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Count Basie
Atomic Swing

Compil. US 1999 on Roulette Jazz label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Soloists (As ordered on the release): Track 1: Thad Jones (Trumpet), Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone). Track 2: Count Basie (Piano), Frank Wess (Alto Saxophone), Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone), Joe Newman (Muted & Open Trumpet). Track 3: Benny Powell (Trombone), Billy Mitchell (Tenor Saxophone). Track 4: Eric Dixon (Tenor Saxophone). Track 5: Marshall Royal (Alto Sax), Count Basie (Piano), Henry Coker (Trombone), Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone), Thad Jones (Trumpet), Billy Mitchell (Tenor Saxophone). Track 6: Frank Wess (Alto Saxophone), Billy Mitchell (Tenor Saxophone), Joe Newman (Trumpet), Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone), Henry Coker (Trombone). Track 7: Frank Wess (Tenor Saxophone), Joe Newman (Trumpet), Track 8: Marshall Royal (Alto Saxophone). Track 10: Frank Wess (Alto Saxophone), Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone), Thad Jones (Trumpet). Track 11: Count Basie (Piano), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor Saxophone). Track 12: Frank Foster (Tenor Saxophone), Joe Newman (Trumpet). Track 13: Wendell Culley (Trumpet). Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York City from 1957-62. Tracks 1 & 5 recorded on June 7, 1960 Track 2 recorded on June 16, 1960 Track 3 recorded on April 29, 1958 Track 4 recorded on July 3, 1962 Track 6 recorded on June 22, 1960 Track 7 recorded on April 28, 1958 Track 8 recorded on December 19, 1958 Tracks 9 & 13 recorded on October 21, 1957 Track 10 recorded on July 12, 1960 Track 11 recorded on October 22, 1957 Track 12 recorded on December 16, 1959 Remixed from the original three-track masters in 1993. Mastered using 20-bit Super Bit Mapping. ℗ & © 1999 Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc. Made/Printed in USA.

     
Musicians
PortraitCount Basie p, 1904-1984 US
piano, album by, arranged by, soloist, piano, written by
PortraitMarshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US
alto saxophone, clarinet, soloist, alto sax, soloist, alto saxophone
PortraitFrank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US
alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone
PortraitCharlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US
baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass, flute
PortraitEddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US
bass
PortraitBilly Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone
PortraitSonny Payne dr, 1926-1979 US
drums
PortraitFreddie Green g, 1911-1987 US
guitar, arranged by, written by
Archive Photos
photography, courtesy of
PortraitTeddy Reig , 1918-1984 US
producer, original sessions
PortraitEddie "Lockjaw" Davis ts, 1922-1986 US
tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone
PortraitFrank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US
tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, arranged by, written by
PortraitAl Grey tb, 1925-2000 US
trombone
PortraitBenny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US
trombone, soloist, trombone, written by
PortraitHenry Coker tb, 1919-1979 US
trombone, soloist, trombone
PortraitEugene Young tr, 1919-2011 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US
trumpet, soloist, muted & open trumpet, soloist, trumpet
PortraitSonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US
trumpet
PortraitThad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US
trumpet, soloist, trumpet
PortraitWendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US
trumpet, soloist, trumpet
PortraitBuster Harding p, 1912-1965 CA
arranged by
PortraitErnie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US
arranged by, written by
PortraitArt Davis b, 1934-2007 US
bass
PortraitGus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US
drums
PortraitEric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US
flute, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone
PortraitQuentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US
trombone
PortraitAl Aarons tr, 1932-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitFlip Ricard tr, 1923-1986 US
trumpet
PortraitEddie Durham tb, g, 1906-1987 US
arranged by, written by
PortraitBuck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US
arranged by
PortraitQuincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US
arranged by, written by
PortraitNeal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US
arranged by, written by
PortraitJimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US
arranged by
Producers
Gordon H Jee art direction
Scott Wenzel compilation producer
Watts Design? design
Bob Arnold engineer, recording
Odea Murphy mastered by
Malcolm Addey mixed by, remixed
Paul J. Hoeffler photography
Tom Vasatka producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The Daly JumpCount BasieFreddie Green4:07
29:20 SpecialCount BasieEarle Warren3:45
3Fair And WarmerCount BasieBenny Powell, Ernie Wilkins, Harry James3:32
4I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)Count BasieDuke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster3:14
5Out The WindowCount BasieCount Basie, Eddie Durham2:50
6Taps MillerCount BasieCount Basie, Sidney Keith Russell3:20
7Moten SwingCount BasieCount Basie, Eddie Durham4:48
8The Midnite Sun Never SetsCount BasieQuincy Jones3:34
9Teddy The ToadCount BasieNeal Hefti3:16
10Rock-A-Bye BasieCount BasieCount Basie, Lester Young, Shad Collins3:35
11The Late, Late ShowCount BasieMurray Berlin, Roy Alfred2:49
12Back To The AppleCount BasieCount Basie, Frank Foster4:40
13Li'l Darlin'Count BasieNeal Hefti4:47
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