bsgs98's video: Henry King - April in Paris 1933

April in Paris Music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Henry King and his Hotel Pierre Orchestra November 29. 1933 Victor 24478 "April in Paris" was composed by Vernon Duke (1903 - 1969) with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical, "Walk A Little Faster", the original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50. It has been performed by virtually every significant jazz and popular singer and remains one of the greatest standards in the repertoire. Henry King (1906 - 1974) came from a musical family and he was classically trained, however he became a society-style pianist and leader of a popular hotel band in the 1930s and 1940s. His piano became prominent in his band arrangements. His career as band leader began in the late 1920s and he became popular in the 1930s from hotel jobs and radio coverage. In most of his recordings, his featured vocalist was Joseph Sudy. His theme was the Mitchell Parish-Frank Signorelli composition, "A Blues Serenade". In 1936-37, he was the band director for the Burns and Allen radio show. Later in his career he modified his style to focus on Latin American-influenced music, becoming an early-adopter of rhumba and samba rhythms. New York City’s refined hotel, The Pierre, reopened in 2009 after a $100 million renovation.The 714-room hotel was built for $15 million in 1930 and quickly joined the pantheon of grand New York City locales upon its opening. Backed by Wall Street financiers and the vision of Charles Pierre Casalasco, the European-style hotel contained upper floors modeled after the Chapel of Versailles, and its signature room, the Rotunda, contains famous floor-to-ceiling trompe l’oeil murals by American artist Edward Melcarth.