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April in Paris (album)

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Released
  
1957

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Duoline

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Recorded
  
July 26, 1955 and January 4 & 5, 1956 Fine Sound, New York City

Length
  
73:45 CD reissue with bonus tracks

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Artists
  
Count Basie, Count Basie Orchestra

Similar
  
Count Basie albums, Jazz albums

Count basie april in paris


April in Paris is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra, his first released on the Verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956.

Contents

Count basie his orchestra april in paris 1955 stereo mix


Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 5 stars calling it "one of those rare albums that makes its mark as an almost instant classic in the jazz pantheon" and noting "April in Paris proved Count Basie's ability to grow through modern jazz changes while keeping the traditional jazz orchestra vital and alive". The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said it was "a commercial high point for this outfit". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "April in Paris is typical Basie fare of the period: bustling charts, leathery solos and pinpoint timing".

Track listing

  1. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 3:47
  2. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:15
  3. "Didn't You?" (Frank Foster) – 4:43
  4. "Sweetie Cakes" (Ernest Brooks "Ernie" Wilkins) – 3:58
  5. "Magic" (Frank Wess) – 3:06
  6. "Shiny Stockings" (Foster) – 5:14
  7. "What Am I Here For" (Duke Ellington and Frankie Laine, arr. Foster) – 3:19
  8. "Midgets" (Joe Newman) – 3:13
  9. "Mambo Inn" (Mario Bauzá, Edgar Melvin Sampson and Bobby Woodlen) – 3:23
  10. "Dinner with Friends" (Neal Hefti) – 3:05
  11. "April In Paris" [2nd Take] (Duke, Harburg) - 3:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Corner Pocket" [2nd Take] (Green) - 4:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Didn't You?" [3rd Take] (Foster) - 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Magic" [1st Take] (Wess) - 3:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Magic" [2nd Take] (Wess) - 3:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "What Am I Here For?" [1st Take] (Ellington) - 4:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
  17. "Midgets" [4th Take] ) (Newman) - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Fine Sound in New York City on July 26, 1955 (tracks 1-4 and 11-13), January 4, 1956 (track 5-8 and 14-17) and January 5, 1956 (tracks 9 and 10)

    • Personnel

  • Count Basie - piano
  • Wendell Culley (tracks 1-7 & 9-16), Reunald Jones (tracks 1-7 & 9-16), Thad Jones (tracks 1-7 & 9-16), Joe Newman - trumpet
  • Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Bill Graham - alto saxophone (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1-7 & 9-16)
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Eddie Jones - bass
  • Sonny Payne - drums
  • Jose Mangual, Ubaldo Nieto - percussion (track 9)
  • William "Wild Bill" Davis (tracks 1 & 11), Freddie Green (tracks 2 & 12), Neal Hefti (track 1), Frank Foster (tracks 3, 6, 7, 9, 13 & 16), Joe Newman (tracks 8 & 17), Ernie Wilkins (track 4) - arranger

    • Songs

    1Jumpin' At The Woodside3:11
    2Blue And Sentimental4:08
    3Sent Fot You Yesterday3:10

    References

    April in Paris (album) Wikipedia
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