#frenchjazz

Pianos Puzzle by Georges Arvanitas, released on Saravah in France in 1970. Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist. He was born in Marseille, a child of Greek immigrants from Constantinople. At the age of four he began studying piano and initially trained as a classical pianist, switching to jazz during his teens. His influences included Bud Powell and Bill Evans. In the late 1950s, he featured on albums by Art Farmer and Louis Hayes, and played with Dexter Gordon and Johnny Griffin. He also worked with Yusef Lateef. - Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PcYQfSt1HE&list=PLtsX_sSTMJhg8bj_GQmib9RaMTgXC9ZYI&index=1 #GeorgeArvanitas #Jazz #JazzOrgan #JazzPianoTrio #Music #FrenchJazz

Afternoon in Paris is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and French singer Sacha Distel recorded for the Atlantic label. Allmusic reviewer, Alex Henderson stated: "the part-American, part-French group of improvisers provides an above-average bop album" - Wikipedia Faint praise as this an excellent bop Lp and I did not realise before hearing this what a great jazz guitarist Sacha Distel was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWiUF7HWOkM&list=RDCWiUF7HWOkM&start_radio=1 #JohnLewis #SachaDistel #Frenchjazz #jazz #Music #Bop

New Call From France by The Jef Gilson Nonet feat. Jean Louis Chautemps, released in 1966 on SABA. London Jazz Collector wrote: Three of France’s outstanding front-line players: Jean-Louis Chautemps, Francois Janneau and Claude Lenissois – come into their own as solists in a nonet setting, an excellent showcase for their talents without an overwhelming nineteen-piece big band setting... It covers familiar Gilson territory, large ensemble with European/ romantic melody leanings but lots of fire in the belly. One, maybe two tracks I recognised from Gilson compendium albums, merely recognition of outstanding material, and much better heard in context of the whole contemporary album rather than a sampler of “picked cherries” without context. https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2024/12/20/jef-gilson-new-call-from-france-1966-mps/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l49rmbnArZU&list=RDl49rmbnArZU&start_radio=1 #JefGilson #ModalJazz #Jazz #FrenchJazz #Music #Jean-LouisChautemps #FrancoisJanneau #MPS #SABA