April in Paris

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    • She thinks her big break may have arrived when two actors agree to help her. Miss Ethel 'Dynamite' Jackson is a chorus girl who mistakingly receives an invitation from the State Department to represent the American theatre at an arts exposition in Paris, France.

    There's only one problem, the invitation was meant for Miss Ethel Barrymore. Winthrop Putnam, the bureaucrat who made the mistake tries unsuccessfully to correct his mix-up. It's too late, for Dynamite Jackson is off to Paris, where the two meet and marry, or so they think! First off, I am a huge Doris fan and I thought this movie was not one of her best her own autobiography said she wanted someone different for the choreography Doris is always good but the movie might have looked better if we saw some of the real Paris and why not show off some of the fashions sung about and actually see real settings.

    There was no real spark between Ray and Doris who is excellent in the "Rock the Boat" number in the Cruiseliner's kitchen. I bought this inexpensively from Ken Cranes on Laserdisc and Doris looks terrific as always.

    From what I've read Ray had some trouble with the director who accused him of trying to upstage Doris on camera - as if that were ever possible. Start your free trial. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!

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    Full Cast and Crew. A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.

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    Jack Rose , Melville Shavelson. Actress - Doris Day. Share this Rating Title: April in Paris 6.

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    Only Forever Johnny Burke. Stop Pretty Baby, Stop Saunders. Big Red Count Basie. Blues singer Marian Chase featured it in her club dates and influenced other musicians such as band leaders Eddie Duchin and Paul Weston , vocalist Hildegarde, and opera singers Lilly Pons and Dorothy Kirsten to perform it.

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    It made the charts in December, , and stayed there for seven weeks. A week later, on December 30, Henry King, pianist and leader of a hotel band, recorded the song which stayed on the charts for two weeks:. Her recorded version of the song was popular but the film was a flop. But neither the cast nor the plot of the copycat second film could match the ebullience of the earlier film with Jack Carson, Janice Paige, Don Defore, and the delightful addition of Oscar Levant , S.

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    Sakall, and Eric Blore. There are few rhymes in the lyric, and those that are there are quiet and understated. The verse deftly sets a romantic atmosphere. Harburg anthropomorphizes the month of April: The tang of wine is in the air. Among contemporary artists who have recorded the tune are saxophonist Don Braden , reed player Anthony Braxton , trumpeter Wynton Marsalis , drummer Cindy Blackman , guitarist Bireli Lagrene , and vocalist Kurt Elling. Thelonious Monk recorded the song more than once, also with an influential ballad approach, and his solo version from Thelonious Himself is a particularly compelling performance.

    Noah Baerman - Jazz Pianist and Educator. The rhythmic activity is reversed, being carried toward the end of measures half note followed by eighths , giving the melody an agitated feeling. McElrath - Musicologist for JazzStandards. Soon after several other jazz players followed suit in covering the tune.

    Chris Tyle - Jazz Musician and Historian. In addition to being a dominant voice on the tenor saxophone, Coleman Hawkins was an important nurturer to the fledgling bebop movement in the s.

    Stop Pretty Baby, Stop Saunders. Retrieved from " https: M Comedy Drama Romance. The tang of wine is in the air. I'll See You in My Dreams McElrath - Musicologist for JazzStandards. A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.

    On this lovely ballad track he is supported by a band that includes Fats Navarro, J. Better known later in his career for his arranging, Thad Jones was also a remarkable trumpet and cornet virtuoso and the featured soloist on the heralded Count Basie recording.