brownie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 [ Yes, you're correct of course. Where is it from, what corny play is that they're watching? Sure some French classic, Corneille, Racine? (I'm clueless... 6.5 years of French in school, and no effing clue about French literature afterwards... totally useless teachers!) Don't think it was an actual play. It was one of Alain Robbe-Grillet's screenwriting device. Must say that even if I really like Alain Resnais and Delphine Seyrig, I can't stand Robbe-Grillet's writings or person! One of the most overrated writer ever! Loved it when he was finally made a member of the Académie française. It will look good on his epitaph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Vol. 1 seems to feature Solal with Roger Guérin (trumpet), Daniel Humair (drums), Gilbert Rovère (bass), N.H. Pedersen (bass), Lee Konitz (sax), Charles Bellonzi (drums) and Vol. 2 includes "La Ronde de John Lewis , interprété en duo par Martial Solal et ... John Lewis! Aussi une fascinante interprétation de Fascinating Rythm de Gershwin avec Stephane Grapelli, sans compter d'autres merveilles" (source) First two LPs are called "Les Introuvables", and feature tracks with Roger Guérin (quartet, 1959), some trios with Guy Pedersen and Daniel Humair, Gilbert Rovere and Charles Bellonzi, Cesarius Alvim and Humair, Rovere and Humair and two pieces with a big band (one from 1962, the other from 1985), plus three solo tracks. The third LP is subtitled "Standards en solo... ou comment s'en débarrasser", and has six tracks from 1974 to 1982. The last LP ("Rencontres") has duo tracks with, in turn, Grappelli, Konitz, John Lewis, Didier Lockwood, NHOP and Jean-Louis Chautemps. First LP is about 44 minutes long; the second is 48, the third is 37 and the fourth is 40. Something must be missing anyway. The cover of the LP box set is the white one. luca Edited March 19, 2007 by brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloe Omoe Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The 4LP box came out in 1985. It is a must-have set for any Solal fans! Absolutely. I bought it when it came out, and I've never seen another copy around. luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The 4LP box came out in 1985. It is a must-have set for any Solal fans! Absolutely. I bought it when it came out, and I've never seen another copy around. luca Not that rare. I come upon this set off and on! Saw one several weeks ago at a rather reasonable price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloe Omoe Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Not that rare. I come upon this set off and on! Saw one several weeks ago at a rather reasonable price! Yes, I guess in France it must have had a bigger circulation. Solal is quite popular in Italy (he plays here a lot and has recorded for many Italian labels - he's still doing that, his new CAM CD is great) , but his records have never sold much. luca Edited March 19, 2007 by Eloe Omoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The Solal 4LP box is up for grabs. Good price! Martial Solal Live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 OK, the radar is ON! Ubu, what's that 'Je suis à vous' line you carry these days? It means i'm all yours It's a line from "L'année dernière à Marienbad", alas just from the play they're watching right at the beginning, and not the line Ms. Seyrig tells to dear ubu... just wondered about your old lines yesterday night when i was waiting at someone's room and looked into Bob Dylan's Tarantula for two minutes... was quite similar in sound; but i suppose that was too simple a guess (especially considering how difficult the new one would have been to find out ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 the old ones were from Howard Hawks' classic "The Big Sleep", some dialogue bits mostly between the characters played by Bogart and Bacall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 The Solal 4LP box is up for grabs. Good price! Martial Solal Live! I got this Solal box a few years ago, it was one of my first ebay purchases. Regrettably three of the four discs have warpage which significant affects play on the first tracks on each side. Despie this is ,it's a decent set but the sound ( even allowing for warp) is not that fantastic, it's certainly good enough though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six string Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) I've found the details: Daniel Humair: Surrounded 1964-1987 BLUE FLAME; 40322 (CD3621) (released 1991) Featuring Eric Dolphy, Kenny Drew, David Friedman, Johnny Griffin, J.-F. Jenny-Clarc, Joachim Kühn, Eddy Louiss, Tete Montoliu, Gerry Mulligan, Michel Portal, Mike Richmond, Martial Solal, Henri Texier, René Thomas, Phil Woods, a.o. I have this one as well. It's an excellent collection of his music. Fantastic drummer! Too bad about the missing tracks, although I'm glad it didn't leave out the Dolphy. Edited March 23, 2007 by six string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Daniel Humair had a freak accident last week and broke a shoulder. He had to cancel a concert appearance in eastern France next weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Dang - hope he mends quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six string Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) Guy, the 2CD version just has a flimsy box wrapped around the two CDs, both packed in regular jewel cases with separate booklets and notes. Nothing you miss if you have them as single discs, I think. Weird story about Humair/Kirk... I think Humair is sort of a diva personality, from what I've heard/read. I like the Gruntz/Humair cuts on the Dog Years Kirk box best (though the whole package is splendid). There's also an old French CD compiling various tracks by Humair backing several bands/guest artists, among them two tracks with Eric Dolphy. Can't remember the title, a local library has that one and I have but a copy of it... I believe I have the compilation you speak of and it's title is "Surrounded." It's the only album by him that I own outside of two with Joachim Kuhn and J.F. Jenny-Clark. He is indeed a spectacularly talented drummer. His cymbal work in particular is very special. I see now that someone posted the cover of "Surrounded." Never mind. :-) Edited June 22, 2011 by six string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yeah, I've had a real copy of "Surrounded" for a while now - very good disc! Too bad about Humair's accident. Here's hope for a quick recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted September 2, 2023 Report Share Posted September 2, 2023 For francophone humairophiles - an excellent five-part interview with the man on Radio France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-grands-entretiens/daniel-humair-batteur-1-5-j-ai-commence-a-taper-sur-les-meubles-de-mes-parents-avec-des-fourchettes-7785726 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 DH seems to be on every one of my fave albums from France. This is the only video I've ever seen of him. The guy's a force of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 43 minutes ago, sgcim said: DH seems to be on every one of my fave albums from France. This is the only video I've ever seen of him. The guy's a force of nature. Is that Texier on bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 42 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Is that Texier on bass? Phil Woods (as), George Gruntz (p), Henri Texier (b), Daniel Humair (dr) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: Is that Texier on bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 That was the first ERM. the great Gordon Beck replaced the great George Gruntz. PW used the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 I am quite a fan of that band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 Travel through time: 1960 - 1979 - 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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