Basie, Count - April in Paris Detective (Colored Vinyl with local musicians from the

with local musicians from the countries that Nielson and his band visited pitching in throughout

And always

originally released in 1999

What began in a Hamburg (Sternschanze) bunker in 1970 would send shockwaves around the world

In the ensuing months the album sold 10

Basie, Count - April in Paris Detective (Colored Vinyl with local musicians from theVinyl LP pressing of this album from the Jazz icon. 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