Count Basie: April in Paris ETJS-32 Mike Gibbs and bandleader Burton

Mike Gibbs and bandleader Burton

After appearing on Miles Davis’ first Blue Note session in 1952

Oscar Peterson leads a band with Buddy Rich

Side 1 presents the expansive two movement suite “2 Pieces of One” with the drummer joined by tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers and bassists Gary Peacock and Richard Davis

Count Basie: April in Paris ETJS-32 Mike Gibbs and bandleader BurtonVerve, 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