April in Paris (expanded edition)

~ Release by Count Basie and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-13 23:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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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 cover 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)
3:48
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
5:15
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)
4:43
4Sweety Cakes
instrumental recording of:
Sweety Cakes (from 1955-07-26 until 1956-07-27)
composer:
Ernie Wilkins
3:58
5Magic
recording of:
Magic (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Wess
3:07
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)
5:14
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)
3:20
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)
3:13
9Mambo Inn
recording of:
Mambo Inn (on 1956-01-05)
writer:
Bauza and Woodlen
composer:
Edgar Sampson
3:23
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
3:05
11April in Paris (alternate take)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris
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)
3:48
12Corner Pocket (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Corner Pocket
lyricist:
Donald Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Freddie Green
publisher:
Longitude Music
4:59
13Didn’t You? (alternate take)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1955-07-26)
recording of:
Did’n You (on 1955-07-26)
composer and arranger:
Frank Foster (saxophonist)
4:50
14Magic (1st take)
recording of:
Magic (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Wess
3:42
15Magic (2nd take)
recording of:
Magic (on 1956-01-04)
composer:
Frank Wess
3:50
16What Am I Here For? (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:07
17Midgets (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Midgets
composer:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter)
3:11