April In Paris (studio album) by Count Basie And His Orchestra

April In Paris by Count Basie And His Orchestra
Year: 1957
Overall rank: 5,527th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 40 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1957 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (163rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,527th)
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San Fransisco Symphony - Christmas with the Count Basie Orchestra
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, United States. United States
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Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon
Fred Kavli Theatre- B of A Performi, Thousand Oaks, United States. United States
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Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon
Cerritos Center for the Performing , Cerritos, United States. United States
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76/100 (from 40 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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From 06/30/2019 21:35
I'll never be a jazz aficionado...but I do appreciate the more melodic orchestral records by people like Basie. Enjoy the more dynamic numbers and the horns in his one.

My fav tracks: Magic, Sweety Cakes, Corner Pocket, April in Paris.
I have this as the Best Jazz/Big Band Album of 1957.
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