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okay to listen to in the background, a bit boring but i guess a good instrumental. Probs wouldn’t go back to listen to it
367/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
While I respect Count Basie's contributions to music, this was an album I just couldn't really get into. Probably a genre thing, since brass-focused big bands don't entice me all that much. I generally find the style uninteresting. There were some good moments here, and I can't say it was bad music. The compositions really showed how talented the players were. Even so, I'm not really tempted to listen to it again and I didn't feel like it was a great album. Comparing it to some of the other albums I've gotten in the same general vein, this was one of my least favorite. I'll give it credit for what it did well, but can't personally rate it very high. Overall: 2/5
I expected I'd hate this, but I didn't. I even recognised track 2! Still don't need to hear the album again, but it's really not bad.
5/10 Im sure its good. I just failed to enjoy it Highlights: Double O Splanky
alright, not really my vibe
3/10
CBO + Neal Hefti! Não tem mistério. Impossível ficar parado. Só de colocar esse disco pra tocar ele imediatamente domina o ambiente. Cada solo parece um soco na barriga. De maneira positiva, digo. A capa o representa muito bem. Mas ele também tem seus momentos frios, lentos. É um disco completo. 2.5/5
Mad talented but not for me
Not really my style but not bad
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I think I'd need to be on drugs to get anything out of this kind of music.
Not bad. Bit too old school jazzy for my tastes
Not for me - maybe it was the mood I was in. I can understand why so many love this album, as well as how important it is, it’s just not one I’d go looking for again in a hurry.
not my style of music. it's fine in the background, but I'd prefer a half dozen other types of jazz.
nice swing but it got boring
I dunno, maybe this got folk's heart racing in the 50s, but it just leaves me cold. I can't fault it, but it just does nothing for me.
Ah stop it with those 50s Jazz stuff
Not a fan of saxophone. I can see why this might be a good album but it isn’t my kind of taste in music.
What lead paint does to an mf
Perfectly fine big band album … but won’t listen again.
p31. 1957. 2 stars. I don't like jazz or big bands, so wrong audience. Seems well done though.
It was perfectly fine background music. It would go well in a Vegas show. I would never put it on though.
I accept this is good big band/swing. However I do not like big band/swing. The first few songs I thought were funky and then it just… kept… going. And no vocals!! I can’t.
Saxofoon
I think the level of enjoyment for this album is hugely based on where your exposure to jazz begins. If you’re a fan of “traditional”, big band jazz you’ll probably love this as an innovative release that came at the end of that era. But if you prefer the shift to more modern styles of jazz such as cool or modal jazz, this becomes a bit more meh. I’m in the latter category.
Decent jazz album 1001 album worthy: No - 49/88
Just instrumentals
Inoffensive big band schtick.
Totally fine jazz and swing music. Nothing so radical as splitting the atom. Nothing explosive. Nothing that blows you away.
Oh, Jazz you magnificent bastard. I knew 30 seconds into this album that it wasn’t for me. Great individual players. Anti synergy. I did like Flight Of The Foo Birds though.
Wait…just a second…pardon me…let me just…okay - got my white socks on, rolled up the legs of my blue jeans, white t shirt sleeves once turned, hair just so, slipped in to my black loafers…but…I think this foo bird has flown, something feels splanky about this music in this time.
2/5 not my style
nem az én stílusom, tbh volt is szám amit skippeltem, alapvetően szeretem a csak instrumentális zenét is de ehhh. az tuti, hogy a műfajban jó de nekem meh.
Not impressed. Two out of five.
not bad, but not my kind of thing
Sinatra/big band/bluesy Jazz is just lost on me. I can hardly distinguish one song from another let alone an album or artist. I fuck with New Orleans style Mardi Gras-parade jazz, or someone going absolutely nuts on a horn but all that is to say I can’t even fairly rate this because my brain just doesn’t decipher it the way I do with other musical genres. It’s a 2 for me because it was fine I guess but it could have been amateur as hell and I wouldn’t know the difference. It’s a me problem.
Fine to have on in the background, but not particularly exciting.
Meh too old timey
Pleasant, but not at all memorable
Some pretty snazzy jazz that is perfect to hear in an old-style club or New Orleans themed restaurant. Nothing I'd seek out, but it's pretty nice while it's on
eh
Wouldn't be bad as background music in some cafe, otherwise pretty boring
Good
Not really a big band/ orchestra person. But it's not bad for that. Also has a killer name/ album cover for a record released in the 50s 4/10
Alright as background music
Great music if it's your thing - very swing, motion picturesc. not my thing.
When I imagine music from the ‘50s, this is what I think of. Thank God I wasn’t born then.
didn't quite like it
cool jazz album but not really my thing tbh
O.K. but not my jam.
Not in love with the genre but it feels well done. The performers sound talented and the arrangement seems fancy. Fav Track: The Kid From Red Bank
Boring! Just trad jazz from Mr Basie. I'm totally ready to be told that this is revolutionary, the first use of triplets in recorded jazz history, a powerful evocation of the era or whatever, but it just sounds like a few guys tooting out some standards to me. Sorry about that.
Just meh, not the worst jazz, but not amazing to me.
"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." I guess. It's still big-band though. Not that that's bad, but there's only so much you can do while staying within the bounds of the genre. I'm not convinced that bounds are very big. It's good, but not great.
Might be good as the background at a nice restaurant
This music does not resonate with me at all. I enjoy jazz, swing, and big band, but while this album isn't difficult to appreciate, it makes me feel anxious and never fully connects with me.
Μουσικη τυπου tom και jerry. Ναι οκ για την εποχη θα ηταν ενας καλος δισκος για χωρο δεν αφμιβαλλω αλλα δεν κανει απολυτως τιποτα για μενα και ουτε θεωρω ταιριαζει πουθενα στα ακουσματα μου. C-
>Badass mushroom cloud album art >Look inside >Boring jazz music
Big Band und somit nicht meine Lieblingsmusik. Solide gespielt.
I won't say it's outright bad but this isn't for me. Best track was probably Flight of the Foo Birds. I liked some of the more downbeat stuff towards the end.
I feel like I’m listening to the chips a hoy ad from the 90s. Like, I get this type of music takes a lot of skill and thought but it just doesn’t do it for me.
Not a huge jazz lover
Best jazz album I've gotten so far but that is an extremely low bar. If there's one thing I've learned from this list, it's that I hate jazz.
En liten dos av jazz kan man väl stå ut med.
It's fine, but not the vibe I could ever see myself being into.
Big band isn't really my thing
Since I stayed awake for the whole thing I guess I can spare 2 stars or D- as a rating.
there really wasn’t much with this album. it felt tiring to listen to because the only consistent aspect was the genre
This album makes me feel like I'm an 80 year old man who wears leather jackets and smells like cigarettes... and that's not a good thing. I feel like with this album there was either too much going on or not enough with no in between. I can respect jazz but this just didn't connect with me. Favourite song: duet
I put this on and forgot it was playing at various times. I guess that means it's pretty forgettable.
Lively big band stuff, not really enjoyable for me.
Fico eh ma posso sopportare un assolo di tromba solo fino a un certo punto
not my kind of music but well put together and everything.
- erster Track gibt mir direkt das Gefühl in "The Incredibles" aufgewacht zu sein irgendwie - generell sehr Soundtrack Vibes - war in Ordnung, manchmal ein wenig nervig
ok
Ik heb hier helemaal niks mee en ik heb er ook niet bijzonder veel geduld voor vandaag. En dan heb ik hem al een paar dagen uitgesteld. Wild toeterende trompetten met van die dempers, zenuwachtige basloopjes, saxofoons. Dit was in die tijd live vast ontzettend gaaf, omdat je verder ook weinig om handen had, maar nu staat het me gewoon tegen. Ik vergelijk hem even met toeterhel Bitches Brew en dan kan ik hier nog wel een 2 voor geven.
didn't mind it, didn't love it
Big band greatness! I love the sound, but find it hard to distinguish one song from the next. It kind of just washed over me.
Unfortunately I didn't give this a full listen, but here are my thoughts from listening to the first half: I feel like this is well written music, however it really doesn't catch me. It just seems busy and kind of bland. I really should listen to it again and in full though.
What can I say beyond "music"
A pretty dope album when it wasn't trying it's hardest to give me a headache. So half dope. 2/5
Brilliant jazz. Like jazz? I don't. That said, there's some fun, big band dance music on here as well as the usual Sunday sleepers.
Objectively a good piece of music but I really could not be any less interested in a Jazz album from 1958.
It's not as good as I'd hoped but I do like Lil Darlin'. Sinatra and Basie is better.
Too Jazzy
Another record that would benefit seeing in a live format. These instrumental Jazz/Big Band records just aren't as interesting in audio format. I want to watch it. I want to see the emotion in the artists. I don't get any of that in just listening to this type of music. Which is a shame because it limits my enjoyment from it. I do like what's going on. The arrangements are interesting. But my enjoyment and curiosity is limited to just the sound. And I know there is a lot going on that I am just not getting. Oh well.
I'm not totally sure what to say, to my ears it's pretty standard big-band jazz. Maybe it was noteworthy in 1958. It's fine, but I wouldn't put it on again as anything other than background music to talk over.
No me gusta. Just don’t like it. I tried. I like some Glen Miller. But this just sounds too much like car crashes
This music makes me happy. Great to have on while working around the house.
Jazz / Big-Band. Alles instrumental. Als Hintergrundmusik noch ok. 2/5
Parece ser um clássico das bandas de metais (sopros) para bailes, assim, de fato me soou como totalmente genérico.
portillos music.
STANDOUTS: n/a OVERALL: 2/5; nice lil inoffensive elevator music but nothing that stands out.
en stark tvåa. ganska gött emellanåt och inte för långt album. coolt att det är 50-tal. däremot är det här inte riktigt för mig.
first listen.
Correcto. Big band no es mi estilo de jazz favorito.
Doubt I’ll listen to any of this again but it wasn’t awful.
I got very excited when I heard the name of this album but it turns out it is just jazz with a big band. Oh well. Listens: 1 Rating: 2
Just not a fan of jazz, got pretty bored and a little annoyed
Not a big fan of the big bands. The first song is very good though!
To my surprise, the fact that there were no lyrics wasn’t what I didn’t like about this album. I think that after seeing it was only 40 minutes, I was shocked how long it felt. The first two songs I was vibing with but after awhile it unfortunately just sounded similar and somewhat boring..
This simply isn’t for me - 2.5/5
Just fine. Not my genre, and maybe it's just me but the songs really blend together after a while. Cool album art and name though. 4/10 (2/5)
Was not sure what to expect going in, and still not sure what I got coming out of it
Cartoons have forever ruined this type of music for me. I can't take any of it seriously. Tom and Jerry absolutely bastarsized it. Not really my thing anyway.
Felt like I was trapped in a Tom & Jerry cartoon. There’s worse places I guess. I can respect the musicianship gone into this and I have endured so much worse on this 1,001 list. At least the wife didn’t walk in and tell me to switch this rubbish off, so I will give a solid 2.
I'm too scared of jazz
BL: Heard of Count Basie through word of mouth but never knowingly listened to his works, will be interested to hear. AL: unless I'm missing some major historical context this to me just feels like a regular, run of the mill Jazz album of its time, of which I don't feel particularly strong towards, most of the tracks blended into one and didn't provide any terms of notable listening. Quite dissapointed with this FT: didn't have one 2/5
Good but gets old
Meh
Another big band instrumental. No thanks.
Any one track taken in isolation is nice enough, the trouble is they all sound the same. Some have a slightly slower tempo, some faster.
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
Men in brass houses.
Still don't get old jazz
Very "oldschool movie type jazz"
This guy sure loves his horns
Only real comment I have about this is why the fixation on the atomic bomb. Like, if you're really going to name your band after and use a photo of an atomic bomb as album cover, your music really has to be da bomb, you know? And this really isn't...
Not really sure why this album is here, nor why it seems so highly regarded by the critics. Played, but it just seems to noodle on. Inoffensive. 2/5
# 164 : My first thought were man it so old. I can listen, but its not real good, Audio quality was low by modern standards. I'm not much of a fan of albums devoid of lyrics, I found it boring and a bit Too brassy.
2,5
I was waiting for it to be over
I don’t like this style of music
Not really into big band. Sounded cool at first, then got kinda boring.
Felt like I was in an old spy movie
Solid vibe. Would probably love this if I heard it as BGM for a videogame or something. Otherwise kinda boring though.
yh
Didn’t mind this but kind of washed over me in its jazzy way. Extra star for the cover.
This would probably hold my attention late at night, rather than the early morning listen. It was pleasant enough in a cardigan wearing cuddly sort of way. It did sound very dated.
I am not a huge fan of "Big Band" music but I will give credit to the recording and musician-ship of the band. There were lots of solos spread across this album, piano, upright bass, trumpet, sax, trombone, clarinet, drum, and even a xylophone and bells. Just felt like something was missing .... oh yeah, lyrics.
I'm not the biggest big-band jazz person, but this was good to listen to
maybe on another day I could enjoy this, but this isn't one of those days.
Instrumental. Jazz. Not my favorite, but I appreciate being exposed to it. Good background work music.
Boring
Couldn't hack it, I'm sure many people froff it big time, it just ain't me
Just can't sink into this kind of jazz. Would never doubt the playing or composition, but it's a little too jaunty, and I end up frustrated. Two and a half. Fave track: Lil' Darlin
not my cup of tea…
Als jemanden der Jazz Musik nicht fasziniert, hat sich dieses Album nichts an meiner Grundhaltung geändert. Man kann es mal durchhören - schlimm ist es nicht - , jedoch neigt man auch bei dem ein oder anderen Song zum springen auf den nächsten.. damit man es schneller vollendet hat.
Made me smile as it reminded me of Mum bopping round our kitchen when Jazz Record Request was on in the 70s. Cheery in general, but after listening I couldn't distinguish any one track over another and it felt a bit like aural wallpaper. Plus the cover is awful.
It’s funny that one of these songs is called “The Late Late Show” because all I can hear when I listen to big band music is The Tonight Show Band blaring out overly enthusiastic bombastic blaring noise to convince people that they are about to have fun. Hey big band musicians, why is your band so big? Why do you have like 20 horn players? How is having a band this big economical? You pay each horn player $10 and you’re out $400 bucks. That’s the whole fee you’re getting for the gig. How are you going to pay the other 87 musicians? Are you going to tell Satchmo Jenkins and Tootely Toot Jones that they aren’t getting paid tonight? I’m deducting one star for each musician involved in making this ruckus above 50. That takes us to negative 8 billion stars. BWHA BWHAH BAAA WAAA WAHH!!!!!!
I'm sure this is objectivley good but as a first time listener to big band swing it seems so over done. Sounds lie every movie sound track of my childhood. I'm sure Count Basie did it first but in 2023 it seems trite.
Maschine: Aür Audio Aurora Mische: etwas flach aber nett für eine knapp 70 Jahre Aufnahme... Musik: netter Swing - mehr nicht (für mich) Meinung: 2/5
Problemet med storbandsjazz är just förledet storband-. När alla ska med på en och samma gång blir det olidligt. Det är synd för vissa låtar hade kunnat vara riktigt bra, tex Teddy the Toad börjar jobbigt, lugnar sig, blir riktigt bra runt 0.24 (den delen skulle tom kunna samplas) men sen blir det helt hysteriskt runt 0.40. När det bara är rytmsektionen och nån spelar solo är det stundtals också riktigt bra. Men sen ska alla in och fördärva igen. Det kan tyvärr inte bli mer än en tvåa, vilket är synd, men Count får skylla sig själv. Han borde haft en kvintett istället.
Det svänger. Det är kul. Samma "problem" som Tito dock. I vilket sammanhang ska man lyssna? Om man klev in på en skön, rökig klubb på 1940-talet hade det varit episkt med ett band som körde detta. Det är dock mycket bättre än Tito. 11 av 10 gånger hellre detta än Tito. Så en 2:a. Det är i samma klass som Cream och Costello. I vissa fall bättre än Costello, och Cream är bättre i fall. Men totalt i samma anda.
Har sin charm och kvalitet, men gör sig inte speciellt bra i kontexten fullängdsalbum medan man sitter och jobbar en regnig onsdag i november.
I don’t think this is for me. But I didn’t find it offensive to listen to at the gym and in fact had a pretty good workout
2/5 - just a bit boring really. Expected something more explosive based off the album cover, but just sounds like standard old-timey big band to my 21st century ears.
Enjoyable for a change - might be a classic but not my thing
wasn't a fan, not bad just not my style
easy listening jazzy stuff
Not my cup of tea
He said Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
Swing and jazz are not really my cup of tea
Incredible music but not my cup of tea!
I didn't like the lack of lyrics, and I'm not a big fan of jazz, so I didn't really like this album. The compositions were beautiful though.
No, no, no, music for silent movies.
While a suitable jazz album, it was pretty standard fare overall… nothing that blew me away or warranted the ‘wow’ factor I would expect a jazz album to have to be on this list.
Prototyyppijazzia, siis sitä mitä tämän jälkeen ja tätä ennenkin kuulee Jazzina aina biisien nimeämistapaan asti. Hyvin helposti lähestyttävää ja ymmärrettävää - ja siksi jättää kylmäksi. Päräyttävä kansi kyllä, siitä pidän.
Not 4 g
2/5 good but not my thing
I won't blame you if this is your thing, but Basie has never been mine even as a bit of a Jazz lover.
Honestly hard for me to judge as it's really not my style. Sounds like general music from before the 50s so I'm not sure why it's better than anything else in this genre
Jazzy! Post war, jazz orchestra with great brass and woodwind. No lyrics or singing. Teddy the Toad was suave and a good listen. Not something I would listen to often
Es medio frustrante la calidad del audio
It’s good for what it is, but a bit boring for me
Big band is certainly less annoying than other jazz, but it's not something I can get too excited about.
It's fine as far as upbeat fifties jazz goes.
Definitely not what i’m used to, kinda sounds like a silent movie soundtrack. Piano runs are impressive though?
2/5
- Some groovy songs but didn't like the slower ones - A vibe, but nothing I'd go back to
- Makes me feel like I’m eating in a fancy Italian restaurant - Very high quality for what it is, background dinner music
Wonderfully orchestrated but no words
bleep bloop
Classic big-band music. Personally, I've never seen the point of it, but I beleive it was very big in the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
Chilled and very atmospheric, not something i'll ever relisten to.
I may reflect on this score with disdain in the future, I'm not experienced enough with Big Band music to accurately score this. I'm just basing it off my listening experience, which left me feeling as if the record was forgettable (barring Flight of the Foo Birds, which is the only thing saving this from 1 star).
jazz é complicado. slow jazz não é muito meu estilo - já hard bop, um jazz mais animado e rápido, é algo que combina mais com meu gosto. Interessantemente, esse álbum tem os 2 - então me senti dividido, não gostando tanto das músicas mais lentas e apreciando mais a outra metade do álbum.
Appreciate it. But it’s very much a session.
Best Song: Whirly-Bird. High intensity, nice solo, killer bassline. Worst Song: Duet. Too slow and plodding for my liking. Overall: The rhythm section really shines here, but unfortunately it's just not the style of music that I like, so I can't stomach much more than the album's (short) runtime.
Definitely not my music but I did appreciate the talent but was too much
I wanted to like this, but I just don't think jazzy big band music is the one for me 😱
Pretty good album. It was calm and soothing, sounded like what would be played at a classy 1950s party. I enjoyed it but wouldn't listen to it much. Favorite song: Whirly-Bird
Too dated for me. Fun for historical context, but the recording is rough, and every song is basically the same blaring noise.
Big band jazz stuff - not my cup of tea. Pleasant enough but sounds like muzak.
I don’t really like all instrumental albums and I don’t really like jazz music all too much so this was a hard one to get through. But I appreciate the artistry here to be fair and (while I know the cover influences this) the whole album portrays a gloomy style of like the day after the apocalypse kinda thing it’s got some insanely gloomy tracks then other tracks that take a more traditional upbeat feeling (see the 1,2 punch of after supper then flight of the foo birds). The music actually reminded me quite a bit of playing fallout and Cuphead and how both of those games soundtracks are very jazz based at the core ( and I love both those games so that’s a point in the albums favour. I can’t say I love it though it’s really, really not my kinda thing so 2/5 for good instrumentation and random gaming memories.
tom n jerry music. feels like adderall and coffee
Count Basie zei me helemaal niks en ga ik ook weer heel snel vergeten.
Allemaal leuk en aardig die toeters, maar zo prominent hoeft niet voor mij. En jazz, tja....
Heb het zowaar 7 nummers volgehouden. Toen bereikte ik het punt dat ik de eerstvolgende persoon die ik tegen zou komen met de vlakke hand in het gezicht wilde slaan. Gelukkig kwam ik er net op tijd achter dat die persoon er ook niks aan kon doen dat Count Basie zo'n toeterende zenuwpees is.
It was pretty good big band jazz. Not really my thing.
It was fine. In my limited exposure to jazz this is not my favorite 2/5
2/5 - Impressive for the genre, but I have little interest in listening to swing or big band.
Appreciate it for what it is. A few songs made me feel like dancing in the kitchen with my non-existant husband in my poodle-type skirt and kitten heels. Others sounded like they were sampled in Family Guy, so that was a bit of a turn off. Rating 2/5 because it's not an album I'd ever choose to listen to again, but obviously is still a phenomenal piece of art.
Bro i'm sad, and all this upbeat madness wasn't really getting to me. But nutty on the trumpet tho.
Got it. From those times…wouldnt put it up in the car though…
Old school big bang swing jazz - perfectly fine, but not my lane at all
Alright. Wouldn’t go out of my way to listen again though.
I like a chunk of jazz from the swing era - Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Raymond Scott, some Louis Armstrong, some Cab Calloway... but this in particular sounds like something you would hear in an old folk's home. Time has not been kind to this.
Just not sure what i got out of this
Свинг/джаз в чистейшей его форме. Ничего плохого сказать я не могу, но и восторга, пожалуй, не возникло совсем.
It's upbeat, fun, gets your booty moving. I'll probably never listen to it again.
Ihan hauskaa kuunnella tällainenkin levy, tuntuu vaan et parikin biisiä ois jo riittänyt. Vaikea löytää hirveästi mitään eri vivahteita biisien välillä.
Not my cup of tea…
As far as classical/orchestra music goes, this was fine. If you've got an elevator around, this would be right at home there.
Smooth
The juxtaposition of the music to the album cover is confusing. A bit like an owl doing the splits, I'm afraid. Must do better. Declan Rice's girlfriend.
Background music at best for me
Maybe I should listen to more Jazz.
Nice music to stroll down a Parisian street to or have on in a hotel lobby
More big band than expected, so ergo better. Still some noodly jazz, but hey ho. Clearly very good.
There is nothing bad to say about the musicians but the sound just isn’t as good as the jazz that going on around the same time. I guess I never really got into this genre. The tunes that Spotify auto played after this were quite good. Something about the Count doesn’t work for me.
I’m not a fan of Big Band Jazz but I appreciate these well arranged songs and expert musicianship. This band is toight! Halfway thru it all sort of blends together and when the tempo slows down I got to catch my breath and enjoy Lil Darling. But those loud brassy horns don’t do it for me.
the first song is ripped for the bebop opener 2.5
that was a weird album
Lively jazz with plummy piano and some fun double bass, but not really for me.
It’s well played and doesn’t warrant a 1 star. It’s just not my thing at all.
TV chat show jazz
Volgens mij is dit heel goede jazz. Helaas ben ik niet zo'n liefhebber van deze muziekstroming. Het nummer \"duet\" vond ik echt te heftig. In het algemeen voor mij dus een sterretje minder. Zang is wel geweldig, oftewel lekker instrumentaal XD.
Sounds very much of its era, like film music almost, lots of brass. It's alright, can appreciate it, feels kinda classy, defo not my bag though. 2/5
Surprise this was in the late 50s, I always placed Count Basie pre-war. Interesting mix of big band and cool jazz. Instrumentals didn't grab me.
2 1/2 Background music for studying for me
The Jazz-Swing Bomb! Not my Cup of Tea!
1. Lovely instrumental on The Kid from Red Bank, piano is especially nice to listen to. Brass is lively and fun. Final chord is satisfying. 2. Duet is very jazzy. Realizing this is an instrumental album, I tend to prefer lyrics, but nevertheless still nice. Piano vamping and brass is all a joy to the ear. The dynamics are lovely, saxophone is brilliant. The bass is gorgeous and adds to the song subtly. 3. After Supper's intro is gorgeous. Slow, steady beat. Very easy to listen to. Again a very jazzy feel, more soulful than Duet. Piano is lovely. Personal preference here but definitely missing lyrics. Outro is nice but too long. Final part is underwhelming 4. Intro to Flight of the Foo Birds is very different to AS, definitely a jazzy album. Story is being told, I don't know what it is but there is definitely a story here. Saxophone player is brilliant. Certain parts get me excited for a key change but I can't tell if it's happened or not. I don't think it has. 5. Double-O's saxophone is enjoyable. A lot of the song sounds similar to previous tracks. The descending parts were good, building of anticipation was also enjoyable. 6. Teddy the Toad's intro on a different album would have been enjoyable but at this point everything sounds repetitive. Drums and bass are the highlight 1:00 minute in. Piano is repetitive also, too similar to previous tracks. Even the crescendo's are doing nothing. Outros all sound the same, same build up with one instrument, ending on forte. Fairly boring track. 7. Whirly-Bird sounds the exact same as TtT but faster. Piano details and drums are nice. Even with the Count Basie Orchestra, it sounds the same. The arrangements are too similar. Even the saxophone manages to sound boring. Again with the outro, long drawn out note, boring. 8. Midnite Blue's intro is nothing new here. Piano, joined by brass and drums. Seen on pretty much all previous tracks. Chords are enjoyable, slight clash in a good way. Piano is good but does not make up for the repetitiveness seen in the entire album. This build up was much better than previous tracks, lots of soul, jazziness, enjoyable. The decrescendo is also good. Still does not forgive the blatant sameness of the rest of the album. Outro had potential with plain piano but ruined by the other instruments. 9. Splanky's intro is childlike and boring. Piano followed by drums, where have I seen this before? I wonder. Same build up, drums sounded better but what the fuck. Why is this in the 1001 albums you should listen to? Listen to first 4 songs and you're done. All the crescendos sound the same, it is predictable and not in a way that is enjoyable. AGAIN WITH THE OUTRO. I cannot wait to finish this album. 10. Fantail had the same intro as every other album. I can't do this anymore. Saxophone is boring how the FUCK do you make the sax boring? Drums were enjoyable in this track, clearly a skilled drummer. I feel bad that they are caught up in this same song over and over album. 11. Lil' Darlin'. Again with the piano joined by other instruments intro. I'm going insane. Not sure what the string instrument is but it's the highlight of the entire album. I was looking forward to this album but it is BORING. Piano details were pretty at first but now just sound samey and I am sick of them. Way too long too especially since it's just the same thing over and over please move on. Thank god it's over. Final Thoughts: Anna do not listen again, it just made you cross. 2 out of 5.
Pleasant background music, like the soundtrack to every '50s crime B film. Listenable but nothing to write home about.
Big band noise
Too Jazzy
There’s only so much big band music I can take. First 2 or 3 tunes were fine but after that it just got tiresome.
It's okay---couldn't get much interest.
Great for what it is, but of its time. Would still be brilliant in a jazz club, but on Spotify in a home office situation it doesn't really connect.
Highlights - Duet and Flight of the Foo Birds, I guess? Flight... certainly paints a picture, I can envision a gaggle of sea birds dancing about on the beach with this in the background. Having said that, I've never been a big swing music fan, it still sounds all the same to me... loud, surprising horns, slow-walking jazz bass, piano plinks here and there, relaxed woodwinds, brushes on percussion. It's winding-down music...and not necessarily for me.
Rather boring orchestra / big band music.
Nope
Enjoyed to an extent, not my thing though, probably wouldn’t listen again. Theatre/soundtrack/lift music
Production: 9/20 Songwriting: 9/20 Innovation: 8/20 Bangers: 0/20 Emotional response: 12/20 =38 Pretty underwhelming background music but not unpleasant
Orchestral music really isn't my cup of tea. Some nice tunes in here, but this goes to the background music playlist for me.
Pleasant enough, pretty forgettable for me though. Big band is alright for background music in films but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen
Its jazz. Seems like good jazz? Who's to say.
Too much Jazz
Alkuun tuli kivat Fallout-pelin tunnelmat, mutta ei kantanut loppun asti. Varmasti tyylikästä musaa omaan aikaan, mutta kasarinlapselle levyllinen on liikaa kerralla.
old time jazz orchestra does well in a new vegas style game dont like it for lsitening though
I can appreciate it- before my time
Big band jazz built from razor-sharp brass, swinging rhythms, elegant piano, and no vocals feels like watching a team of master craftsmen effortlessly build something beautiful while never quite convincing you to care about the finished product—immaculately performed, stylish, and for me emotionally detached.
big band, brass, 50's swing & slower. Not my thing
This may be an influential album but on my ranking scale this type of an instrumental album only gets one star.
Not for me.
Man, am I glad I didn't grow up in the era where big Band was the rage. Mr Basie & His Orchestra do pack a little more bang on this one then some others of the time. They are in sync but not setting off any H-bombs. Album cover is cool, maybe more popular due to cold war. 1.12 stars.
I've only ever heard a couple of the legendary acts from the 50's and they all sound pretty similar. Based on his credits and list of albums its evident that Basie is a legend, but I couldn't tell you why or what it is that he is doing that differentiates him in any way. He must be competent to assemble 10+ players and put together a swing jazz album so he's obviously doing something right, I just have no affection for any of it. A couple of the tunes from Atomic featured some upbeat solos which I enjoyed. Otherwise the rest of it falls into I'm sure if I was around at this time it would make a lot more sense as to how and why this was the popular music on the forefront of pushing musical creativity at the time. Can't ignore the 50's for their place in music history, I just have no personal fondness for many of the acts. I don't mean it as a knock, but I've checked the box and now I'm moving on. 1.54 stars
Big band jazz. What you'd expect.
En vaan ymmärrä tätä musatyyliä, omaan makuuni tämä on ärsyttävää ja puuduttavaa, toki jollekulle muulle musiikin helmi. Minulta kuitenkin tyly 1/5
This is the Tom and Jerry soundtrack
Aburridisimo. 2/10
The hell
This is not my genre, so i pretty much hated it, so yeah that's it, didn't even finish it
DNF, not for me
Really not my cup of tea, I cant even really use this as a background
Instrumental
I just don't like big band...
Couldn't they afford a singer?
Call centre
Big band sounds just aren’t my thing. I am having a wretched run at the moment. Rap, big bands, crooning, 60s folk. FFS give me something with electric guitars before I explode.
Did not enjoy this. Was technically good but not really what I felt like listening to.
Pa leer
No ta x
Pls no
don't like big band or swing. to the trumpet section, get behind me Satan
nice jazz, no lyrics tho? no voice? yeah...no
Nope
0/11 bekannt 3/10 Beste Songs: the kid from red bank, flight of the foo birds, Splanky Zu viel Jazz
Basse Greven er sikkert en mega dygtig musiker. Men den her form for swing-jazz tiltaler mig overhovedet ikke.
Not my cup of tea.
Not my style.
Couldn’t finish it. Not the type of music I can listen to for very long at all. Really don’t like Big Band/Swing type stuff. If it had lyrics I might have been able to sort of distract myself from the sounds and stay locked in and keep listening maybe?? I tried!
eh not my vibe
99% percent of jazz hurts my brain and this is sadly not an exception :( so i can’t judge fairly
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Man, do I hate jazz. And big band is basically the hard rock of jazz.
This wasn’t offensive, it just was boring. This shit got old real quick.
So bad no reviews
Why is there elevator music on this list?
ugh jazz, instant vomit. and wtf is this album cover???
Not my style of music.
No comment
I can’t really follow music like this
Pas mon style
Bland old album
Not for me. 1/5
I didn’t really like it it was like elavitor music
Meh
Not for me! 😊 For me it sounds like something that I would find as background music in a old cartoon.
Definitely not my cup of tea. Not a jazz fan and I need to hear words to enjoy music.
Not for me
N ouvi
Not a genre I have any interest in, beyond historical importance/influence. I have been listening off-and-on to Andrew Hickey's "A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs" podcast (I am only up to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, which is a full 53 episodes in!) and I remember a lot of the early episodes discussed Basie, Ellington, etc., pretty heavily. We are so lucky we grew up in a time with rock music. LOL, imagine getting excited by this.
No words
Just couldn't feel the music.
Nope
I get why this album is considered good, but I really dislike big band and find it extremely boring.
I tried to listen to this bearing in mind that I don’t really like jazz and that it was from the 1950s. But, even with that in mind I don’t think this was particularly impressive or progressive
Wtf was that.