The Atomic Mr. Basie (album)

The Atomic Mr. Basie (originally called Basie, also known as E=MC2 and reissued in 1994 as The Complete Atomic Mr Basie) is a 1958 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. The album is one of Basie's most famous and is critically acclaimed. Allmusic gave it 5 stars, reviewer Bruce Eder saying "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." It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Will Fulford-Jones calling it "Basie's last great record." According to acclaimedmusic.net it is the 26th most critically acclaimed of the '50s, the 695th most acclaimed of all time and Basie's most acclaimed album overall.

Track listing
All songs composed and arranged by Neal Hefti except where noted.

Personnel

 * Wendell Culley &mdash; trumpet
 * Snooky Young &mdash; trumpet
 * Thad Jones &mdash; trumpet
 * Joe Newman &mdash; trumpet
 * Henry Coker &mdash; trombone
 * Al Grey &mdash; trombone
 * Benny Powell &mdash; trombone
 * Marshall Royal &mdash; reeds
 * Frank Wess &mdash; reeds
 * Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis &mdash; reeds
 * Frank Foster &mdash; reeds
 * Charles Fowlkes &mdash; reeds
 * Count Basie &mdash; piano
 * Eddie Jones &mdash; bass
 * Freddie Green &mdash; guitar
 * Sonny Payne &mdash; drums
 * Joe Williams &mdash; vocals (track 16)
 * Neal Hefti &mdash; arrangements (tracks 1–11)
 * Jimmy Mundy &mdash; arrangements (tracks 12–14)