April In Paris

Description

Author: Count Basie and his Orchestra

Format: Extra tracks

Release Date: 16-09-1997

Details: Amazon.ca 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 CD 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

UPC: 731452140227

EAN: 0731452140227

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood