a newbie like me from wanting to listen to this thing from top to bottom again, right here and right now. It is a good album, a great one even, and I am certainly willing to frequently return to my personal highlights on it, but not one of my absolute favorites all in all.

Leuk voor achtergrond muziek in een cafeetje. Alleen trompet vind ik wat minder.

Lively, good, not great but something that scratches a certain itch

Pretty solid. Did not know what to expect here.

If you love jazzy big band numbers this is the album for you. If not, it's at least a fun diversion that makes you think you're watching some old Jerry Lewis movie or something.

Some nice jazz

middle of the road big band

Some nice Jazz right here; plus the cover goes hard

Liked this album alot. 3 doesn’t mean average, 3 means good album that I’d listen to regularly

Opens really strong but kind of fizzles out in my opinion. Definitely worth another listen to really appreciate this album.

Just a nice little jazz album. I love the fact he put an atomic bomb on the cover. Really sounded great and I loved whirly bird a lot

Zu old

3/5. How could anyone not like this album. While it is considered pop, I think of it more as a jazz arrangement. Also thought it was really cool that the first song is called “The Kid from Red Bank,” knowing that he has a theater in his name in town.

First listen: Yes Best Track: Double-O

Pretty jazzy

Un gran album de pop de los ‘50s. Con composiciones eufóricas, el LP busca evocar recuerdos de épocas pasadas, ocupando códigos de compositores de los artistas 20s y de la época dorada de Hollywood.

Surprisingly listenable.

Pretty cool

Lots of big band and jazz lately

Great background

That's a seriously tight swing band

The album art is a wild choice, it goes so hard. Doesn't sound like the music at all to me which is what I like. The swells on "Whirly-Bird" are incredible. When the band trades fours on "Fantail" I lit up, the drum break is wild. As far as production, it reminds me almost of "Bo Diddley's Beach Party," where it's just ever-so-slightly blown out. It's a captivating record.

I was expecting some punk or something based on the cover

I like Count Basie, but I don’t find these to be his most interesting or exciting compositions. Still very enjoyable, though.

Took me back in time and made me think of those who lived in my city back then. Definitely something to passively play at a party. I’ll add it to the library.

Age: Legendary, og jazz. Crazy.

3.5

It sounds great, but I'm going to be honest here, I don't know if I can fully appreciate it as I hardly ever take an interest in big band music. 3 stars for neutral

Jazz-band-muziek die ik vooral van oude films ken.

Prima big band plaatje, lekker vrolijk. Wel enorm gedateerd natuurlijk, je wandelt zo het begin van de vorige eeuw binnen.

This really swings. Great to listen to albums like this that laid the ground.

It’s just jazz.nice sounding jazz,not really anything special,or at least I can’t tell anything special about it.I’ve never been a huge jazz guy so maybe I’m missing something.Nice enough though.

Great album. Great for working and listening.

inb4 filtered but its just background music

I was excited to finally get some jazz, but this was mid.

It’s Cool. Wish it kept the energy that was present in the first track instead of the mix of slower, more relaxed songs. Enjoyable; really need to listen to more Jazz. 7/10

This felt like typical big band music that could have been played throughout many years over many circumstances. There’s nothing particularly wrong with it, I’d say it just comes down to preference on how much a person likes big band jazz and how knowledgeable they are about the nuances. For me it was good but nothing I’d revisit. 6.2/10

Classic jazz.

3.5

lo-fi nuclear war to relax to

agréable matinée ferroviaire

granalbum

Liked the contrast of nuclear holocaust and jolly jazz for that sir.....

Nice. Perfect mellow background music, not too challenging.

Nice stuff. Not world changing but good, solid, Big Band work.

Fine and dandy mister splanky!

Jazz

nice and jazzy 👍👍

This is a good big band record deserves its place ion the list, but personally not music I’m that into

brilliant

Reminded me of fallout 4

Pretty good. Wasn't sure what to expect as I've never really listened to swing or big band stuff, but I liked the jazzier elements of this. Rating a 3 star, but probably closer to 3.5

big band goodness. this one satisfied my craving for upright bass, always a treat for me. just the right mix of upbeat numbers and slow songs. good stuff. highlights: “kid from red bank”, “double-o”, “whirlybird”.

This is good for what it is. I'm sure at the time it was groundbreaking stuff, but I have to view it through the lens of the current day and it's seemingly standard in hindsight. Either way, it's enjoyable.

This was okay! The definition of a three star album, perfectly competent and pleasant jazz, there was nothing that stood out about it positively or negatively to me.

Decent background music. Didn't stand out to me much.

Not normally my thing but ok

This was quick and easy. I didn't get much from it but it takes talent to make music like this so I'll give credit where it's due.

Realmente atómico, muy manija.

Buen disco de jazz. El estilo quedó un poco viejo, prefiero las cosas más actuales

• Didn’t mind this album, it was nice to listen to and quite atmospheric • Would probably sound nice on a record player • Having said that, I probably wouldn’t listen to the songs that often • Favourite song: Whirly-Bird

Voelt heel old school. Ik vond het wel leuk om naar te luisteren. Niet per se een album wat ik vaker ga luisteren.

Ik ben obviously te jong om deze era meegemaakt te kunnen hebben, en daarom voelt zulke big band voor mij altijd alsof ik naar een cartoon zit te luisteren. Wel geinig album

A lovely bit of jazz- not my genre but I did appreciate it.

Fun, upbeat jazz of the era

swingin' stuff, not the favorite style

I do love Count Basie's music and I have personally performed After Supper and Splanky with the trombone in a big band setting. The opener is short and sweet, but explosive and grabs your attention right away. The order of the album is something that I don't think enough people think about these days, and this album does it so very well. Production-wise, it's clearly the 50s. Everything is in mono, but it is EQ'd very well. At times the horns get abrasive and the compressor activates against the wall of sound and the whole thing just sounds like mush. None of this takes away from the quality of the music itself of course, since it's so well performed. The nylon stringed guitar on Lil' Darling was an interesting sound to add to break up the monotony. It feels almost out of place since the timbre is so much different from what we had been listening to. Overall, I dig Count Basie's sound and found myself getting lost during sections of it. A great listening experience.

Solid for what it is. 2.5/5

Nja, inte min musik, fast jag hör ju att det är bra

Fine!

Some good numbers, but felt sleepy listening to some of the slower pieces. Not my favourite genre but a good first step into the world of jazz.

This is a pretty strong 3. It's enjoyable enough. I probably don't have a good ear for jazz like this; it all sounds like background music to me. But it's good background music. My favourite song was Whirly-Bird.

Sounds like rainy Sunday afternoons at my Grandparents

Sure is another jazz album. Liked this one a little more, enjoyed the trumpet ensemble.

Good!

Not too shabby, but I think I'm less likely to just put this on than some of the other jazz albums I've had from this list so far. Probably needs more listens 🤷

Interesting and actually quite pleasurable jazz album with a whole ensemble orchestra from 50s. Catchy tunes, very positive tones, overall a nice experience. Nothing that really caught my attention, but a perfect record to listencto in the background on a lazy Saturday evening. I will try to remember the name, but probably won't come back to it very often.

Ottima musica di sottofondo

I mean, whatever

Pretty cool. Pretty good. Pretty fresh even here in the 2020s. Still not my favorite style but yeah it's good.

$$$

Me ha sorprendido lo irreverente de la portada visto en 2023. El disco no está mal Jazz tranquilito más que una bomba como indica la portada.

The epitome of big band music. Great jazzy horns, walking basslines and drums.

As far as large orchestral jazz bands go, I really don’t mind listening to this type of music. However, it is not my go to for casual listening. Mostly, I feel as though I’m playing fallout 3 and exploring the dystopian landscape. Nothing wrong with this music, but the situation has to be just right. The music blends well together and you could listen to this whole album without really realizing that there are too many individual songs. The mastering is good for the time.

This was pretty good.

Perfectly inoffensive and listenable. I don't love it but, more importantly, I don't hate it.

3.5

"The Atomic Mr. Basie" is an album by American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer Count Basie and his Orchestra. Swing and big band are the noted genres. This apparently caught a lot of the big band core audience by surprise with its forward-looking statement within a big band recording. A fair bit of free-form jazz going on here for sure. The Orchestra included four trumpets, five trombones, five on sax and flute, a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist and Basie on piano. This album won Best Jazz Performance for Group and Best Performance by a Dance Band at the first Grammy's. Wow! "Kid from Red Bank" kicks things off with piano, horns and a prominent rhythm section. Back and forth between the piano and horns. A piano jam. It was written by Basie and Neal Hefti who would go on to do a lot of 60's TV songs including Batman! "Whirlybird" has a big horn start and a driving bass. Hey, a horn jam. The album ends with my two favorite songs. "Fantail" is fast paced. A great drum solo. OK, I could dance to this. An explosive horn ending. "Li'l Darlin" is slow and sultry. More jazzy and relaxing. Dominating horns. I've opened up more to big band musictoday than from the early to mid 1970's where I'd be forced to watch PBS Lawrence Welk re-runs while staying at my grandparents. The only break I'd get was having to run down to the basement and get my Grandpa another beer and since that was quite often, it lessen the big band pain. Now, I would quite enjoy this: the music. Not running down to the basement. Anyway, an enjoyable listen if like big band music or even jazz.

High School Jazz band energy... living for this

Solid hot jazz

Swing jazz, which is not really my kind of jazz. Also a bit dated. not a favourite

good but a little bit boring

Interessante

It was okay, had a few good tunes but Jazz is not really my thing.

Listened Before? N Count Basie was incredible. I'm familiar with his work from his time with Frank Sinatra, but I've never listened to just him and his orchestra. It's a good solid jazz/big band record. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Fantail

I can certainly understand why it is considered good, but it's not really my type of music. The first couple of tracks sounded familiar and were interesting listens but after that, the remaining tracks melded into one another. Overall not bad for background, choring music.

Pretty decent. Hard to distinguish it from other music of its kind so I'm not overly infactuated with it, but I still enjoyed it nevertheless.

It was a-ok background music.

Not a bad album. Have heard some of these pieces before but never knew they where by Count Basie.

Pretty good album :) Made me want to listen to jazz all day Splanky slayed 💅🏽 but we all knew that

Listened to the first 3 songs, I like it

I want to come back to this album

good big band music. i chilled to it, coulda done it to it. wink wink. whatever, someone out there wining and dining their lover to this shit. toot toot mother fucker.

Bit dull, in contrast to the album cover

Maybe because i lived through the swing revival. Thought this was pretty good.

T3B 1. Splanky 2. Midnite Blues 3. Teddy the Toad Little older, but still great Jazz.

I don't get jazz. This is pleasant enough but I don't really have to ability to differentiate it from most other work in the genre. It certainly doesn't suck, but I will probably never ever listen to it by choice again.

Fine bit of swing a ling ling

It's nice, but if I'm honest it just feels like background music, or the theme tune to an old looney tunes cartoon.

Kinda fun.

The sort of jazz I can dig

Big band isn’t really for me

Pretty cool.

Big Band/Piano Jazz. Not really my thing. 2.5/5

A more than decent jazz album, quite enjoyable and interesting. Maybe not my cup of tea, but a solid record for sure.

It’s jazz

A lot of energy but the horns are a bit much for morning listening.

23rd September 2022 Listened mainly on Sunday driving back to our hotel from castle bay in France. Chris and Imane’s wedding weekend. Big band jazz, very cool.

It was very nice. The sort of jazz you'd think of if you pictured a cool 1950s beatnik saying hey Daddio. Very dated (duhdoy, it's 70 years old), but the band is so tight, and the whole thing was very enjoyable, even though it just further confirms jazz as soon me thing I will always respect, but rarely love.

Good, but felt a bit like background music for vocal jazz. If you’re into jazz you’ll find something you like though

4/11, 36%

It’s a fine big band album. I feel like big band doesn’t really stray too far from that classic sound, which is fine, but still won’t blow me away necessarily. 5/10

I’m normally not a fan of jazz (that’s was this was, right?), but I didn’t hate it.

Ik heb een hekel aan jazz, maar omdat dit zo'n kort plaatje was en ik me er nauwelijks aan gestoord heb: drie sterren.

70/100: Our first jazz album, and a big band jazz album at that! This was a really fun listen to and came at a perfect time: on a day where I had to knock out a lot of homework. This album provided the perfect soundtrack for that. Although, I wouldn’t ever listen to this album solely to listen to it, I think that’s an unfair metric for jazz. I find my appreciation for jazz doesn’t come from listening to it in the same way that I listen to other genres—making the act of listening to the music the primary focus. I instead find it beautiful how jazz unconsciously seeps into your mind while it plays as background music to another activity. Multiple times while working on my aero homework, I found myself unconsciously bobbing from side to side to the music I had gotten so used to hearing for the past hour that I forgot it was even playing. That’s the power of jazz, and this album did as good of a job as most jazz albums I’ve listened to in revealing that power. There are jazz albums I like better than this one, though, and I hope to see those at some point in this project.

Was really digging it at first but by the end felt super over it

Cool album cover, sweet piano flicks, all right jazz music, not really any memorable songs, good vibe.

I dug it. Not sure how often I’d go back to it though.

Good jazz album, not my cup of tea though

Solid jazz album, sadly for someone of my generation music without lyrics all is harder to distinguish. The songs didn’t sound the same but it makes me very curious why they were named like they were.

Fun jazz.

6/10 not quite my style, not bad, not exceptional. At some point, probably influential. Cowboy Bebop vibes. Bouncy horns and dreamy waltzes.

Du bon big band, mais j'avais plus l'impression d'écouter une compilation qu'un album avec une narrative et un flux constant.

Not usually a fan of jazz but it was pretty good working music. I liked the piano bits

Big band jazz, not my favorite jazz, but still good.

nothing necessarily fantastic but the big band interplay is an interesting chemistry that can't be found in every aspect of jazz. with that being said, this isn't the most interesting jazz you can listen to, that's for sure...

I don't deserve to judge this album.

I dig it

so so

V chilled. 6/10.

This album makes me feel like I’m wandering around 1950s Manhattan