One O'Clock Jump (album) the album compared unfavorably to Basie and Williams' previous records "April In Paris", and "The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards", but praised "From Coast to Coast" and "One O'Clock Jump", and Williams' performance on "Stop, Pretty Baby, Stop". Bonus Tracks; Issued on the Verve 1999 CD re-issue, Verve 559 806-2 Production One O'Clock Jump (album) One O'Clock Jump is a 1957 album by the Count Basie Orchestra, arranged by Ernie Wilkins and featuring vocalist Joe Williams on seven of the ten tracks. Ella Fitzgerald is featured in duet with Williams on the first track, "Too Close for
April in Paris Ball only one year and it once more became known as the April in Paris ball in 1969. Moune de Rival was invited to the 1970 event, while in 1973, Josephine Baker was its star. Russell Edwards of "The New York Times" stated that even in 1974 the Paris Ball "remains the most prestigious, with its national and international guest list, but not necessarily the most social". April in Paris Ball April in Paris Ball was an annual US gala event whose mission was to serve charity and Franco-American relations. Established in 1952 at the Waldorf Astoria New York in New