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Released in 1999 to cash in on the resurgence of interest in swing music among post-baby boomers, Atomic Swing manages to transcend its immediate commercial purpose. It is the first 20-bit remastering of the Roulette library, and the sound quality alone makes it worth picking up. The 13 tracks present were cut by Basie over a six-year period with Morris Levy's Roulette Records, and they're a strong mix despite only three of the numbers coming off of the legendary Atomic Mr. Basie album. Most of the rest is from afterwards -- amazingly, only two of the numbers here -- "The Late, Late Show" and "Taps Miller" -- overlap with Capitol's existing Best of the Roulette Years, so duplication is a minimum, and the sound is amazingly good. The brass on "Moten Swing" and the broader numbers has equally impressive measures of richness and presence, while softer, moodier pieces like "The Midnight Sun Never Sets" display surprising warmth (but Eddie Jones' bass and Freddie Green's guitar also seem very close). There are no notes, but that's not a problem -- the session listing says most of what needs saying.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Count Basie, Arranger, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Engineer & Mixer - Freddie Green, Composer, Arranger - Odea Murphy, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Teddy Reig, Producer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Earl Warren, Composer - William Engvick, Composer - Count Basie and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Spud Murphy, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist - Ernie Wilkins, Composer - HARRY JAMES, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist - PAUL WEBSTER, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Thad Jones, Trumpet - Frank Wess, Saxophone - Joe Newman, Trumpet - Count Basie, Composer, Rhythms - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Engineer & Mixer - Freddie Green, Rhythms - Eddie Jones, Rhythms - Teddy Reig, Producer - Eddie Durham, Arranger - Marshall Royal, Saxophone - Sonny Payne, Rhythms - Henry Coker, Trombone - Frank Foster, Arranger, Saxophone - Benny Powell, Trombone - Count Basie and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Saxophone - Wendell Culley, Trumpet - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Saxophone - Ed Durham, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bob Russell, Composer - Count Basie, Composer - Count Basie and his Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ernie Wilkins, Arranger - Bennie Moten, Composer - Moten, Composer - Count Basie and his Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Quincy Jones, Composer - Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist - Neal Hefti, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Composer - COLLINS, Composer - Lester Young, Composer - Count Basie and his Orchestra, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Murray Berlin, Composer - Count Basie, MainArtist - ROY ALFRED, Composer - Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan, Performance
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Composer, Piano, MainArtist
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Count Basie, Piano, MainArtist - Neal Hefti, Composer
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Released in 1999 to cash in on the resurgence of interest in swing music among post-baby boomers, Atomic Swing manages to transcend its immediate commercial purpose. It is the first 20-bit remastering of the Roulette library, and the sound quality alone makes it worth picking up. The 13 tracks present were cut by Basie over a six-year period with Morris Levy's Roulette Records, and they're a strong mix despite only three of the numbers coming off of the legendary Atomic Mr. Basie album. Most of the rest is from afterwards -- amazingly, only two of the numbers here -- "The Late, Late Show" and "Taps Miller" -- overlap with Capitol's existing Best of the Roulette Years, so duplication is a minimum, and the sound is amazingly good. The brass on "Moten Swing" and the broader numbers has equally impressive measures of richness and presence, while softer, moodier pieces like "The Midnight Sun Never Sets" display surprising warmth (but Eddie Jones' bass and Freddie Green's guitar also seem very close). There are no notes, but that's not a problem -- the session listing says most of what needs saying.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:52
- Main artists: Count Basie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1999 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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