April in Paris

~ Release by Count Basie & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1April in Paris
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26) and Marshall Royal (on 1955-07-26)
alto saxophone, clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (on 1955-07-26)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1955-07-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1955-07-26), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1955-07-26) and Benny Powell (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1955-07-26), Reunald Jones (on 1955-07-26), Thad Jones (on 1955-07-26) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1955-07-26)
arranger:
Wild Bill Davis
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:52
2Corner Pocket
instrumental recording of:
Corner Pocket (from 1955-07-26 until 1955-07-27)
lyricist:
Donald Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Freddie Green
publisher:
Longitude Music
recording of:
Corner Pocket
writer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
5:19
3Didn't You?
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
recording of:
Did’n You (on 1955-07-26)
composer and arranger:
Frank Foster (saxophonist)
4:47
4Sweetie Cakes
instrumental recording of:
Sweety Cakes (from 1955-07-26 until 1956-07-27)
composer:
Ernie Wilkins
recording of:
Sweety Cake
writer:
Count Basie (pianist), Bixie Crawford and Ernie Wilkins
4:02
5Magic
recording of:
Magic (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Wess
3:10
6Shiny Stockings
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-01-04)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-01-04)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-01-04)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1956-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1956-01-04), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1956-01-04) and Benny Powell (on 1956-01-04)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1956-01-04), Reunald Jones (on 1956-01-04), Thad Jones (on 1956-01-04) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-04)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1956-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
Shiny Stockings (original 1955 instrumental composition) (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1955)
5:18
7What Am I Here For?
instrumental recording of:
What Am I Here For (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
8Midgets
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-01-04)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-01-04)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-01-04)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1956-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1956-01-04)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1956-01-04), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1956-01-04) and Benny Powell (on 1956-01-04)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1956-01-04), Reunald Jones (on 1956-01-04), Thad Jones (on 1956-01-04) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-04)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1956-01-04)
recording of:
Midgets (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter)
3:16
9Mambo Inn
recording of:
Mambo Inn (on 1956-01-05)
composer:
Edgar Sampson
3:27
10Dinner With Friends
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-01-05) and Bill Graham (San Francisco Bay Area promoter) (on 1956-01-05)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1956-01-05)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-01-05)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-01-05)
percussion:
José Mangual (on 1956-01-05) and Ubaldo Nieto (on 1956-01-05)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-01-05)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1956-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1956-01-05)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1956-01-05), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1956-01-05) and Benny Powell (on 1956-01-05)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1956-01-05), Reunald Jones (on 1956-01-05), Thad Jones (on 1956-01-05) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-05)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1956-01-05)
arranger:
Neal Hefti (on 1956-01-05)
instrumental recording of:
Dinner With Friends (on 1956-01-05)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
3:06
11Teach Me Tonight
recording of:
Teach Me Tonight
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Company, Hub Music Co Inc, ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部, 日音 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:04
12Please Send Me Someone to Love
recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
3:33
13My Baby Upsets Me
recording of:
My Baby Upsets Me
writer:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist)
2:58
14Ev'ry Day I Fall in Love
3:45
15Roll 'em Pete
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete
writer:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
3:13
16Smack Dab in the Middle
recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Charles Calhoun
publisher:
Roosevelt Music
3:40
17Amazing Love
3:31
18Only Forever
recording of:
Only Forever
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:37
19Stop Pretty Baby, Stop
3:07
20Big Red
recording of:
Big Red
writer:
Ernie Wilkins
3:49