Count basie orchestra april in paris

Count basie and his orchestra with his classic arrangement of april in paris. Count basie orchestra april in paris releases discogs. With the april in paris recording in 1955, the orchestra began to set standards of musical achievement. April in paris by count basie and his orchestra album, big. The count basie orchestra april in paris 19572019 hi res. August 21, 1904 april 26, 1984 was an american jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. April in paris, an album by count basie and his orchestra. April in paris is a popular song composed by vernon duke with lyrics by yip harburg in 1932 for the broadway musical walk a little faster.

A musthave if you are a fan of swinging big band music. Arranged by william wild bill davis, it was an immediate hit, and its improvised lines. William count basie august 21, 1904 april 26, 1984 was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader. The count basie orchestra can be viewed between 1935 and 1955 as the old testament and new testament bands. The supremely influential bandleader and icon of swing died on april 26 just five days.

Count basie and his orchestra april in paris 1995, cd. Today marks 35 years since the passing of william james count basie. Mar 26, 2002 april in paris the count basie orchestra jazz 2002. William count basie see count basie 1904 1984 was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. The count basie orchestras paris jazz concert, which took place twentyseven years ago and was repackaged this year by malaco classics, passes the first test with flying colors, clocking in at a generous 72. April in paris count basie and his orchestra 1965 youtube. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris 1981, vinyl. Duke ellington, blood count billy strayhorn by sofullyours. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris amazon.

Count basie orchestra april in paris 1997 polygram records 521402 original recording 1956. April in paris is an album by pianistbandleader count basie and his orchestra, his first released on the verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956. April in paris full album april in paris is an album by pianistbandleader count basie and his orchestra, his first released on the verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956. Basie straight ahead and april in paris are classic tunes. Born on 21 august 1904, basie is considered one of the greatest bandleaders of all time. The new testament count basie orchestra was formed circa 1952 after basies brief hiatus from the full orchestra as he was working with a small group of six to seven pieces during the industry imposed recording ban that began in 1948.

In 1935, basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the count basie orchestra, and in 1936 took them to chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. April in paris expanded edition count basie and his orchestra. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris 2005, cd. The supremely influential bandleader and icon of swing died on april 26 just five days after his 79th birthday in hollywood, florida, in 1984, leaving behind a legacy that was matched only by his outsized persona. We celebrate his life with this classic recording of april in paris, taken from an.

One of the staples in the count basie discography, april in paris is one of those rare albums that makes its mark as an almost instant classic in the jazz pantheon. Count basie had the best swing big band on the planet. This historic orchestra, directed by scotty barnhart, brings to benaroya hall such seminal big band hits as april in paris, one o clock jump, lil darlin and shiny stockings. Winners of 18 grammy awards and known as the most explosive force in jazz, they will be joined by vocalist. Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars calling it one of those rare albums that makes its mark as an almost instant classic in the jazz pantheon and noting april in paris proved count basie s ability to grow through modern jazz changes while keeping the traditional jazz orchestra vital and alive. April in paris by count basie and his orchestra album, big band. April in paris expanded edition count basie and his orchestra jazz 1997. Sammy nesticos charts arranger of many cuts on this cd swing like nothing else. Basie himself was never one to hog the spotlight, but is featured at some length with his rhythm section in i needs to be beed. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two split tenor. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris music. I was in a big band that warmed up for the basie band while the count basie was still alive. Basie 1958, april in paris 1957 and basie plays hefti 1958, the new count basie orchestra sound became identifiable.

Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. The title track has come to define elegance in orchestral jazz. April in paris expanded edition by count basie and his. April in paris is one of the many hits this band would have. April in paris by the count basie orchestra on apple music. April in paris represents the reassembly of the original count basie orchestra that define swing in the 1930s and 1940s. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris 1997, cd discogs. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the big band era itself and the death of basie in 1984. This performance is from 1965 and is part of the show of the week series.

Provided to youtube by universal music group april in paris alternate take count basie and his orchestra april in paris. The legendary count basie orchestra celebrates 85 years of classic basie swing. Song information for april in paris count basie orchestra on allmusic. As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style the song title splanky is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing, equally at home in the barrelhouse and the concert hall. Count basie proves hes still got the swing with april in paris. Tracks 14 and 11 recorded july 26, 1955 at fine sound, new york city tracks 58 and 1417 recorded january 4, 1956 at fine sound, new york city. April in paris count basie orchestra song info allmusic. Count basie and his orchestra april in paris 1997, cd. The count basie orchestra is an american big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by count basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Count basie and his orchestra good time blues duration. Count basie orchestra april in paris 1957, vinyl discogs.

The count basie orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by count basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Count basie proves hes still got the swing with april in. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals april in paris. Unquestionably the most famous version of april in paris is this one by the count basie orchestra.

Watch the video for april in paris from count basies april in paris for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Count basie and his orchestra, april in paris in high. Lester young 2016 jazzin 1996 all about that basie 2018 at long last 1998 swinging, singing, playing. As a pianist, he had a distinctive and influential style the song title splanky is an onomatopoetic reference to the sound of his playing, equally. He created a swing band in the early 1930s that was a favorite of many dancers and of vocalists including billie holiday. Sure plenty of other big band leaders had one long before count did it, like glenn miller in a splendid bill finegan arrangement, with bobby hackett on cornet and stan kenton with his arrangement from bill russo, but it took count basie to make it a jazz standard. The original 1933 hit was performed by freddy martin, and the 1952 remake inspired by the movie of the same name was by the sauterfinegan orchestra, whose version made the cashbox top 50. April in paris with the count basie orchestra jazz profiles. April in paris vme remastered count basie orchestra. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. The band swings irrepressibly and the solos are hearty. Whirly bird, a contribution by neal hefti, is one of the big crowd pleasers of the evening.