French Connection: Blues from France and Italy

[Fritz The Cat]

French connection: guitars by Pierre Vildard. Superb dynamics and pressing.
Memphis Slim, Fip Fil and Fim, 1982, Milan France, A 120 165

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded December 8, 1973 at Casino de Biarritz (side A) and December 13, 1973 at Studio Condorcet, Toulouse (side B).
Jimmy Rogers, g, voc, Louis Myers,g, Willie Mabon,p, Dave Myers, b, Fred Below,dr.
Great guitars! That's all right....

[Fritz The Cat]

Fine collection of the French connection. Listen to Slam Stewarts funny vocals in "On The Lock Lomond" A5 with Joe Turner,p and Jo Jones, dr.

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Slam Stewart, bass&voc. JoJones, dr. Listen to Slam Stewarts funny duelling with his contrabass on "I'm crazy 'bout my baby" A4. Recorded at Decca Studio, Paris, Aug.3, 1971.

[Fritz The Cat]

Bobby Timmons, p., Lee Morgan, tp., Benny Golson, ts. Liner notes:" Le Jazz reste vivant, le Jazz est toujours une musique qui bouge....."
D'accord! Agreed! Einverstanden?

[Fritz The Cat]

Swiss-French-Connection: http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=388948&viewfull=1#post388948

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Recorded August 3 1971 at Decca Studio Paris. Jo Jones dr.
What effective combination: Slam Stewart's simultaneously bowed contrabass while singing the same melody in the superior octave. Listen to his arrangement of the traditional "On the Loch Lomond" B3. Striking.

[Kay Pirinha]

Is this »On the Loch Lomond« the same tune that Martha Tilton sang at Benny Goodman's Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert on January 16, 1938, named just »Loch Lomond« on the related double album?

Best regards!

[Fritz The Cat]

Is this »On the Loch Lomond« the same tune that Martha Tilton sang at Benny Goodman's Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert on January 16, 1938, named just »Loch Lomond« on the related double album?

Best regards!

Bingo! It's the same lovely Scottish traditional. And it's not a big surprise: this one is the (ripped off) basis of a great hit in 1991. "(Fast) Alles nur geklaut". Look at my next post here, if you please!

[Fritz The Cat]

Is this »On the Loch Lomond« the same tune that Martha Tilton sang at Benny Goodman's Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert on January 16, 1938, named just »Loch Lomond« on the related double album?

Best regards!

Ripped off by Mark Jordan/John Capek in 1986. 1991 it has become a rhythm of Rod's heart (A1). But, admitted, it was a nice rip off. Rogues...

[Fritz The Cat]

Wrong sleeve, but on front side there's a bloody amazing picture of "Hamp in Paris". Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (dr).
C'est "crazy"! Vive la France!

[Fritz The Cat]

Recorded at Black and Blue open air studio in Nice on July 1977
Milt Hinton b, J.C. Heard, dr
Guitar work without any special effects, very clean.
Nice was nice then.
Look at the write error on label: Vatemouth. Vive la France!

[Fritz The Cat]

Tiny Grimes (g), Roland Lobligeois (b), Panama Francis (dr)
Recorded at Decca Studio, Paris, May 14th 1974 by Claude Achallée
The steadiness of the tempo, the suppleness of the pulsation, the rhythmic life, the harassing swing of Panama Francis make of him one of the best drummers of all times. (Cit: notes on back cover)

[Fritz The Cat]

Block chords. Locked-hands.
Recorded in Paris, December 7th 1969.
Buddy Tate ts, Wallace Bishop dr, plus hundreds of yeah-yeah's by Milt.