Count Basie Orchestr - April In Paris - Vinyl Record - K1452z
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180 Gram Vinyl LP Reissue of 1957 Set Featuring Thad Jones, Eddie Jones, Freddie Green and More!
Basie scored a smash in ’56 with April in Paris, and this mid-’60s LP (featuring the original Basie band) became an instant big-band classic. A slew of alternate takes join that hit!
“Count Basie’s band endured because of its leader’s uncanny ability to put together fresh arrangements and strong soloists while maintaining the band’s unique devotion to swing; this album is among the most enduring of the big band recordings of the 1950s. The title tune is present in a justifiably famous rendition, a performance of swaggering swing and passion that was arranged by organist “Wild Bill” Davis. Frank Foster’s “Shiny Stockings,” now a jazz standard, made its debut here, while Joe Newman’s “Midgets” recasts the band as a bop combo. Throughout the recording are terrific solos by trumpeters Thad Jones and Newman and tenor saxophonists Foster and Frank Wess, all basking in the band’s glorious swing.” – Stuart Broomer
Musicians: Count Basie, piano Joe Newman, trumpet Thad Jones, trumpet Wendell Vully, trumpet Reunald Jones, trumpet Marshall Royal, alto saxophone Billy Graham, alto saxophone Frank Foster, tenor saxophone Frank Wess, tenor saxophone Charlie Fowlkes, baritone saxophone Freddie Greene, guitar Ed Jones, bass Sonny Payne, drums
A1 April In Paris A2 Corner Pocket A3 Did’n You A4 Sweety Cakes A5 Magic B1 Shiny Stockings B2 What Am I Here For B3 Midgets B4 Mambo Inn B5 Dinner With Friends
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