birdanddizzy

Thanks everybody! Really interesting things! The thread is still open, you're welcome...

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Gene Ammons Stanley Turrentine Sonny Criss

Buddy Banks James Moody Art Simmons

Paris is asleep now. Cold and cloudy. No snow.

Charles De Gaulle Helmut Schmitt John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Now spinning : Eddy Louiss - "Orgue, Vol. 2" (America)

Eartha Kitt Kurt Rosenwinkel Vince Benedetti

René Thomas is one of my all-time favorite jazz guitarist (and I'm just 19!). He is one of the few who could tell you (with his guitar!) a story on a theme during 5 or 10 minutes. Listen to the live at Comblain-la-Tour in 1962 when Thomas played "All morning long" : just amazing ! His sound is very special, not similar to the one of other jazz guitarists (even if he also had the classic bar pickup Charlie Christian). At the very beginning, René Thomas played like Django (in the 40s). When he discovered Jimmy Raney's style listening to Jimmy Gourley in Paris, he found his own way. Musicians said that R+R=T (understand Reinhardt+Raney=Thomas). I have exactly the same point of view : René Thomas gave a new life to Raney's technique and went beyond. From left to right : Jimmy Gourley, René Thomas, Sacha Distel and Jimmy Raney. I also apreciate the last recordings of René Thomas, more free-jazz. This album is a must have for all jazz guitar lovers (click on the cover for further details) :

Donald Slim Gaillard Jacques Thil

The Dean Sisters James Dean Howard Dean

Now playing : René Thomas - Jacques Pelzer - "TPL, Thomas-Pelzer Limited" (Vogel)

Helge Schneider Shelly Manne René Thomas

Lou Bennett - Lou Bennet Trio (45, Dawn (label), USA, ?-1958)

I'm not very familiar with jazz harpists. I only know Pierre Spiers who recorded with Stéphane Grappelli and Jimmy Gourley in the 60s (Click here to listen an extract). Do you have other examples to suggest ? Thanks

I agree with you, really. Here is a thread about Bobby Broom's "Modern Man"

Yeah, I've received a e-mail (promo) from the label. Have you heard the quality of the recording ? Amazing ! Really interesting release...

OK Anyway, great stuff !

Click on this link : Giant steps (John Coltrane) by Michal Levy Interesting 3D animation based on the original recording.

I've heard that the widow of Clifford Brown has tapes of Clifford playing with Bird : is that true ? I am ready to make a contribution to help a label (Philology?) to obtain these recordings !!! That's my dream...

Anthony Barnett Steven Harper Yvette Horner

You can find this tune on the CD "Tourist" of St. Germain (click on the link). On the cover, the title is Sure Thing. The original is what rostasi said : John Lee Hooker (taken from the soundtrack to "Hot Spot", by M. Davis, J.L. Hooker, A. Cooper, T. Mahal and R. Rogers). That's a great album of electro-jazz, pure "French touch", really interesting. That's a real pleasure to listen this album in my car while driving in Paris . Do yourselves a favor and pick this up !

Same problem...

I will do the same !