Peter Friedman

I have the two French CDs of this material. Great stuff. I disagree with Gheorghe regarding Tommy Flanagan. Perhaps it is a matter of defining what is a bebop player. Tommy Flanagan grew up in Detroit along with Barry Harris, Pepper Adams, Curtis Fuller, Donald Byrd and many others who were strongly focused on Bird, Diz, & Bud. They played and recorded numerous bebop tunes by Bird, Tadd Dameron, etc.

K.305, K.454, K.481, K.586

Though I have not heard this Solal album, his notes on jazz and his own musical approach are highly interesting. I have not been a fan of most of Solal's recordings, and his statement in the notes clarifies why that is the case. Nonetheless I very much respect Solal and his lifelong commitment to the music.