April in Paris (song) inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On this recording, trumpeter Thad Jones played his famous "Pop Goes the Weasel" solo, trombonist Benny Powell performed his much noted bridge, and Basie directs the band to play the short chorus "one more time" and then "one more once." The song is also featured in the film "Blazing Saddles" from 1974, being played by Count Basie in a cameo appearance. Basie's recording is also featured in the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV", on the fictional jazz radio station JNR 108.5. April in Paris (song) "April in Paris" is a popular song
Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra side" of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris". Later in 1977, "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra" was re-released on vinyl by Deutsche Grammophon, on their Polydor Records label, backed by "Street Music: A Blues Concerto". In 2002, "Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra" was released on CD, combined with "Street Music" and "An American in Paris". On Classical Music Sentinel in 2011, Jean-Yves Duperron wrote, "This great collaborative recording from the 1970s deserves the term of Definitive Recording simply for being what it is. A very successful coming together of different genres of music that