Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Jimmy Gourley, Barney Wilen - Double Action

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:20
Size: 131.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Jazz-blues
Year: 1999/2006
Art: Front

[8:45] 1. Goodbye
[3:26] 2. Blues For Gene
[3:23] 3. Four And Six
[3:13] 4. Summertime
[4:39] 5. C.T.A
[4:59] 6. Denzil's Best
[8:29] 7. Embraceable You
[7:27] 8. Body And Soul
[4:03] 9. Tafira Alta
[4:05] 10. Autumn Leaves
[4:45] 11. Blue Lester

Bass – Dominique Lemerle; Drums – Philippe Combelle; Guitar – Jimmy Gourley; Tenor Saxophone – Barney Wilen. Recorded the 23 December 1987 at "Théâtre Jean-Marie Serraut" Paris.

Gourley was born in St. Louis in 1926. He met saxophonist Lee Konitz in Chicago when both were members of the same high school band. He credits Konitz with encouraging him to become a serious musician. Gourley's father started the Monarch Conservatory of Music in Hammond, Indiana, though he didn't teach, and he bought Gourley his first guitar. Gourley took his first guitar classes at the school. He became interested in jazz while listening to the radio, enjoying in particular Nat King Cole. For his first professional experience as a performer, he dropped out of high school to play with a jazz band in Oklahoma City.

From 1944–1946, Gourley served in the U.S. Navy. After he returned to Chicago, he met guitarist Jimmy Raney and wanted to play like him. He worked in bars and clubs with Jackie Cain & Roy Kral, Anita O'Day, Sonny Stitt, and Gene Ammons. Through the G.I. Bill, he received tuition for three years to any college in the world.

Beginning in 1951, Gourley spent the rest of his life in France, working with Henri Renaud, Lou Bennett, Kenny Clarke, Richard Galliano, Stéphane Grappelli, Bobby Jaspar, Eddy Louiss, Martial Solal, and Barney Wilen. He played with American musicians who were passing through, including Bob Brookmeyer, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz, Gigi Gryce, Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Bud Powell, Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, and Lester Young.

Double Action   

7 comments:

  1. Thanks! And w Wilen into the bargain!
    Cheers Daniel, from Spain...

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  2. Thank you for my request. It's greatly appreciated. You can see a couple of tunes from the actual broadcast here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_J31vi2avQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEH-rj4LLjM

    Best wishes, Jay

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  3. Giullia, could you re-up this one, please. Thank you in advance!

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