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April in Paris

April in Paris — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

April in Paris was composed by Vernon Duke. The lyrics are credited to Yip Harburg. It dates from 1932. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in ABCD (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

Dm7b5Db7
Cmaj7
Dm7b5Ab7
G7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Gm7
C7

Section B1

Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Bm7b5E7
Am7Am/G
F#m7b5
B7b9
Bm7E7
Em7b5A7b9

Section C1

F#m7b5Fdim7
C/EEbdim7
Dm7b5G7
C6
Bm7b5E7
Am7Am/G
F#m7b5B7b9
Emaj7Dm7G7

Section D1

Dm7b5G7
Cmaj7
Em7b5
A7alt
D9
Dm7b5G7
C6
C6

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Andy Williams — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1960
  • Tadd Dameron’s Big Ten — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1995
  • Tony Bennett with Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997
  • Olaf Polziehn Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • Ahmad Jamal — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2001

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) — Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1, Wynton Marsalis Quartet
    Post-bop · 154 bpm · swing feel
    1987

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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