#17 Count Basie - The Atomic Mr. Basie

Count Basie conducted his world famous orchestra across 6 decades, and this 1958 release was one of his most commercially successful. The crew look to a more expert jazz opinion this week while getting into economical piano playing, large-band recording techniques in the 1950s, and the origins of the Kansas City sound. Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7lgxLbPqa3vEYL4fGxGqw6?si=9fef6c3a0cb948f1 Listen to The Atomic Mr. Basie here: https://open.spotify.com/album/03M3VID0s2wANlxJIJBWKb?si=_gNpWj63S2G7ZwuhB2dBJg&dl_branch=1 Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Intro music courtesy of The Beverly Crushers Outro music courtesy of MEGA Next week's album: TLC- CrazySexyCool

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