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Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

April in Paris

1940 · via Charlie Parker

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra’s 1940 recording of “April in Paris” is the earliest release on file. Vernon Duke and Yip Harburg are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Count Basie (released 1987), Ella Fitzgerald (released 1958) and Sarah Vaughan (released 1955), among 620 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Artie Shaw's orchestra had "April in Paris" on record before Bird got to it, and later Ella, Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday all took a turn. Duke and Harburg wrote a song sturdy enough to hold every one of them.

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Credited writers: Vernon Duke and Yip Harburg.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1940.

Other recordings on file · first release year

620 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Charlie Parker took "April in Paris" into the studio, but the tune came from a songwriting pair. Who shares the writing credit with Vernon Duke?Yip Harburg
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