April in Paris
Every version of “April in Paris” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 10 recordings, 1949 to 1986, by 9 leaders, including Thelonious Monk, Benny Golson, Charlie Parker. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include April in Paris. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1949Charlie Parker with StringsCharlie Parker★★★★★
- 1954Sarah Vaughan with Clifford BrownSarah Vaughan★★★★★
- 1955April in ParisCount Basie★★★★★
- 1955Concert by the SeaErroll Garner★★★★★
- 1956Ella and LouisElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong★★★★★
- 1956The Hawk in ParisColeman Hawkins★★★★★
- 1957Thelonious HimselfThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1959Gettin' With ItBenny Golson★★★★☆
- 1964Monk.Thelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1986Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. IWynton Marsalis★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.