Lou Bennett - Dansez Et Revez (Bonus Track Version)

Size: 181,5 MB
Time: 77:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Moins Que Rien (Misty) (6:42)
02. Les Enfants Du Piree (Never On Sunday) (2:26)
03. Tendrement (4:35)
04. Clementine (2:17)
05. Blues Valse (3:04)
06. Les Voiliers (3:32)
07. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (4:21)
08. Soleil De Minuit (3:14)
09. Verte Campagne (5:31)
10. Le Vrai Blues (2:56)
11. If You Were The Only Girl In The World (Bonus Track) (7:10)
12. Wonderful, Wonderful (Bonus Track) (5:40)
13. West Coast Blues (Bonus Track) (5:43)
14. No Smokin' (Bonus Track) (5:16)
15. Low Life (Bonus Track) (5:20)
16. Satin Doll (Bonus Track) (5:18)
17. What A Difference A Day Makes (Bonus Track) (4:39)

Personnel:
LOU BENNETT, organ.
ELEK BACSIK, guitar.
DANIEL HUMAIR, drums

Paris, France, Summer 1960.

This release contains Bennett’s second LP as a leader in its entirety: "Dansez et Rêvez avec le trio Lou Bennett" (RCA Victor 430.051). Presented here for the first time ever on CD, it also marks his first album in a trio format.

As a bonus, three tracks have been added showcasing Bennett in a quartet format along with celebrated Belgian guitarist René Thomas, and two more in a trio setting with Jimmy Gourley and Kenny Clarke taped live in Germany. Closing this set are two songs also appearing on CD for the first time ever, which present Bennett in a trio format with Jean-Marie Ingrand and Kenny Clarke. They were only previously issued in 1960 on a long out of print German EP.

Dansez Et Revez

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Lou Bennett - Amen (& More)

Size: 168,7 MB
Time: 72:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Sister Sadie (5:55)
02. So What (5:32)
03. Jubilation (5:07)
04. Brother Daniel (5:07)
05. Green Dolphin Street (8:30)
06. Stella By Starlight (Bonus Track) (4:37)
07. Something By John (Bonus Track) (6:52)
08. Amen (5:04)
09. Brother Daniel (Bonus Track) (6:16)
10. Reverie (Bonus Track) (3:51)
11. Cheek To Cheek (Bonus Track) (5:55)
12. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Bonus Track) (5:03)
13. Night And Day (Bonus Track) (4:50)

Lou Bennett began as a bop pianist, then switched to organ and became a solid player in the late '50s. With Jimmy Smith's virtuostic approach as inspiration, Bennett left piano behind in 1956, and toured the East and Midwest with his organ trio from 1957 through 1959. Bennett left America for Paris in 1960. He recorded there, played at the city's Blue Note club with Jimmy Gourley and fellow expatriate Kenny Clarke, who became one of his regulars alongside Rene Thomas. Bennett made only one return visit to America, appearing at the 1964 Newport Jazz Festival. He led his own group during the '80s. ~by Ron Wynn

Amen (& More)

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Lou Bennett - Blue Lou's Blues

Size: 101,0 MB
Time: 39:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues/Soul Jazz
Art: Front

01. Blues Goes South (3:39)
02. Toi Mon Soleil (4:54)
03. Meridien Rendez Vous (4:38)
04. Blue Lou's Blues (4:20)
05. Goodbye Paris (4:28)
06. Bossalou (3:41)
07. L'Amour Est Une Drole De Chose (4:37)
08. The Pitch Tree Thing (6:05)
09. Just A Little Bop (3:26)

Lou Bennett (b. May 18, 1926, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d. February 10, 1997, Paris, France) was an American jazz organist. Bennett first played bebop on piano, but started playing organ in 1956 after hearing Jimmy Smith. Bennett toured the U.S. with an organ trio between 1957 and 1959, and then moved to Paris in 1960. There he recorded and performed at the Blue Note with Jimmy Gourley and Kenny Clarke (as well as Rene Thomas); he returned to America only once, for the 1964 Newport Jazz Festival. He also recorded in the 1960s with Philip Catherine and Franco Manzecchi. In the 1980s he played in his own quintet with Gerard Badini, among others.

Blue Lou's Blues

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