The Story Behind: Count Basie - The Atomic Mr. Basie, Ep 17

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. 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. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] 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 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints Check out the Merch Store Next week's album: TLC- CrazySexyCool See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.