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Looks like one of the recent Storyville releases is supposed to be the "new first live jazz recording" From their website:

And talking about old Storyville releases, this one´s a delightful hidden gem: TEDDY WILSON MEETS EIJI KITAMURA

And besides the DETS vol.11 and the Armstrong live, there´s another February release: Jesper Thilo & The American Stars Vol. 1

What brownie said. Wonderful live date. 5 everlasting standards ("The way you look tonight", "There will never be another you", "I can´t get started", "Stompin´ at the Savoy" and "Body and soul") and one original ("Blues at the Cave").

Me too, me too, me too...

I finally had the great pleasure to meet Guy (brownie) on my recent trip to Paris. Besides having a wonderful meal poured with a delicious Languedoc wine, and showing me his absolutely stunning record collection, he led me through the twists and turns of Paris second hand jazz stores. Here´s part of what I got (many more to come): -Blue Note - The lost sessions -John Lewis - Evolution II -Teddy Wilson - Meets Eiji Kitamura -Martial Solal - Jazz´n (e)motion -Stan Kenton Orchestra - Vol.1 & 2 -Buddy Rich - This one´s for Basie -Jimmy Raney - Two Jims and Zoot -Guy Laffite - Au HCF Paris -Errol Garner - That´s my kick & Gemini -John Lewis - Grand encounter: 2 degrees East / 3 degrees West -Ammons & Lewis - The first day Some of them are the product of our dear French gentleman´s generosity. Thanks! Agustín

Jim R and other guitarist members may be interested on this: http://thomasia.free.fr/music.php (I think it´s still a work-in-progress website, and some of the links don´t work)

And I love this one: At L'esquinade (1968, Liege) R.Thomas, F.Simtaine, J.R.Monterose, L.Flechet, R.Jeanne, F.Deronde (photographer : Michel Carlier source : Robert Jeanne collection)

With John Coltrane (Comblain, 1965): (photographer : probably J.P.Leloir source : Jo Verthe collection)

And a much more detailed discography, from Colin Guillarmou´s incredible website, THOMASIA: http://thomasia.free.fr/discography.php

His discography (from Pierre Dulieu´s site) 1954 - René Thomas Quintet (Vogue). R.T. (gt), Buzz Gardner (tp), Henri Renaud (p), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale. Réédité en CD sur The 1954 Paris Sessions featuring Henri Renaud (BMG / Vogue) - CD 1954 - René Thomas And His Orchestra (Barclay LP 84 030). R.T. (gt), André Ross (ts), René Urtregger (p), Benoît Quersin ou Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale. 1956 - René Thomas Modern Group (Polydor EP 20 706 et EP 20 707). R.T. (gt), Serge Monville (ts), Roland Ronchaud (p), Benoît Quersin (b), José Bourguignon (dr) 1954 - 1956 - The Real Cat (Gitanes / Collection Jazz In paris). Réédition du LP Barclay 84 030 de 1954 et des EP Polydor 20 706 et 20 707 de 1956 - CD 1960 - René Thomas Quintet : Guitar Groove (Jazzland / OJC). R.T. (gt), J.R. Montrose (ts), Hod O'Brien (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Allbert "Tootie" Heath (dr) - CD 1960 - 1970 - Guitar Genius Volume 2 (RTBF AMC). R.T. (gt), Jacques Pelzer (fl), Benoît Quersin (b) Jacques Tollot (dr) ... - CD 1961 - Thomas Jaspar Quintet (RCA / BMG). R.T. (gt), Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl), Amedeo Tommasi (p), Maurizio Majorana (b), Franco Mondini ou Francesco Lo Bianco (dr) - CD 1962 - The Bobby Jaspar Quartet : At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (Mole 11). Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl), R.T. (gt), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (dr) - CD 1962 - Chet Baker - René Thomas Quintet : Hallucinations (J-Bop). Chet Baker (tp), R.T. (gt), George Grunz (piano), K.T. Geyer (bass), Eberhard Stengel (drums) - CD 1963 - Meeting Mister Thomas (Barclay 84 091). R.T. (gt), Jacques Pelzer (as, fl), Lou Bennett (org), Gilbert Rovère ou Benoît Quersin (b), Charles Bellonzi (dr). Cette session du 22/3/63 a été rééditée en CD sous le même titre dans la collection Jazz In Paris (Gitanes, 2001) - CD 1964 - Blue Note, Paris 1964 (Royal Jazz). R.T. (gt), Pony Poindexter (as, ss, voc), Georges Arvanitas (p), Michel Roques (ts), Michel Gaudry (b) ou Georges Lucas (b), Jean-Louis Viale (dr) ou Michel Delaporte (dr) - CD 1966 - Relaxez-vous avec Jack Diéval et son Quartette (Relax 33003 STEREO). R.T. (gt), Jack Diéval (p), Jacques Hess (b), Franco Manzecchi (dr) - LP 1964 - 1974 - Guitar Genius (RTBF AMC). R.T. (gt), Jacques Pelzer (fl), Benoît Quersin (b) Jacques Tollot (dr) ... - CD 1968 - Louiss / Thomas / Clarke : Eddy Louiss Trio (Dreyfus). R.T. (gt), Eddy Louiss (org), Kenny Clarke (dr) - CD 1974 - Thomas Pelzer Limited : T.P.L. (Vogel). R.T. (gt), Jacques Pelzer (as, fl, ss), Rein de Graaf (p), Henk Haverhoek (b), Han Bennink (dr) 1974 - Hommage à ... René Thomas (Live in Sesjun Volume II) (Timeless CDSJP398). R.T. (gt), Rob Franken (p), Koos Serierse (b), Louis Debij (dr) - CD Looks like there´s a few of them not issued on CD, right?

I´m afraid there´s no thread dedicated to this wonderful Belgian guitarist. (from Michel Herr collection) Any comments on him?

A few more: The Cole Porter songbook (Charlie Parker) Further adventures (Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery) King Pleasure sings and he appears in the Roy Eldridge Mosaic (I should check which session are we talking about)

I like the vintage look of it. Don´t worry, I have a more recent map (only 40 years old). Has Paris changed since then?

Paris is the place. I´ll be there from Saturday to Tuesday. Looking forward to drinking some good French wine and listening to some live jazz with brownie! Cheers, Agustín

And of course, we should maintain the spelling and the caps

Hey Chuck, no Tete on stock? How did they sell (the Lucky T and the Webster)?

Same for the Hot Club of Barcelona (founded on 1935, while the Paris Hot Club was founded on 1932) and Madrid. And many other small Spanish towns (specially in Cataluña), such as Manresa, Vilafranca del Penedés... Same musical orientation: 'mouldy fygges' rule!

I voted for "In walked Bud", but I could have voted for any of the other selected tunes. With Monk´s compositions, you can´t go wrong!!!

Hey, I AM a big fan of Ella, and I also love that CD!

I´m off the board for a few days and you all start grabbing and punching newbies.... ... you´ll never learn!

That´s what I also think, but there are some scholars/critics/biographers who think that only widely distributed private recordings should be included. In their opinion, the listing of almost impossible to get tapes, creates some insane collectionism.

That´s why Timner´s "Ellingtonia" doesn´t include releases... and even so, it runs for several hundreds of pages.

Two nice discs!

I KNOW you have a version by a jazz orchestra...