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It has been performed by many artists, including [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Count Basie]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Charlie Parker]], [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Mary Kaye|Mary Kaye Trio]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Benny Goodman]], [[Dinah Shore]], [[Glenn Miller]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Blossom Dearie]], [[Doris Day]], [[Alex Chilton]], [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Andy Williams]], and [[Dawn Upshaw]]. Basie's 1955 recording is the most famous, and that particular performance was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=prd&src=list&pid=9896 Count Basie - April in Paris - Verve Records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On this recording, trumpeter [[Thad Jones]] played his famous "[[Pop Goes the Weasel]]" solo, and Basie directs the band to play the shout chorus "one more time," then "one more once." |
It has been performed by many artists, including [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Count Basie]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Charlie Parker]], [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Mary Kaye|Mary Kaye Trio]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Benny Goodman]], [[Dinah Shore]], [[Glenn Miller]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Blossom Dearie]], [[Doris Day]], [[Alex Chilton]], [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Andy Williams]], and [[Dawn Upshaw]]. Basie's 1955 recording is the most famous, and that particular performance was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?ob=prd&src=list&pid=9896 Count Basie - April in Paris - Verve Records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On this recording, trumpeter [[Thad Jones]] played his famous "[[Pop Goes the Weasel]]" solo, and Basie directs the band to play the shout chorus "one more time," then "one more once." |
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* [[Josephine Baker]] recorded the song for her 1959 album "[[The Fabulous Josephine Baker]]". |
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* [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]] recorded the song for his album "[[When the Feeling Hits You!]]" (1965) |
* [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]] recorded the song for his album "[[When the Feeling Hits You!]]" (1965) |
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Revision as of 14:20, 28 July 2014
| "April in Paris" | |
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| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1932 |
| Composer(s) | Vernon Duke |
| Lyricist(s) | E.Y. Harburg |
"April in Paris" is a song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical Walk a Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50.
Composer Alec Wilder writes, "There are no two ways about it: this is a perfect theater song. If that sounds too reverent, then I'll reduce the praise to 'perfectly wonderful,' or else say that if it's not perfect, show me why it isn't."[2]
It has been performed by many artists, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Frank Sinatra, Mary Kaye Trio, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Blossom Dearie, Doris Day, Alex Chilton, Wynton Marsalis, Andy Williams, and Dawn Upshaw. Basie's 1955 recording is the most famous, and that particular performance was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3] On this recording, trumpeter Thad Jones played his famous "Pop Goes the Weasel" solo, and Basie directs the band to play the shout chorus "one more time," then "one more once."
- Josephine Baker recorded the song for her 1959 album "The Fabulous Josephine Baker".
- Sammy Davis, Jr. recorded the song for his album "When the Feeling Hits You!" (1965)
The song is also featured in the film Blazing Saddles from 1974, being played by Count Basie in a cameo appearance. Basie's recording is also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, on the fictional jazz radio station JNR 108.5.
See also
Literature
- Ted Gioia The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire Oxford University Press; Oxford 2012; ISBN 978-0199937394
References
- ^ Scott DeVeaux (Autumn, 1999). "'Nice Work if You Can Get It'- Thelonious Monk and Popular Song", p.179, Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, New Perspectives on Thelonious Monk.
- ^ Wilder, Alec (1972). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 0-19-501445-6.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Count Basie - April in Paris - Verve Records
External links
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