Count Basie: April in Paris newyearssale skittering and shimmering melodic lines

skittering and shimmering melodic lines

Alone Together

The supremely swinging pianist Sonny Clark hit the Blue Note scene in 1957 with a burst of creativity recording three albums in three months including the sublime Sonny Clark Trio

B1: Django

Count Basie: April in Paris newyearssale skittering and shimmering melodic linesVerve, 1957 Hailed as an instant classic, this is big band heaven and one of the greatest opening tracks on any album. The album oozes swing and helped reconnect jazz lovers with one of the finest bands of the swing era. Yet there is nothing retrospective in this album; it is alive with vitality, elegance, sophistication and modernity. Tip of the hat to Freddie Green, the man who established the rhythm guitar as an important instrument in jazz and