April in Paris (album)

April in Paris
Studio album by
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Released1957
RecordedJuly 26, 1955 and January 4 & 5, 1956
Fine Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length73:45 CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelVerve
MGV 8012
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
(1955)		 April in Paris
(1957)		 The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards
(1956)

April in Paris is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra, his first released on the Verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956.

The title track was included in the soundtrack of the 2008 video game release Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictitious in-game jazz music radio station "JNR 108.5 (Jazz Nation Radio)".

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