The Atomic Mr Basie

It's a nice album to listen while you do you daily work or try to download Eva Iron Maiden 2nd while it jams at 0B/s at 99%. Overall its a really well made and consistent album. Not too much. Not too less. A few hype moments in the songs but I'lllet you search for it yourself. Go put it on and do some daily work.

Another genre I'm not real well versed on but I recognized the name. This sounded like it must have been a lot different from the big band era of the music, very jazzy and more complex at times. I enjoyed this one more than expected and was refreshing to go so far outside my comfort zone.

This was a delightful listen. The style of course take you back in time, but the songs & arrangements feel fresh and lively. I recently acquired a live recording of the band from around the same era that I think I enjoyed even more, but for a studio recording, this was top-notch.

The man and his music. Great choice. Great album.

Great jazz album! Loved from top to bottom!

This album had both upbeat and down beat type songs on it

Loved it! It's possible my preferred jazz style is "this could be a cartoon soundtrack".

not really a big band jazz person but this was still fun

it's incredible. perfect. no notes.

Great record 9/10

Not that much to say about this record; pretty good background listening Jazz music, blending those more traditional (and sorta dated by this point) Big Band and swing sounds with the slicker playing of late '50s jazz, with some nice soloing contrasting those typically ear-blowing, brassy sections. It was fun, and I really liked the song 'Flight of the Foo Birds' in particular.

Enjoyed this album a lot. Thought it was going to feel more dated but that was not the case

Great. Great. Great. Manic fun with Count Basie. The band is so tight, you could drop a quarter on them and it would bounce. The slower numbers are dreamlike and effortless in feeling. Light touches on the instruments reflect real playing in the studio and not engineering skill. There's craftsmanship here - Basie at the very top of his game.

the man was an incredible talent no doubt. this is certainly an album I could listen to regularly and enjoy while doing other things. so relaxing and motivating at the same time.

Always tough to rate good albums in genres I don’t care for, and big band probably ranks right there with edm for me on genres that I typically give a hard pass. That said, The Atomic CB has a lot going for it, likely the best album the genre has to offer, maybe the coolest album cover ever, it’s got got the right amount of chaos to keep my attention, it’s a swan song to a genre which ties back into the brilliant album name and cover and on a personal note, I live and grew up 10 minutes from red bank NJ, where the kid is from. Prob the only 4 star album I won’t listen to again, but for the above reasons I don’t think I can give it anything lower. Soft 4.

The level of talent on this 1958 big-band jazz record is extraordinary (especially bassist Eddie Jones and drummer Sonny Payne) but on the other hand this isn't something that I could see myself ever seeking out again, so it becomes yet another album that falls into the "split the difference" category.

this is definitely nathan music. i actually quite like it. listening to it live would be a fantastic experience--big band styles like this are so fun to swing to.

Great fun!

So much energy in the band. Very musical. Not my usual thing but really nice.

I love big band music ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I love weird type of jazz, this is very good

Jazz Big Band -- smooth Favourites to come back to: Flight of the Foo birds, Double-O, Whirly Bird, Fantail

Christmas romcom

I had a friend tell me yesterday that jazz is the only good genre in the 50s. I'm starting to think he might be right. This is a high 3

You’re telling me this has the same composer as the Batman TV theme?!

I keep saying 'more jazz, please', and here you go. A total groove.

I still don’t like much jazz. Sometimes it works, mostly it doesn’t for me.

Count Basie's playing sounds like a smoother, more polished, Thelonius Monk to me. I love the subtle, swung compositions here. It's hard to believe that this album was recorded in the 50s, as it sounds so clean. I especially like how the recording is so bass forward. I haven't heard this before and it was an absolute treat. Liked Songs Added: Duet Flight Of The Foo Birds Double-O Splanky Fantail

A solid swing album. Not a whole lot to note. I think the slower pieces might be the highlights for me.

incredible album, soo much fun the whole band sounds super energetic and all the songs are bops

3,5 Stars

This was fantastic! I love all types of jazz but, other than Duke Ellington, I rarely listen to big band. This has an energy to it that really works. Put it on when your cooking or playing a frenetic video game.

As expected, this is great.

An excellent swing album. Just nails the vibe. Highly recommended!

Instrumental big band swing! This is really good, and also I'm pretty sure I've heard several of these songs (especially Whirly-Bird) in so many things that it has become absurd. A really fun toe-tapper album. It's snazzy. I think that's how I'd put it.

for the nights I feel like dancing in the kitchen while cooking with a bottle of wine in my hand.

I've spent years hearing this music on the radio so it was very relatable and enjoyable listening to this.

Very solid big band jazz

Good ol' classic jazz.

Not my style

Deece.

A joy to listen to. Some a bit frenetic but what would one expect from the atomic age. Favorite track: Lil’ Darlin’ - let’s just slow down from all this frenzy

Very interesting!

I’m not a big fan of big band jazz, but Count Basie is as good as it gets and this album in particular shows him embracing and absorbing the energy, precision of the new post war era of bop jazz, which I love. Kansas City Swing, Flight of The Foo Birds and Whirly-Bird show clear bebop influences exhibiting fast, complex horn lines and angular phrasing probably due to employing younger players like, trumpeter Thad Jones and saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis into the orchestra. This album is veering toward jazz as art and less as dancehall music. My only complaints are when it stagnates in tradition a couple of times and the restraints on drummer Sonny Payne, who obviously wants to cut loose, but is restricted by the big band format. 3.6

damn i love big band/jazz era stuff

Perfect for reading and sipping whiskey on a rainy day

jazzy little jaunt with a punk rock album cover.

Really good, chill Jazz like music.

Pfff hoe veel jazz zit er in deze lijst? Nog maar een poging dan. 1 nummer klinkt als de family guy intro haha. T is iets leuker dan eerdere albums. Maar nog steeds niet leuk genoeg voor 3 sterren

Not my cup of tea, not at all keen on the big band swing sound. Didn't switch it off, so not a complete disaster.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘳. 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦 is exactly what I would expect from a top-class big band: sharp arrangements, powerful brass, and a rhythm section that keeps everything moving with effortless precision. There is very little to criticise from a technical standpoint. The problem is that I admire the playing more than I connect with the music itself. The album sounds polished, confident, and consistently strong, but it rarely surprises me. A very good big-band recording, even if it never becomes much more than that for me.

I enjoyed this album.

ok

Helt ok, troligen inget jag drar på igen lider lite av tråkig gammal mixning å att saxofonen eller vad det nu är blir lite väl framträdandw / hård.

I love Basie and this album just kills it. Killer band. One of the best he ever had. Splanky and Lil' Darlin' are highlights for me. I was fortunate enough to see him when I was in high school. That concert cemented by love of and fascination with jazz.

Good big band jazz music. Reminds me of Whiplash haha. Still sounds good 70 years later.

Perkier than some of the other jazz albums. Like it was made for dancing. Not sure how the most destructive manmade object has anything to do with the sound. It all sounds the same to me, like one long suite that has its fast and slow moments. That is my weak link for jazz; I feel like I need to see it live to fully experience it.

Great classic swing!

Havent listened much to jazz, but quite a fun experience.

The Kid from the Red Bank- 8/10 Duet-7/10 After Supper- 7/10 Fight of the Foo Birds-9/10 Double-O-6/10 Teddy the Toad-7/10 Whirly-Bird-7/10 Midnite Blue-7/10 Splanky- 8/10 Fantail-8/10 Lil' Darlin'- 7/20 Overall 7/10- Good intro into the swing era

Spectacular

Good album! Not usually my type but it was a good vibe.

Not my go to, but it was good in its own style.

Technically impressive from front to back and incredibly energetic. What a fun collection of bops.

pretty fun

Feels like old school Hollywood or Disney park theme music

This jazz album (all instrumental) is high-energy, sultry, smooth, and swinging. It's a good-time listen all around.

Favorite track(s): After Supper, Flight of the Foo Birds, Double-O

Just a bit too fast and up-tempo for my liking. But good classic big band jazz otherwise. 3.0

Perfect album for a game of cat and mouse.

This is pretty good, but it isn't that exciting. Just enjoyable I guess, jazz is always nice, but nothing jumped out to me.

The jazz reminds me of some 1950-60s dance floor

This was quite fun, far from my usual genre and style, but a nice easy listen, great for having while reading in the background. 4/5

Mr Basie and his orchestra did a fabulous job!

it heard me say 'i've never heard of this band or this album in my life' on the last one lmao. let's go. oh shit oh fuck i missed a day, scratch that, i will come back to this i immediately like this. dude they are going OFF Flight of the Foo Birds is a delight, i think that's a clarinet i'm hearing? although it could be a saxophone. here's the thing i'm reading about basie on wikipedia and this dude had so many guys in his band that there might very well be both here. damn i guess that's why they call it big band there's this very, like.... intricate? piano work on both Double-O and The Kid From Red Bank that's super cool, like it's being played kind of softly but very fast. i don't know that i've heard much like it. and also god damn Double-O just rules in general i've long wished that i knew more *about* music, like how it's constructed and produced and shit, and this project is really intensifying that, because often i notice stuff but i have no idea how to articulate it. i'm pretty sure the bass on Whirly-Bird is what people mean by 'walking bassline', but i'm not sure. in any case, i love it. standout track i think Lil' Darlin' is moody and very pretty and making me feel things i like this kind of music a lot but don't know much about it or listen to a ton of it. embarassingly- although i imagine i'm not the only person this happened for- i played fallout and bioshock as a teen and said 'hey, wait, this music genuinely rules, actually'. which is not to say that they were using big band/swing 'ironically' or something, but i ended up listening to a lot of those tracks outside games, lol. one of my must-have mods for all of the 3d fallouts was anything that added more period-typical music to the radio. i've been listening to some jazz recently but it's more 60s-era and later and generally quartets at the very largest, so this is a fun expansion to that anyway i don't know that i ever would have listened to this album otherwise and i enjoyed the hell out of it. i don't really know how to rank it because i feel like i don't know enough about music to be able to talk about or analyze it coherently. i'm just giving it a 5 because i had a great time (side note: oh wow i went to look for some of the jazz standards he's evidently known for, just to see if they rang a bell, and he's on The version of Fly Me To the Moon everybody's heard. like the album with all the most popular Sinatra songs, it's a combo album with Basie. holy shit lmao. i live under a rock. anyway Blue and Sentimental is fucking gorgeous)

Very nice and enjoyable to listen to

Love it, I don’t really know how to rate these albums but I love the big band

Album #184: Count Basie – The Atomic Mr. Basie ⭐⭐⭐ I don’t like big band music. I haven’t enjoyed any of the big band stuff that’s come up so far. So it must be the touch of the flu that I have right now, because I actually didn’t mind this one at all. This just feels a little less serious, a little more fun, and above all else, it’s actually got catchy moments in it. It’s got the big, smacking horns that hit you in the face that I never really like, but it’s also got little motifs and melodies that are catchy and fun. It’s got kind of a drunken energy to it. It’s a good-time, feel-good record, and I can’t really fault it for that. I don’t see myself returning to it because I don’t really care much for this style of music, but for the time I spent with it, I enjoyed it. It’s also got a completely mental album cover. Three stars. On to the next one.

Thanks to this list, I don't mind jazz but this was a lot of the same sound over and over and I started to get irritated

Very cool, good vibes jazz album. Also that album cover is awesome

Nope

Banger

I really really don’t like jazz. It makes me nervous. DNF

A really big sound with great execution all around, and interesting arrangements to keep it all fresh

милые оркестровые пьесы, но при чём тут атомный взрыв??

Apologies to the Count, but this sounds like the music that would accompany Bugs Bunny as he gets up to his hi-jinx. Having said that, I quite enjoyed it.

I’ve been getting more and more into big band/jazz over the past few years but hadn’t gotten the chance to listen to this one yet. Really a solid effort with no HUGE standouts but no skips

Really great jazz music. Obviously some elite musicianship. I wish we could have some more modern recording technology for this, to really hear all those beautiful intricacies and interplay between the musicians clearer. Hard to give it a full 5/5, since it’s all instrumental. So a very nice 4.

The swinging songs are REALLY swinging!

Maybe the compositions are too simple but swing music has yet to excite me like most jazz music does. Not bad obviously but really immemorable when compared with a lot of other jazz I have listened to.

One thing thay I learned from this experiment is thatbI really like Jazz and I love Big Band albuns like this one. The instrumental is so vivid and cool and it's really pleasant to listen to. Great for a slow breakfast! It truly deserves its spot here. 4/5

underwhelming. Slow jazz without any of the big band stuff I really like. Skipping through the songs yields almost no variety between them. Skipping to the midpoint of the next song sounds the same as skipping to the midpoint of the current song. Has to be a 1.

7/10 Enjoyable, accessible journey into Count Basie. Will revisit.

Not for me

This is some very nice jazz. For sure for sure, should come back to this!

это что за нуклеа джаз???

Jag kan inte riktigt bedöma det här. Jag kan inse att det är bra, låtarna i sig är rätt bra och att det säkert är duktiga instrumentalister om man ska bryta ner det. Men jag gillar inte orkesterjazz, förstår det inte. Duktiga instrumentalister ger mig heller ingenting, jag lyssnar hellre på ett punkband som knappt kan 2 ackord än

Inte för att det är något fel på det. Men jag går inte riktigt igång på storbandsjazzen från 50-talet.

Styrkan sitter i tonerna som aldrig spelas. Få behärskar denna konst lika väl som Basie. Han anslår aldrig en tangent i onödan. Men varje gång sker det med perfektion. Band är en fullständig enhet av individualister. Det är luftigt, samtidigt samspelta på högsta nivå. Naturligtvis kan vi argumentera för att det finns mer spännande jazz både senare och samtida. Men Basie å hans gäng gör det de gör bättre än någon annan.

Basies briljanta och sparsmakade pianospel lyfter skiva från ordinär storbandsjazz. Är Atomic Basies bästa eller är det omslaget som ger albumet en plats i boken? Bra är det.

Smooth classic jazz that would be great while reading or background dinner music.

I'm sure this is great. I'm not a jazz fan, nor was I in the mood for listening to jazz this morning, but I had this playing in the background and it seemed to be solid for jazz/big band. (3)

8/10… big band / jazzy / swing / 1958

3.5

Fabulous, fabulous 50's jazz.

It was rather nothing, it just played away almost to itself in the background. I dont like jazz and its to its credit I didnt turn it off.

So hard to rate these sorts of things. It's care home music. I'm sure it was banging back then, but it really isn't for me. Well-orchestrated and varied. I guess it's good?

4 If I was in the 50's this is what I'd want to be listening to

Le Count Basie nous fait une pochette de thrash metal en 1958, quel avant-gardiste ! Ce qu'il y a de bien, quand tu tombes sur un album des années 50 de cette liste, c'est que tu es presque sûr de tomber sur un bon truc. Non pas que je pense que la musique des années 50 était parfaite ("la musique, aujourd'hui, stro dlamerde, tavu????"), mais vu qu'il a limité sa sélection à une poignée d'albums, il s'est vraiment limité à l'essentiel et pour le coup, on a une proportion de très bons albums étonnamment élevée. Alors que sa sélection des années 90 où il s'est dit qu'il allait caler un maximum de britpop, indépendamment de l'importance respective de chaque album... Bref, ici, on a droit à un album de big band, le premier que j'entends depuis le début, si je ne m'abuse. Et moi, j'aime bien ce style. J'en écoute assez rarement, mais les gros orchestres de jazz, ça me parle beaucoup et ça a pas du tout la même approche et la même atmosphère que les groupes de taille réduite et les artistes solos qui deviendront rapidement la norme, alors que le format big band avait l'air de dominer les années 30 et 40. En tout cas, j'ai beaucoup aimé l'énergie de cet album. Je ne suis pas vraiment équipé pour parler vraiment des albums du genre.

LOVE everything about this ... except potentially for the very strange cover! Whyyyyyy is there a mushroom cloud on the cover of this swingin' jazz album from 1958? Regardless, this is an absolute stunner from beginning to end. Loved it.

Fun. Nice background noise while I cry and think about whether or not I should break up with my boyfriend.

This one is hard for me. I thought it would be a 5 for sure. But maybe it’s too upbeat? I mean it was a 5 in places. But… it was also a 4 a lot of the time. It was just… too much. Too excited about the coming apocalypse I suppose… 4 Boolean: True

Real old skool

A pleasant listen but not a groundbreaking one. I like the big band sound but after a while the songs become just a bit formulaic and the sounds start to blend together. Any one of the tracks would be nice to listen to but all at once, it loses its luster. Still good though - 7/10.

Not really my style but also really good.

Count Basie is a formative musical hero of mine. In high school jazz we would study his compositional and arrangement techniques basically every week. His influence on rock and pop can't be understated. I wasn't going to gush about him but here I am....

Already listened to this a long time ago, remember it being fun and explosive, especially the piano.

My issue with this type of jazz is that the brass section overwhelms everything else. I really enjoy the quieter moments where you can hear the bass player busily laying down the groove, or The Count's intricate piano playing, or the drummer, but all too frequently it is drowned out by the 'BLAHHH BLAHHH BLAAHHHH' of the horns. Maybe halve the horn section and tone them down a bit, and I'd like this a lot more.

So very Cuphead

Loved it! Re-listened and everything.

Old timey swingers piano and sax lounge music, ok at first but gets tired fast

Fantastic big band jazz from the master. Wonderful stuff.

Putting some respect on the Count because my word what a band, what a rhythm section. Basie is holding down a style of jazz that very easily could have become passé but never fails to keep it fresh and exciting, throwing in just a touch of bebop and atonal style to keep up with the times. It's a wildly fun big band jazz album and one I'll be returning to again for sure.

Lovely jazz album, reminding me of another Fallout soundtrack album. I must admit that the game has fully changed how I look at 1950's music.

I know it isn't very clever to describe all music from the 1950s as Fallout music, but given the album art even, I think this time I can give myself a pass.

50/5 LOVING IT :D

we love a good jazzy album

Smooth old school Jazz. Not a genre that I’ve listened to much so this was a nice discovery.

Great album to put on while you cook/dance in the kitchen.

Fuckin count basie maing. You are the best in the game and you deserve to win the league for sure and you are a legend in every aspect and every aspect you have in the league as a team you will always have the respect for the team you deserve to have and the way that we play you will be proud to have been part in this game for years and you deserve it all the way through and I will be forever proud to support your club in this league as well as the club you have been in my heart for years to be in the most proud and proud and proud to support and I hope to win the title this season for you all

This swings

This was not at all what I expected based on the album over. Still significantly better than Mariah Carey’s bullshit.

Solid swing album with a healthy variety of high-energy tracks and slower melodies. As is usual with this genre, I found myself gravitating the most to the latter. Fav Tracks: "The Kid from Red Bank", "Double-O" and "Fantail".

First time sitting down and listening to any big band swig-era piece. Not familiar with Count Basie but know (or came to know) Hefti through his most iconic piece of music. The Batman theme. While listening I felt that energy but couldn't name it in my head. Now I know, big-band swig jazz. It's difficult to find anything negative to say about this album. Jazz is already something I inherently like a lot so the sounds here matched up perfectly with my tastes. The frenetic nature of some of the tracks (i.e. Double-O) is an aspect that I tend to lean more towards. Not saying the other less loud and "bumpy" tracks are anything to ignore. Two of my favourite tracks are slow and atmospheric. 'After Supper' gave this sense of transporting you back in time. I can imagine myself sitting in a bar with smoke trails hanging low from the ceiling as a band plays a slow almost melancholic track on a stage. With the knowledge that Cold War sparked nuclear Armageddon could be tomorrow. Count Basie's piano performance is worth noting especially in 'Midnite Blue'. My favourite track and is excellent in it's restraint (of the brass instruments) until it's time to take the restraints off. Giving Basie's piano enough room to breathe and guide the track to it's crescendo of trumpets blaring loudly. Soft and piercing. T3: Midnite Blue, Double-O, After Supper

5 album cover. Bassie bringing the heat. Some like it hot and so do I 4

Honestly I kept forgeting I was listening to this. I had to keep starting over. I don't think my brain registers it as music.

some like it hot and so do i. insane post ww2 album cover. based

Highlights: Kid From Red Bank, Flight Of The Foo Birds, Splanky, Whirly-Bird. 4.0

So lovely and smooth

IDK about this but I just can't get along with it. (Maybe because I only listen to lyrical music and this is just instrumental). This would fit a restaurant or a cafe but just for vibe it is just not it. Also this is kind of irritating for me if you know. It is a 3/10 or 1.5/5 for me

Solgt fra første sang - det er big band jazz når det er bedst. Kan høres igen

I didn't enjoy this one as much as my last jazz album if it even is jazz

They don’t call it swing for no reason. Those brass are played so brassy. The chill tunes, though, tune it down far too much. The placidity strips the record of the pulse that drives its vitality.

Wonderfully soothing and comforting

🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 While fiyerflieser gleeemn ‼️‼️ Apologies to Emily because I think she’s gonna love this one. No shade to Count Basie, but I’m seeing a lot of reviews saying “back when we danced to REAL music”—I didn’t know that type of person was able to access the internet still. Too their credit, this is incredibly danceable stuff, and earns an extra half star solely because I think this would light my hair on fire live. That said, I’m rounding down because this isn’t live, and the lulls really show. For as frenetic and fun as “The Kid from Red Bank,” “Double-O,” and “Whirly bird” are, there’s a lot of smooth and slow music that (while certainly necessary on the dance floor) coalesce into easy-listening fifties malaise for me. Basically, a lot of slow songs are all sort of “bwa bwa bwaaaaaah bwum” with some bass plucking and “ts tt tt tss tt tt” drums and sort of smoky piano—very samey very quickly. Look, I know how that sounds, but rest assured, I know this type of music—our high school orchestra would tour state competitions with the jazz band, and I was constantly hearing their sets and their competitors. I know how much fun this stuff is, I know a wide sampling of what it sounds like (even if the players aren’t always this talented), and I feel educated enough to say, unfortunately, a lot of big band stuff just doesn’t do it for me. Like so much of the fifties, it’s got a really sanitized quality to it that’s very “American Dream” coded without the shadow that casts. For as ballsy as the atomic bomb on the cover probably was, nothing on here (to my knowledge) really warrants that subversive of a statement—also, none of it is nearly that explosive. Okay, all this sounds pretty harsh, but with all that said, it’s still a 3.5—this is super fun! I just feel like, for as tight as it is, I need to explain myself for why that score isn’t higher. That, and explain myself for Emily, certified City Park Jazz lover. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

I love big band!!!! Sue me!!!!!

Everything to like, nothing to dislike on this album.

Jäzz

Oh yeah!!

Good album, very uptempo reminiscent of jazz. But more swing. Did not notice i listened tthrough the album twice while driving. 4/5

Much better than expected, the songs really grew on me. Still, a bit too much trumpet keeping it from 5 stars.

Not sure I particularly like swing/jazz and musical instruments like this. Maybe if I was in a film and wanted some good slapstick or music to tootle around to. Did not find this helpful to have in the background whilst working or doing other things. Not really my jam.

Big Band/Swing Favorite Songs: The Kid from Red Bank, Double-O, Whitley-Bird, Splanky, Fantail Least Favorite Song: *Did not record* When I showed this album to my mom, she was very excited on showing me the history and her favorite song (which actually appeared on this album, that being Splanky). So she wanted to know how I felt about this album. So, there’s a reason why with certain albums, there’s songs that I want in my personal music library (that are digital) that I can own, and then there’s songs where I really don’t care about listening to but would rather not own. Part of it is due to me not wanting a lot of junk in my external hard drive, even if the song’s like a 6/10 or even a 7/10. Another case would be about whether or not if I would see myself wanting to listen to the songs in the future. For half of the album, while I don’t dislike them and wouldn’t care less if someone were to play them, I don’t really want them on my personal music library. For this album specifically, there are certain songs where the songs are slower than the more faster pace songs like the first track where it sounds pleasant, but I personally wasn’t the major fan of. I think with jazz, I preferred a more faster pace tempo than slower tracks, and I felt like this is just my own personal music taste that I have to grapple with. I say all of this because I should mention that my mom said how this band’s revolutionary. The history goes that Count Basie was revolutionary at the time due to how the band would bring both white people and black people to get together and dance when they couldn’t due to segregation. This album was back in the 1950’s afterall. And even with me saying that I do want some of the songs in my library and not others, she said that it was due to a different time period. Like, I get it, but at the same time, I just don’t want to further clutter my personal library when I don’t really need it all that much. Anyways, while the album’s good, I think I’m okay with not getting every song on the album into my library. 7/10

Neal Hefti's arrangements are so bombastic on The Atomic Mr. Basie that, on first listen, the melodies seem almost obliterated by the brass explosions, home cinema system dynamics and sheer variety of colour. Then you discover that Hefti wrote the melodies too, and realise the excess is not an accident. The tunes are built to survive the blast. This is big band jazz as precision engineering. Every section has a purpose, every instrumental line knows where it is going, and the conversation between Count Basie's piano and the orchestra gives the music a dramatic shape that avoids the parade of individual showcases that can make other jazz records feel like a succession of auditions. Is that argument against individual expression - no, that doesn't hold up. But it does swing, it moves, and as dance music it understands that complexity is only useful if the audience can still find its way home. Better than the looping bars of contemporary dance, I think. The real limitation is that professional perfection can become airless. The arrangements are so neat, the machine so well built, that there is no sense of danger. The explosions are contained. This is music designed to impress, delight and entertain rather than unsettle. And to entertain an audience of a by-gone age at that. All now dead. So, in the end, unsettle it does, as all timeslips do. It is hard to hear it, with contemporary ears, as anything other than an artefact - the soundtrack to Fallout or the sound coming from a spookily sealed fallout shelter. Music from the brief moment when "atomic" still sounded like a promise rather than a threat, it feels strange to those raised on rock'n'roll, the music that was powered by the fear of mutually assured destruction. It survived the blast, but no one else did. 2 If there was a time when this music could be heard as possessing even the slightest edge - whether in instrumental daring, compositional innovation or even the novel thrill of presenting a notable big band, tonight, in your living room - that moment passed long before I was born. All I hear is music for game show hosts to jog out on stage to, or music to accompany montages of people shopping or sight-seeing in big American cities. Whether this music was intended to be, or fit to be, disposable fluff in 1958 - that’s what time has made it. That it took excellent musicians to register this triviality does evoke a certain amount of pity, which is more than can be said for the disposable fluff our culture produces these days. Then again, it’s not like any of these talented people turned up looking to make ‘Art’ or express something, is it? They probably just wanted their money at the end of the shift, which I trust they got. Of course there is still the Arranger. Isn’t he the Expressive quantity here? Wouldn’t he have been the one sitting up nights agonising over harmony and structure; wanting it all just so for its own wonderful sake? ‘Neal Hefti’ I read, is the man, and he went on to write the music for the Batman TV show - KAPOW! Apparently he spent his later years focusing on ‘taking care of my copyrights’. ZAP!! Anyway, this Count Basie album - 40 minutes long - would have been just as good, probably better, if it lasted as long as it took Ed Sullivan to come on stage, or as long it takes to beat up a gang of mercenary thugs. 1.5/5

I am very uninterested in swing so I never truly made the connection it has with jazz. This album served as an educational listen that also opened my eyes to the joy of music I was dismissing all my life. Leaving the outrageous album cover aside, the music is explosive and exciting which makes the retro vibe much less noticeable than expected.

A new artist for me, and went in to this blind. Very pleasant surprise. Uptempo jaunty jazz.

Yeah I mean it was good. I can’t really appreciate it for what it is though; to me it just sounds like good big band music. I know there’s a specialness to it, but I don’t feel it.

very solid adn cheap so i bought it

Good background music whilst I was busy doing household chores, sounds like a great orchestra- would’ve been good to catch “live” in 1958

This was a great surprise! Fun & upbeat, and great arrangements

This would be perfect for the right mood, like background music while I was reading or something similar. Obviously this is a classic, but not something I'd regularly listen to.

Ótimo pra estudar ou servir de trilha sonora

Cool sound/ obviously a genius!

Legalzinho

Classic jazz from the 50z that I can't really differentiate from modern jazz. Solid

Now that's how you open an album. Had my ass moving fast at 8am. Slowed down after there, was a bit up and down but mostly good. Got a bit samey but fun overall. 4/5.

I get it but not for me

Have listened to this one before, a classic

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

la primera canción una obra maestra definitivamente,las demás un poquis de lo mismo pero no deja de ser arte🌟

very nice but not my thing

Incredible swing jazz as always, if you don't like swing I guess you won't like this but it's great

Had zero idea what to expect out of this one and was pleasantly surprised. Feels like a big hurrah for the big band sound that was evaporating out during the late 50s. Very stylish, very cool, very smooth. There's not a uniquely powerful character to each track - nothing really stood out in particular - but it was a great listen through.

(Light 8/10) Count Basie was a Jazz and Big Band master pianist of his time, helping pioneer it's popularity and establish it's legacy all the same. This record in turn was the masterstroke of his career, and what many consider to be his peak work. Now this album isn't just his doing, at the helm of the arrangements was the wonderful Neal Hefti. So really, this is both a Neal and a Basie album in tandem. The record is chock full of bombastic swing and big band flavored jazz music, right off the bat with "Kid from Red Bank". A fun and energetic track with wonderful walking bass from Eddie Jones (whom kills it on this entire record), and flashy piano soloing from Basie himself. It's a great start indeed. Moving right along we have the fantastic "Duet", and the slightly sophisticated sounding "After Supper". Already portraying a wide range of moods and proficiency from just the first three tracks. "Flight of The Foo Birds" and "Double-O" are probably in my opinion when things really start to spice up. Not just in terms of the playing, but the songwriting as well. The songs get stronger hooks, bigger overall impact of sound, and this is when the front cover really starts to make sense. The horn sections command your attention as in between these blasts of sonics, you will have your sax soloing, piano, and even crashing drum solos. It's an effective formula that keeps you on the edge of your seat. My favorite tracks here are "Whirly-Bird" and "Fantail". I used to work in a sandwich shop that played nothing but old timey jazz and vocal standards to set the mood, and I would frequently hear these songs played in the mix. Wonderfully sticky melodies and the atmosphere of these songs just brings me back to those simpler times of my adolescence. So personally I really click with those ones. The overall relative simplicity of this style of music does lend itself to being a bit more straightforward than some other jazz classics, and I do think some of the slower songs lack a but of impact compared to some others, but this album really does hit really well. It's a rather short but satisfying listen and a good time capsule of late 50's dance music. I dig it!

I have heard lots’ of 50s albums here with varying degrees of enjoyment but coming across this Big Band opus was like running into an old friend, you’d forgotten how much you missed. Each track was a different mood from jubilant to sultry, almost as if the instruments could speak.

Ranges from rowdy and rambunctious to quiet and pretty. While it's fairly solid the whole way through, I wouldn't mind if a little more of the album was as exciting and dynamic as the opening track.

makes me nostalgic for a time ive never lived in. love how it sets a whole night

BEFORE: Another album that is totally new to me. Looking forward to it as it isn't something I would ever have chosen to listen to. Interesting to see that the orchestra is still going (albeit without Count Basie). AFTER: I don't know much about this music but it's definitely a vibe. Upbeat instrumental big band / swing that sounds like incidental music for a film set in Las Vegas with Lil Darlin' as a slower palate-cleanser at the end. I really enjoyed it but, other than Duet, it did kind of wash over me. HIGHLIGHTS: The delicate solos on Duet, the change of pace on Lil Darlin', the general vibe, not too long. LOWLIGHTS: I like variety and this felt a bit samey, although I did enjoy it and might put it on again for fancy cocktails or something. VERDICT: 4 stars. Very good for what it is, even if it isn't really my jam.

Traditional jazz. Not such a fan of big band.

I don't listen to a lot of swing/big band, but I found the album quite enjoyable. I loved the sax and jazzy sound, with high and lows that were captivating.

I really enjoyed this album. Such classic jazz music, very fun.

El álbum en sí no me fascinó sin embargo,descubrí canciones de Basis que me gustaron mucho.

Not cultured enough for this

Not cultured enough for this

Jazz. I liked it :) kinda boring but still enjoyable

Not really my style but great music

The Atomic Mr Basie Count Basie & His Orchestra 1958 Genres: Jazz Styles: Big Band 1. The Kid from Red Bank (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Tema de apertura que funciona como presentación de Count Basie, apodado "el chico de Red Bank" por su lugar de origen. Destaca su estilo de piano minimalista y elegante, mostrando que pocas notas pueden tener mucho peso cuando están colocadas con precisión. 2. Duet (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Una pieza basada en el intercambio entre instrumentos, como si dos músicos estuvieran manteniendo una conversación. Representa la importancia del diálogo y el espacio dentro del jazz de big band. 3. After Supper (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: El título significa "después de la cena" y transmite una sensación relajada y sofisticada. Es un tema pensado como una sobremesa tranquila, con un swing suave y una atmósfera cómoda. 4. Flight of the Foo Birds (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Uno de los momentos más dinámicos del álbum. El título hace referencia a unas criaturas ficticias llamadas "foo birds" y la música intenta representar su vuelo mediante arreglos veloces, energía y movimiento constante. 5. Double-O (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Tema con una atmósfera de misterio y elegancia que recuerda a las historias de espías. Su arreglo juega con la tensión y el dramatismo, como una pequeña banda sonora cinematográfica. 6. Teddy the Toad (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Canción asociada al trombonista Teddy Edwards. Tiene un carácter juguetón y distintivo, con una melodía que parece describir a un personaje excéntrico y lleno de personalidad. 7. Whirly-Bird (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Inspirada en la idea de un pequeño helicóptero girando en el aire. La orquesta crea una sensación de movimiento mediante líneas rápidas y un ritmo que parece elevarse continuamente. 8. Midnite Blue (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: El momento más tranquilo y nocturno del disco. Es un blues elegante y melancólico que transmite una sensación de introspección, calma y soledad. 9. Splanky (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Una de las composiciones más reconocidas del álbum. Su nombre es inventado, pero el tema representa perfectamente el sonido de Basie: precisión colectiva, swing relajado y una enorme fuerza sin necesidad de exagerar. 10. Fantail (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: Tema dinámico cuyo título hace referencia a una forma de abanico. La canción destaca la coordinación de la orquesta y el intercambio entre las diferentes secciones de instrumentos. 11. Lil' Darlin' (★★★⯨☆) -Contexto: La pieza más famosa del álbum y uno de los grandes estándares de la era del swing. Es una balada lenta basada en la simplicidad, el espacio y la elegancia, demostrando la filosofía de Basie de que menos elementos pueden generar más emoción. -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,5)

Struggle with albums without lyrics

Very smooth and very fun. A jazz classic.

Very enjoyable

This album was a lot of fun. No expectations up front and it drew me in right from the first track.

Fun Background Music Went into this album knowing absolutely nothing about Count Basie or big band jazz. I haven't even heard the name before. Surprisingly, I came out with a pretty listenable record. The whole album reminds me of video games ngl. On another note, it's interesting to think about this music in its historical context. This was dance music before rock and roll took over huh... And the atomic cover is kinda crazy during the peak of the Cold War, kinda funny for a jazz album. Technically, this album is probably amazing (from the limited band experience I have from high school). Great production, incredible musicians, the whole ordeal. But it does have that tendency to fall into background music without any vocals to anchor it. Everything just kind of melds together. I would not be able to tell you about a single number from the album. It's all very cohesive, which is both its strength and its downfall. "The Kid from Red Bank" is a great opener. Instantly makes me think of Cuphead. 5-6/10. "Duet" is way chiller. Love the contrabass. Trumpet duet, got it. Nice background music. 3-4/10. "After Supper" is so chill. This one made me think of Fallout. 4-5/10. "Flight of the Foo Birds" is funny since only one album ago I was listening to the Foo Fighters. Much more energy than the past two. Cool. 4-5/10. "Double-O" is pretty fun. Again like a carnival game or something. 4-5/10. "Teddy the Toad" – these names are taking me out. 3-4/10. "Whirly-Bird" is so fast. Yeah it's fun sax solo I guess. 4-5/10. "Midnite Blue" is a different vibe for sure. I really like this slower style of jazz. And then when it starts picking up a bit, I'm a big fan. 5-6/10. "Splanky" has a sophisticated (?) feel. 4-5/10. "Fantail" – lots of birds on this album. 4-5/10. "Lil' Darlin' is a real change of pace. I really like it. Wraps it up nicely at the end of a wild evening at the club. There's a real softness and delicateness to it, definitely one of the standout tracks. 5-6/10 It's hard to not tap my feet to this album. I respect the craftsmanship, but I probably won't return to it. It was cozy, it was fun, but it all felt the same. If I was in need of some background noise that most people wouldn't mind, this one could be put on. Very enjoyable listen, but I also struggle with picking any one track out. Rating: 5/10

If you only ever listen to one post-WWII big band album in your life, make it this one. It bridges the classic swing era with modern bop sensibilities, executed with unmatched swagger and warmth

Oh HEELLL yea. Might be favourite find of all these albums so far. Just so good man I love the 50's. Can see why Kerouac was so hyped by this stuff Favourite tracks: - After Supper - Midnite Blue - Splanky - Lil' Darlin'

Really fun to listen to! I don’t really know much about music so I’m sure there was a lot more going on than I could follow. Good for listening to good for background music.

Swing/big band it reminds me to a Tom JErry cartoon chasing part

Никакой объективности, я безумно хотел послушать хороший джаз, и о боже, этот альбом буквально пропитан этим. Он оказался в нужное время в нужном месте, услада для ушей на фон работы!

Classic big band. I've been enjoying researching and reading about the bands while i listen

What a joyous listen first thing in the AM!

2.5

Really good swing album, trying to decide if it deserves a 4 or 5. It does a good job but I also just left auto play running without noticing: I like swing a lot so I worry a 5 might be an oversell. Very strong 4, maybe a personal 5, we'll see. Falls into a 4.5 since I probably won't replay this a ton but we shall see. *Edit: to normalize ratings bumping it down to 4

3 stars, respect the craftsmanship but probably won’t return to it

Real chilla

Didn’t love the orchestra aspect but overall solid album

3.5/5 for the music, big band jazz is always pleasant to listen to. Big fan of Sonny Payne's drumming on Fantail. An extra half star for the album cover

It was definitely a jazz album, i remember that much

Rousing Swing record. It's pretty great. I really wished we got some more Jazz on the list, but I can't be too upset with what we got. I'm not as familiar with Count Basie's work as I am with Duke Ellington's, or even Benny Goodman's. But much like Ellington and Goodman, Basie's core work was in the form of singles, even this album specifically is probably his most famous release, and for good reason. Despite there not being any incredibly famous piece here, the whole thing flows like the Swing party you would expect. Key tracks: The Kid from Red Bank Whirly-Bird

I didn't love the faster tracks (made me feel like a stressed-out cartoon mouse being chased) but the slower ones were alright (made me feel like a cartoon mouse going on a big dinner date). It's a type of music that I can hear that is good and skilled, but it's not my thing; I don't have much stamina for it and it makes me feel insane very quickly. I think I need vocals as a mitigator between me and brass.

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This record is so much fun! Feels like a visit to a classy strip joint in the 50s. This is my kind of big band!

Big-band jazz isn't my favourite form of jazz, even if it's as relatively progressive as this record is. It's an arresting listen all the same, so much energy and bombast, some great solos and just a palpable sense of great musicians on top of their game. It ends with 'Lil' Darlin'', a beautifully understated piece of music that is the clear highlight for me.

That was an enjoyable listen whilst vanishing a huge floor

Crazy that this is 1 year before Kind of Blue it sounds like it's from 1938 - like the music and the recording quality. I guess that's just the big band thing though. Definitely fun but kinda samey and the style always feels a little silly.

This was fantastic, once I got into it by the third song I had an amazing time listening to it.

Basie is the GOAT for a reason!

para dejarlo de fondo.

Nothing stands out, but I think that’s okay for this type of music. I felt very comfortable and soothed listening to this.

Ósea era instrumental cool pero no ah

love

Enjoyable jazz album, you can hear mr basie and his orchestra's skill and love of what they do

Oli ihan letkeä levy, vaikka jazz ei oikein putoakkaan mulle. Ihan ok soitantaa.

Hi, I'm Ricky Bobby and if you don't like Count Basie, then fuck you! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

really enjoyed this older jazz music, favorite song was splanky, definitly an album id use for home jazz music 3.5/5

Back four songs on this are great. Splanky/Fantail the highlights

Not something I’d typically listen to, but it quite enjoyed it. Very upbeat, expressive music. Makes me think of a casino in New York.

6/10

Джазику дали

Propulsive, slinky, confident, elegant, playful and just so much fun

Big band jazz, 1958

I'm not going to pretend I have the music education or bona fides to assess whether or not this is a must-hear jazz record. I'm just going to be the dumb consumer that I am here. I see an album cover of an atomic bomb blast and I'm thinking the music is going to be aggressive or nihilistic or at the very least kind of dynamic. Maybe it just wasn't captured by the recording. Obviously it wasn't bad but it doesn't really stand out beyond any of the music that sounds like this. Would maybe be a 3 but when I saw the nuke it gave me hope it was at least going to be strange or interesting

The Atomic Mr Basie is the best big band jazz can possibly get. I have always heard this guy's name and always heard good things about him but i never remembered any of his songs that well. However, i'm glad i did though as these songs are so good. They have that fun jazz energy that i could want without ever feeling disorganized or messy and it is all done by some great musicians from Count Basie on the piano to Eddie Jones on bass and all the trumpet, trombone and reeds players all adding to one very fun experience. This is also one of those albums where while the regular tracks don't stand out on their own but as they come together, it makes for a great listening experience. Got nothing else to say, just the best jazz album here and the best album from the 50s here. Best Song: Fantail Worst Song: Duet

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.

Stressed me out a bit.

On a list of albums that sound nothing like their album covers, this would rank pretty highly. A very pleasant jazz album. Favourites: Double-O

Big band players crushing it.

Classic album that I've been hearing for decades. Introduced to me I Believe by The Fallout video game series

How to rate? It was nice I guess did t make me cream my jeans.

Really didn’t expect to like this as much as I did, not usually my thing but this was so fun. Album cover has no right to go as hard as it does

Very nice to have a jazz album that’s not cool jazz or hardbop. Great album!

Instrumental which is lowkey fire. Lots of trombone Honestly nice background music tho I'd give it a 4/5

If you don't like jazz, don't waste your time because this is not going to convert you. Anyways, I just feel sorry for you and your limitations. But if, like me, you have a expanded and eclectic taste in music and appreciates jazz, this is a sweaty, intense, hectic and super fast swing-based masterpiece from the great Count Basie. This elevates your heartbeat. It's not for nothing that this is on the list of the Top 25 best albums ever released by Blue Note Records. Just go and become a better person, you weakling.

A lot of the same, didn’t really grab me at all

Feels like im playing fallout 4 all over again. Walking from diamond city to the next ghoul invested pisshole. Good album with a few standouts. My fav: lil darlin

muy divertido me dan ganas de salir a bailar a un jazz club con mi beau. 4/5 por nostalgia.

A refreshing entry on the list. 8/10

Liked it! Probably more impressive if you're a jazz lover or at the time but still very nice listening experience.

Liked a lot more than I thought it would Super nice general sound Favorites: duet, the kid from red bank 4/5

eh, it's fine? like I'm not the biggest fan of 60's jazz honestly. It's not bad, just wouldn't listen too again.

ok don't get me wrong, it's good just not my taste

I love jazz but it has this tendency to fall into background music without any vocals

There's no way I will enjoy this. But we shall listen and see... If I'm being as kind as I can, as someone who thinks Big Band and Swing are two of the worst stanks on music ever, this reminds me of Tom And Jerry. Like a scene where Tom has dressed up as a lady cat and another boy cat thinks he's purdy and dances around the house with him until one of them gets slapped with an ironing board or something. The musicians are at the top of their game, but it's just so naff. All that blowing and twiddling but every moment of every song morphs into one big brass mess and none of it does anything for me. Yet more evidence that the 50s was an awful time for music.

A surprisingly fun listen.

This is all right, I think you have to be in a certain mood. I gave it a three because I'm not in that mood so it was mostly good background music. It could perhaps be a four depending upon how I'm feeling. Overall pretty good

big band, brass, 50's swing & slower. Not my thing

Absolutely based jazz

I like it, but a whole album at a time makes it a bit boring and hard to keep focus on. Standouts The Kid from Red Bank 3/5

Listenable.

Super impressive orchestral arrangements all over this album. Some slower, and some loud and lively. Overall great album.

Good album that belongs in the Fallout universe. Classical big band jazz feel and nice variety within the tracklist.

Could use this as background music but not really my vibe. At one point it peaked my interest and I realized spotify had switched to Mingus Big Band on autoplay

knows whern to be loud, knows when to takle it slow i like.

Another one to file under "big band jazz albums that I can appreciate but can't see myself ever loving". That said, this was a nice, pleasant listen, I'd have no qualms if it were to soundtrack certain activities as background music 😉.

Good jazz, but nothing stands out

Wikipedia tells me that one of Basie's musical genres is "Crime Jazz". I love that descriptor, even though this isn't a Crime Jazz record. That horn section is sultry as hell. Big-band isn't something that I look for or pull from the bottomless crate of streaming, but certainly I can admire the taut execution of this complex sound. I can only imagine how this cover landed 13 years after the war, though.

Bit of entertaining big band. Not necessarily what I expected to be listening to today.

La noire, private investigator in the rain, roaring 20s

10/10

There's great music here from start to finish with an appealing big band jazz sound I rarely hear outside of a late night show band. I see they even have a song called The Late, Late Show on the bonus reissue. I like the songs best when I can focus on what the piano or bass is doing. At some point, it really just sounds like two songs -- the fast one and the slow one. Strong music here, but I only really need a couple tracks at a time.

I can't say I know anything about swing music. This isn't the type of music that I seek out, but I can tell that today's record is very well made. There is so much energy on here and it sounds explosive as the bold artwork implies. Those drum fills are magnificent. It never felt overly indulgent and was easy to digest to someone who doesn't listen to a lot of jazz. I'm less keen on the quieter parts and just wanted to hear the band really go for it. I'm sure this record soundtracked many great nights of a long forgotten era before rock music took over.

Jazz, swing The kid from red bank- first impression... WOW!!!! this is what music should sound like, so much soul and talent. the piano is nasty... the base is so brain itchy, the trumpets. dang i don't know how were gonna go up from here. DUET: this feels very balanced, like im going on a walk in a pretty place. not as es explosive as the kid AFTER SUPPER- i want someone to seduce me to this song. thats it, thats the whole note FLIGHT OF THE FOO BIRDS- get your ass up and DANCE! so fun and swingy. sax solo so good. i want to be on my tip toes tapping around DOUBLE O- This sounds like what christmas shopping in new york city feels like. was this in the home alone soundtrack? it feels like i should be when they're rushing to get to the airport and make their flight and realize kevin isn't there TEDDY THE TOAD- i really like the builds throughout this song WHIRLY BIRD- i looked up the word crescendo during this song. i felt like kicking my feet out infront of me this entire time. the base did make me a little anxious ngl MIDNIGHT BLUE- this song is very adequately named midnight blue. it feels like leaving the bar alone but content late on a cooler fall night, walking through quite streets until you step into a bustling pizza shop with drunken strangers, order your slice while listening to fumbled conversations, then returning to the quite streets, slice in hand, heading home as you eat until finally arriving at your front door, fumbling the keys then getting quietly into bed SPLANKY- i honestly wasn't very excited by this song. FANTAIL- i was not intrigued until the sax solo. so good, love a sax moment. drums were fun and interesting too LIL DARLIN- i cheated and saw this is one of count basies most popular songs. it feels so good, so easy on the soul. the trumpet? is so gentle, it almost feels like a cry for help. really liked this song

The occasional sprawl is interesting and I love the way he plays however it does fall flat sometimes and does sound typical.

Es como fallout que gustito

Excellent quality 50s album with a lot of variety within the jazz/big band genre.

5/1001 A perfeita definição de "fim de noite de um domingo" The Kid from Red Bank - 80 Duet - 75 After Supper - 75 Flight of the Foo Birds - 80 Double-O - 75 Teddy the Toad - 75 Whirlybird - 75 Midnite Blue - 75 Splanky - 80 Fantail - 75 Li'l Darlin' - 75 Media: 76.4

How do they make some of those sounds?

ok

Enjoyable, sure. Not my genre

Never heard this album. Fantastic

I was taken away to a speakeasy in the 1950s and absolutely loved it. Probably best jazz album we have had so far. 9/10 Top song You pick they are all great

gostei é legal foda nao faz mto meu estilo de musica mas é apreciavel

This generator is making me appreciate the power of headphones in jazzy vibes for wild productivity.

Also not fully for me; funny to see what pop was back in the day. Very jazzy

Enjoyable / very listenable big band / swing album

Not my cup of tea

Based

Pre Listen: Based on the album cover, the mention of Orchestra, and the release date, I think I know what this album will be all about. Fallout music time. Notable Tracks: Whirly Bird - I really appreciate the brass and drums on this one. They're doing a bangin job. My favorite on the album. Li'l Darlin' - Another highlight. The best of the slow songs, it's so nostalgic. I think it's the soft guitar playing that does it for me. Post Listen: Oh yeah, that was some fallout music. This was a nice change of pace from the various genres of Rock that makes up most of this project. A long time ago this album would've been a perfect 5 for me. Jazz and its various genres made up the foundation of my musical tastes growing up. I hadn't yet narrowed down what parts of Jazz I really loved, so I just listened to it all. Since then though I think my tastes have gotten a bit more filtered. I appreciate this album a lot, and it's all very well made. I think the majority of the songs were a bit too low-tempo and smooth to be amazing. Slow swing isn't bad by any means, it just isn't 5/5 worthy. 4/5

Just felt like nothing. I got to the end of it and I can’t recall a single sound.

Great old school jazz, sounds better and better the older I become.

I feel sure I've never listened to a full Basie release in its original form before — I have heard many recordings, but they've all been on compilations or playlists. It's interesting to hear tracks all recorded on a couple of consecutive days in the mid-50s. The band is very good; there's a restraint in some of this that seems to indicate a power that's being controlled very tightly.

10/10

Swing swing swing.

Rv

Fun, nostalgic. What's not to love.

A fun swing album, and a unique time capsule.

exciting and smooth jazz...an original

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family guy music

Fun and highly entertaining big band jazz album. Has a nice range of emotions between songs, and does a good job of incorporating a lot without overstaying too long. Excellent arrangements as well. Top tracks: Duet, Double-O, Splanky

супермузло но когда мне такое слушать????

Не мое, но неплохо