Time: 76:58
Size: 176.2 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front
[3:50] 1. Jeru
[3:23] 2. On A Riff
[2:45] 3. Swing Spring
[3:51] 4. Eronel
[2:54] 5. The Squirrel
[3:46] 6. Blue Serge
[3:02] 7. The Squirrel
[3:24] 8. Eronel
[2:53] 9. 'round About Midnight
[3:05] 10. When Lights Are Low
[3:55] 11. Cadenze
[4:26] 12. Tahiti
[3:36] 13. Love Me Or Leave Me
[2:32] 14. Fun For Four
[3:29] 15. Fantasy For Bass
[3:25] 16. Jackie My Little Cat
[3:33] 17. Dream Time
[2:47] 18. Gold Fish
[2:53] 19. Black Knight
[2:47] 20. Jean-Paul
[2:46] 21. Bell Hop
[2:30] 22. More Than You Know
[5:16] 23. Tampico
Kenny Clarke (d), with Roger Guérin, Bernard Hulin (tp), Billy Byers, Nat Peck (tb), Hubert Rostaing, Hubert Fol, Lucky Thompson, Armand Migiani (saxes), René Urtréger, Martial Solal, Maurice Vandair (p), Pierre Michelot, Jean Warland (b).
Recorded during 1956-1960, the initial years of drummer Kenny Clarkes permanently settling in Europe, these four sessions display his versatility and consistently commanding musicianship over richly varied settings, some graced, among others, by the stellar presence of US tenor giants Lucky Thompson and Don Byas. They show, too, the superior quality of some European players and composerarrangers who were to be outstanding names in continental jazz -primarily French and Belgian, but also including the great Algerian pianist, Martial Solal.
Solal and trombonist Billy Byers are featured on the opening session of André Hodeirs excellently conceived arrangements of originals by himself, Ellington, Monk, Mulligan, Dameron and others. On the Kenny Clarke Plays Pierre Michelot session, Michelot reveals his considerable gifts as composer and arranger, influenced by the Miles Davis Nonet, with Clarke and Thompson at their best. The Bill Holman-influenced composer-arranger Christian Chevalliers good writing animates the next session. Both sessions benefit from a rhythm section which includes the arrestingly brilliant piano of Maurice Vandair. The final session, from 1960, showcases Francy Bolands writing, presaging his long collaboration with Clarke. Apart from Clarke and Byas, the musicians are Belgian, with vibist Fats Sadi the most original soloist among them and Clarke, as always, an inspiring presence.
Recorded during 1956-1960, the initial years of drummer Kenny Clarkes permanently settling in Europe, these four sessions display his versatility and consistently commanding musicianship over richly varied settings, some graced, among others, by the stellar presence of US tenor giants Lucky Thompson and Don Byas. They show, too, the superior quality of some European players and composerarrangers who were to be outstanding names in continental jazz -primarily French and Belgian, but also including the great Algerian pianist, Martial Solal.
Solal and trombonist Billy Byers are featured on the opening session of André Hodeirs excellently conceived arrangements of originals by himself, Ellington, Monk, Mulligan, Dameron and others. On the Kenny Clarke Plays Pierre Michelot session, Michelot reveals his considerable gifts as composer and arranger, influenced by the Miles Davis Nonet, with Clarke and Thompson at their best. The Bill Holman-influenced composer-arranger Christian Chevalliers good writing animates the next session. Both sessions benefit from a rhythm section which includes the arrestingly brilliant piano of Maurice Vandair. The final session, from 1960, showcases Francy Bolands writing, presaging his long collaboration with Clarke. Apart from Clarke and Byas, the musicians are Belgian, with vibist Fats Sadi the most original soloist among them and Clarke, as always, an inspiring presence.
Plays The Arrangements Of Andre Hodeir, Pierre Michelot, Christian Chevallier & Francy Boland
