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April in Paris by Count Basie and His Orchestra

First released: 1956, Length: 3:49

Creators (18)

Arranger

  1. Wild Bill Davis

Instruments

  1. Benny Powell (26 Jul 1955) trombone
  2. Bill Graham (26 Jul 1955) alto saxophone
  3. Bill Hughes (26 Jul 1955) trombone
  4. Charlie Fowlkes (26 Jul 1955) bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  5. Count Basie (26 Jul 1955) piano
  6. Eddie Jones (26 Jul 1955) double bass
  7. Frank Foster (26 Jul 1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  8. Frank Wess (26 Jul 1955) flute, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
  9. Freddie Green (26 Jul 1955) guitar
  10. Henry Coker (26 Jul 1955) trombone
  11. Joe Newman (26 Jul 1955) trumpet
  12. Marshall Royal (26 Jul 1955) alto saxophone
  13. Reunald Jones (26 Jul 1955) trumpet
  14. Sonny Payne (26 Jul 1955) drums (drum set)
  15. Thad Jones (26 Jul 1955) trumpet
  16. Wendell Culley (26 Jul 1955) trumpet

Producer

  1. Norman Granz

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. April in Paris (26 Jul 1955) instrumental

    Composer

    1. Vernon Duke (1932)

    Lyricist

    1. Yip Harburg (1932)

Releases containing this recording (38)

Official

Album

  1. April in Paris 1956 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  2. April in Paris 1957 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  3. April in Paris 1985 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  4. April in Paris 1995 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  5. April in Paris 1995 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  6. April in Paris 24 Jun 1997 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  7. April In Paris 1997 Count Basie and His Orchestra
  8. April in Paris Count Basie and His Orchestra CRC edition
  9. April in Paris Count Basie and His Orchestra
  10. April in Paris Count Basie and His Orchestra
  11. April in Paris Count Basie and His Orchestra

Album - Compilation

  1. Compact Jazz: The Sampler 18 May 1987 Various Artists
  2. Compact Jazz: Count Basie 1987 Count Basie
  3. Compact Jazz: Count Basie 1987 Count Basie club edition
  4. Verve's Grammy Winners 25 Jan 1994 Various Artists
  5. The Verve Story: 1944-1994 22 Mar 1994 Various Artists
  6. Verve Jazz Masters 2 22 Mar 1994 Count Basie
  7. Verve Jazz Masters 20: Introducing Verve Jazz Masters 19 Apr 1994 Various Artists
  8. The Verve Story: 1944-1994 1994 Various Artists
  9. The Number 1 Jazz Album 1999 Various Artists
  10. The Number 1 Jazz Album 1999 Various Artists
  11. Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Count Basie 07 Nov 2000 Count Basie
  12. Pure Jazz 2001 Various Artists
  13. Classic Jazz: Jazz Legends 2001 Various Artists
  14. Sunshine: The Cool Sound of a Hot Summer 2001 Various Artists
  15. Sunshine: The Cool Sound of a Hot Summer 2001 Various Artists
  16. Count Basie's Finest Hour 07 May 2002 Count Basie
  17. The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings 2005 Count Basie
  18. Les Géants du Jazz 2006 Various Artists
  19. Come Into the Cool 04 Jun 2007 Various Artists
  20. El momento 2007 Count Basie
  21. Count Basie: Four Classic Albums 2008 Count Basie
  22. The Sound of America: The Singles Collection 18 Nov 2013 Various Artists
  23. ’Round Midnight: Legendary Late Night Music 2013 Various Artists
  24. 1917–2017: 100th Anniversary of Jazz 08 Mar 2017 Various Artists
  25. Jazz Box (25 Original Albums) 2018 Various Artists
  26. Bring Jazz To Life 09 Jul 2021 Various Artists
  27. Jazz After Dark Various Artists