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April in Paris
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April in Paris
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by Count Basie
Sales Rank: 40388
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$18.98
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on 1-26-2008.
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Japanese 20bit Re-release featuring Eight Bonus Tracks: Shiny Stockings, April in Paris (Alternate Version), Corner Pocket (Alternate Version), Didn't You (Alternate Version), Magic (2 Versions), What Am I Here for You, and Midgets.
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WILD BILL's arrangement of APRIL IN PARIS was the Jazz anthem of its time... It was one of those moments in Jazz that musicians and fans alike would rave about for years... even Duke Ellington raved about his genius in in his BIO and the power of that unforgettable "ONE MO' TIME !" - - What many people may not know was that WILD BILL DAVIS was the true architect of the modern Jazz Organ... I'm saying this cause I know any person who digs Basie has to dig the blues, and if you dig the Blues, well naturally you're going to dig Jimmy Smith, however, while the COUNT and JIMMY got their posterity, WILD BILL almost all but disappeared from the shelves for years... finally two of his CDs with JOHNNY HODGES (! ! !) have been reissued. I think they're worth getting along with this CD, because its incredible how visa vis the B-3 legacy the COUNT BASIE influence survived - - Bop kinda took Jazz in very different directions, often very far away from the laid back Basie groove, but the B-3 tradition kept it alive. Listen to this album, then listen to Wild Bill (former Louis Jordan sidekick)then dig Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Big John Patton - - This is a great album... Basie's genius was the soulfulness of his music... His message lives, and this is an excellent album to meditate or groove upon it.
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