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| "April in Paris" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Written | 1932 |
| Composer(s) | Vernon Duke |
| Lyricist(s) | E.Y. Harburg |
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| "April in Paris" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Count Basie Orchestra | |
| from the album April in Paris | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | Verve |
| Songwriter(s) | Vernon Duke (composer) |
| Producer(s) | Norman Granz |
"April in Paris" is a popular song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by Yip Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical Walk a Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50. Composer Alec Wilder writes, "There are no two ways about it: this is a perfect theater song. If that sounds too reverent, then I'll reduce the praise to 'perfectly wonderful,' or else say that if it's not perfect, show me why it isn't."[2]
- ^ Scott DeVeaux (Autumn, 1999). "'Nice Work if You Can Get It'- Thelonious Monk and Popular Song", p.179, Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, New Perspectives on Thelonious Monk.
- ^ Wilder, Alec (1972). American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 0-19-501445-6.