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Catherine Deneuve agreed to sing on Paris after telling McLaren that she had his lyrics rewritten. [5] McLaren claimed that all of his vocals were first takes. [ 6 ] " Miles and Miles of Miles Davis" is about Miles Davis 's relationship with Juliette Gréco . [ 7 ]
The subtitle Paris Blues first appeared a month after Bill Davis's instrumental on the B-side of the Tympany Five single Junco Partner, spelled Azure-Té (Paris Blues), which was the first recording of the tune to have Donald Wolf's lyrics. Frank Sinatra's subsequent cover of the song omitted the accent.
Paris Jazz Piano is a studio album by jazz pianist Michel Legrand, released in 1960 on Philips Records. [2] Track listing "Sous les ponts de Paris" (Jean Rodor ...
Between the 1930s and 1950s, the biguine, a style of jazz from the French Caribbean was popular among dance orchestras. Lacking recognition at home, several biguine artists from Martinique moved to mainland France , where they achieved greater popularity in Paris, especially in the wake of the colonial exhibition in 1931.
"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and originally recorded by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1954, which achieved worldwide fame when The Ventures recorded a cover version in 1960. [1] It was adapted and re-recorded by Chet Atkins in 1956, and was a track on the LP Hi-Fi In Focus.
The Paris Jazz Festival is the flagship of the Musical Summer at Parc Floral, a global event including young audience festival Pestacles and classical music festival Classique au Vert. The Paris Jazz Festival opens its doors every Saturday and Sunday afternoon in June and July. Concerts, workshops, attractions and exhibitions are accessible ...
April in Paris is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra, his first released on the Verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956. [1] [2] [3] [4]The title track was included in the soundtrack of the 2008 video game release Grand Theft Auto IV on the fictitious in-game jazz music radio station "JNR 108.5 (Jazz Nation Radio)".
Paris Concert (also released in France as 3e Salon du Jazz, Paris, 1954, À Pleyel) is a live album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in June 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.