Americans in Paris

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1C’est si bon
recording of:
C’est si bon (English version)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (in 1947)
translator:
Jerry Seelen (in 1949)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
translated version of:
C’est si bon (original French version)
Louis Armstrong3:05
2Belleville
recording of:
Belleville
composer:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
Django Reinhardt & The Air Transport Command Band2:14
3Afro Paris
recording of:
Afro Paris
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie3:03
4April in Paris
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1947-10-24)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Thelonious Monk3:22
5Roses of Picardy
instrumental recording of:
Roses of Picardy
orchestrator:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer) and Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Don Byas2:57
6Parisian Thoroughfare
recording of:
Parisian Thoroughfare
composer:
Bud Powell
Bud Powell3:26
7Promenade aux Champs-Elysées
recording of:
Promenade aux Champs-Élysées
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet3:17
8April in Paris
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-30)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1949-11-30)
cello:
Frank Miller (US cellist) (on 1949-11-30)
cor anglais and oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1949-11-30)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1949-11-30)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1949-11-30)
harp:
Meyer Rosen (Musician - Harp Player) (on 1949-11-30) and Myor Rosen (on 1949-11-30)
piano:
Stan Freeman (on 1949-11-30)
viola:
Frank Brieff (on 1949-11-30)
violin:
Bronislaw Gimpel (violinist) (on 1949-11-30), Max Hollander (on 1949-11-30) and Milton Lomask (on 1949-11-30)
orchestra:
Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra (on 1949-11-30) and Charlie Parker Quartet (on 1949-11-30)
conductor:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor) (on 1949-11-30)
arranger:
Jimmy Carroll (1913 - 1972, songwriter, orchestra arranger & conductor)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1949-11-30)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Charlie Parker3:10
9La Vie en rose
orchestra:
Sy Oliver’s Orchestra (on 1950-06-26)
cover recording of:
La Vie en rose (English translation) (on 1950-06-26)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
translator:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Louis Armstrong43:26
10Daphné
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1937-09-29)
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1937-09-29)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (on 1937-09-29) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-09-29)
solo guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-09-29)
violin:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-09-29) and Eddie South (on 1937-09-29)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 2149-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 2149-1)
recording of:
Daphné (on 1937-09-29)
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (in 1938)
Eddie South & Stéphane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt3:02
11Joe Louis Stomp
recording of:
Joe Louis Stomp
composer:
Bill Coleman (US jazz trumpeter)
Bill Coleman3:15
12Crazy Rhythm
alto saxophone:
André Ekyan (on 1937-04-28)
clarinet:
Alix Combelle (on 1937-04-28)
double bass:
Eugène d’Hellemmes (on 1937-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford (on 1937-04-28)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1937-04-28)
piano:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) (on 1937-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1937-04-28)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1937-04-28)
part of:
The Gramophone Company Limited (by matrix number) (number: 0LA 1743-1) and Swing (by matrix number) (number: OLA 1743-1)
instrumental recording of:
Crazy Rhythm (on 1937-04-28)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Coleman Hawkins3:04
13April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bud Powell3:11
14I’m Heading for Paris
recording of:
I'm Heading for Paris
composer:
Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones3:01
15I’m Coming Virginia
alto saxophone:
Fletcher Allen (on 1938-03-07) and Benny Carter (on 1938-03-07)
double bass:
Len Harrison (on 1938-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Robert Montmarche (on 1938-03-07)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1938-03-07)
piano:
York de Souza (on 1938-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle (on 1938-03-07) and Bertie King (Jamaican alto/tenor saxophonist, clarinetist & flautist) (on 1938-03-07)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 4-1)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1938-03-07)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Benny Carter3:06
16Good to the Last Drop
Johnny Hodges & Harold "Shorty" Baker3:14
17Maggie’s Draw
Kenny Clarke3:13
18Period Suite (Part 1+2)
John Lewis5:19
19Montmartre
clarinet:
Barney Bigard
cornet:
Rex Stewart
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1939-04-05)
guitar:
Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer) (on 1939-04-05)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 63-1)
recording of:
Montmartre (on 1939-04-05)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
part of:
Can‐Can
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers2:25
20You’re Driving Me Crazy
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1931-06-30)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (on 1931-06-30)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (on 1931-06-30)
recording of:
You’re Driving Me Crazy (on 1931-06-30)
lyricist and writer:
Walter Donaldson
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1930)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Joséphine Baker2:22