Vinyl: Count Basie Orchestra - April In Paris Original Master Recording MFSL Limited SS

April in Paris is a 1957 jazz album by Count Basie. Released on the Verve label, it was recorded in 1955 and 1956.[2] The album is one of the first to include an arrangement by Neal Hefti,[3] who would go on to write many of the Basie band's most acclaimed songs, including many on the Atomic Basie album.

Track listing [ edit ]

1. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, arr. William "Wild Bill" Davis) – 3:47
2. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 5:15
3. "Did'n You?" (Frank Foster) – 4:43
4. "Sweetie Cakes" (Ernest Brooks "Ernie" Wilkins) – 3:58
5. "Magic" (Frank Wess) – 3:06
6. "Shiny Stockings" (Foster) – 5:14
7. "What am I Here For" (Duke Ellington and Frankie Laine, arr. Foster) – 3:19
8. "Midgets" (Joe Newman) – 3:13
9. "Mambo Inn" (Mario Bauzá, Edgar Melvin Sampson and Bobby Woodlen) – 3:23
10. "Dinner with Friends" (Neal Hefti) – 3:05