9. Count Basie | The Atomic Mr. Basie (1957)

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Wikipedia Entry

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Tracks

1. Kid from Red Bank
2. Duet
3. After Supper
4. Flight of the Foo Birds
5. Double-O
6. Teddy the Toad
7. Whirlybird
8. Midnite Blue
9. Splanky
10. Fantail
11. Lil' Darlin'

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The Atomic Mr. Basie is a good album. All of the pieces sound good and most are full of energy and excitement. However, it did seem that many of the pieces sounded similar.

This is just an album that I really wanted to like a lot, but it just couldn't keep my attention completely. It's certainly worth listening to, but it's just not an album that I will think of when I want to listen to something I haven't heard in a while.

Some of the better pieces on the album are Kid from Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, Teddy the Toad, Whirlybird and Splanky.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆