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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
 | Count Basie p, 1904-1984 US piano, album by, arranged by, soloist, piano, written by |
 | Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US alto saxophone, clarinet, soloist, alto sax, soloist, alto saxophone |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass, flute |
 | Eddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US bass |
 | Billy Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US clarinet, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Sonny Payne dr, 1926-1979 US drums |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar, arranged by, written by |
 | Archive Photos photography, courtesy of |
 | Teddy Reig , 1918-1984 US producer, original sessions |
 | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ts, 1922-1986 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, arranged by, written by |
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone |
 | Benny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US trombone, soloist, trombone, written by |
 | Henry Coker tb, 1919-1979 US trombone, soloist, trombone |
 | Eugene Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, soloist, muted & open trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Sonny Cohn tr, 1925-2006 US trumpet |
 | Thad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Wendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Buster Harding p, 1912-1965 CA arranged by |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, written by |
 | Art Davis b, 1934-2007 US bass |
 | Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums |
 | Eric Dixon sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US flute, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone |
 | Al Aarons tr, 1932-2015 US trumpet |
 | Flip Ricard tr, 1923-1986 US trumpet |
 | Eddie Durham tb, g, 1906-1987 US arranged by, written by |
 | Buck Clayton tr, 1911-1991 US arranged by |
 | Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US arranged by, written by |
 | Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US arranged by, written by |
 | Jimmy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Daly Jump | Count Basie | Freddie Green | 4:07 |
| 2 | 9:20 Special | Count Basie | Earle Warren | 3:45 |
| 3 | Fair And Warmer | Count Basie | Benny Powell, Ernie Wilkins, Harry James | 3:32 |
| 4 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Count Basie | Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster | 3:14 |
| 5 | Out The Window | Count Basie | Count Basie, Eddie Durham | 2:50 |
| 6 | Taps Miller | Count Basie | Count Basie, Sidney Keith Russell | 3:20 |
| 7 | Moten Swing | Count Basie | Count Basie, Eddie Durham | 4:48 |
| 8 | The Midnite Sun Never Sets | Count Basie | Quincy Jones | 3:34 |
| 9 | Teddy The Toad | Count Basie | Neal Hefti | 3:16 |
| 10 | Rock-A-Bye Basie | Count Basie | Count Basie, Lester Young, Shad Collins | 3:35 |
| 11 | The Late, Late Show | Count Basie | Murray Berlin, Roy Alfred | 2:49 |
| 12 | Back To The Apple | Count Basie | Count Basie, Frank Foster | 4:40 |
| 13 | Li'l Darlin' | Count Basie | Neal Hefti | 4:47 |
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