RENÉ THOMAS - The Real Cat (2000) Jazz In Paris 16 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Rene Thomas was a Belgian guitarist who hoped to make it big on the international jazz scene following his move to Paris and a flurry of recording activity in the 1950s and early 1960s, though his goal ultimately eluded him. This CD in Verve's Jazz in Paris reissue series combines two separate dates originally made for Barclay and Polydor. For the most part, Thomas' approach to the guitar is rather laid back, particularly in his spacious arrangement to "All the Things You Are." As a result, the music throughout both dates is enjoyable though it falls short of being an essential purchase. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     L' Imbécile 3:13
René Thomas
2     How About You? 2:37
Ralph Freed / Burton Lane
3     All the Things You Are 3:41
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
4     Relaxin' at the Grand Balcon 3:17
René Thomas
5     The Continental 2:54
Con Conrad / Herbert Magidson
6     There Will Never Be Another You 2:27
Mack Gordon / Harry Warren
7     Lover Man 3:38
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
8     If I Had You 4:15
Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Ted Shapiro
9     Shine 2:59
Lew Brown / Ford Dabney / Cecil Mack
10     My Old Flame 4:47
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
11     Goodnight, Wherever You Are 4:01
Al Hoffman / Dick Robertson / Frank Weldon
12     Easy to Love 2:42
Cole Porter
13     The Real Cat 4:18
René Thomas
14     Someone to Watch over Me 3:19
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
15     Get Happy 3:16
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
16     A Night in Tunisia 4:41
Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli
Credits :
Double Bass – Benoît Quersin, Jean-Marie Ingrand (faixas: 1 to 8)
Drums – Jean-Louis Viale (faixas: 1 to 8), José Bourguignon (faixas: 9 to 16)
Guitar – René Thomas
Piano – René Urtreger (faixas: 1 to 8), Roland Ronchaud (faixas: 9 to 16)
Tenor Saxophone – André Ross (faixas: 1, 3, 8), Serge "Bib" Monville (faixas: 9 to 16)
Nota :
Tracks 1 ton 8 recorded April 17, 1954 at the Magellan studio, Paris and March 22, 1956 in Paris (9-16)
Tracks 1 to 8 reissue of the Barclay LP 84 030 René Thomas And His Orchestra
Tracks 9 to 12 reissue of the Polydor EP 20 706
Tracks 13 to 16 reissue of the Polydor EP 20 707
In tracks 1-8 Double Bass is played either by Benoit Quersin or Jean-Marie Ingrand
(P): 1954 (1-8) & 1956 (9-16) Universal Music S.A. France