I'll Remember April

Maurice Vander · 1955 · Trio recorded in Paris in 1955, Vega 10-inch "Piano Jazz".

Context

Standard composed in 1941 by Gene de Paul with lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. Maurice Vander, a Parisian pianist active since 1948, recorded it in the fall of 1955 for his first record under his own name, the 10-inch Piano Jazz on Vega, in a trio with Benoît Quersin and Jacques David. The track also appears on a Vega EP drawn from the same session. These sides were reissued by Fresh Sound in the compilation Piano Jazz · Trio Sessions.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to French jazz, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of French jazz: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Traditional revival, Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz, Jazz in France (interwar years), Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East.

Sources

• freshsoundrecords.com

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