April in Paris

E119041
big band album jazz album studio album

"April in Paris" is a celebrated jazz album and title track by Count Basie, renowned for its swinging big band arrangements and iconic status in the jazz canon.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
April in Paris canonical 10
April in Paris (song) 3
song "April in Paris" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf big band album ⓘ
jazz album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
arranger Benny Carter ⓘ
Neal Hefti ⓘ
Thad Jones ⓘ
artist Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
surface form: Count Basie and His Orchestra
associatedWithEra 1950s jazz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReputation widely acclaimed ⓘ
describedAs iconic Count Basie album ⓘ
featuresEnsemble Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
featuresInstrument double bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatusIn jazz canon ⓘ
hasFamousArrangementOf April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: April in Paris (song)
hasInfluenceOn big band revival recordings ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle big band swing ⓘ
hasTitleTrack April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: April in Paris (song)
includesCompositionBy Billy Strayhorn ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Neal Hefti ⓘ
Thad Jones ⓘ
Vernon Duke ⓘ
E. Y. Harburg ⓘ
surface form: Yip Harburg
isConsidered jazz standard album ⓘ
notableFor expanded shout chorus on title track ⓘ
swinging big band arrangements ⓘ
notableTrack April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: April in Paris (song)

Avenue C ⓘ
Corner Pocket ⓘ
Magic ⓘ
Midgets ⓘ
Shiny Stockings ⓘ
Sweety Cakes ⓘ
What Am I Here For? ⓘ
performer Count Basie ⓘ
producer Norman Granz ⓘ
recordedIn New York City ⓘ
recordLabel Verve Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1956 ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Count Basie → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
E. Y. Harburg → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
Ella and Louis → hasTrack → April in Paris ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra → notableAlbum → April in Paris ⓘ
Count → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
subject surface form: Count Basie
April in Paris → hasTitleTrack → April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: April in Paris (song)
April in Paris → notableTrack → April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: April in Paris (song)
April in Paris → hasFamousArrangementOf → April in Paris self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: April in Paris (song)
Come Fly with Me → hasTrack → April in Paris ⓘ
April in Paris (1952 film) → featuresSong → April in Paris ⓘ
Yip → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
Vernon Duke → notableWork → April in Paris ⓘ
Vernon Duke → composed → April in Paris ⓘ
this entity surface form: song "April in Paris"