This compilation in the Verve Jazz in Paris reissue series gathers three separate recording sessions originally issued on various French EP discs. The first four tracks were recorded for the movie Les Tricheurs, with Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Gus Johnson backing various horn soloists. The title track is a blues, composed on the spot, featuring Stan Getz and Roy Eldridge; the trumpeter easily wins the solo battle as Getz is a bit sloppy with several reed squeaks during his chance. Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, and Eldridge each are individually featured performing originals with the rhythm section, with Gillespie taking top honors for his driving bop tune "Mic's Jump." The 1958 edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, including Lee Morgan and Benny Golson in the front line, are featured in 18 mostly brief tracks from the soundtrack to Les Femmes Disparaissent, with music composed by Blakey and Golson. Because of their brevity and separation from the film, most of the selections don't stand that well on their own. The music is occasionally interesting but, as a whole, not exciting enough to interest the vast majority of Art Blakey fans. The final two songs represent only a part of the music recorded for the Roger Vadim film La Bride sur le Cou. The compositions by James Campbell are not that impressive; the introduction to "La Bride sur le Cou" is almost identical to the theme of the standard "My Old Flame," while the hard bop tune "Brigitte Strip Blues" is rather generic. The all-French quintet, which includes pianist Georges Arvanitas, tenor saxophonist François Jeanneau, and Bernard Vitet on flügelhorn, seems to be going through the motions. Overall, this CD is one of the more disappointing titles in the generally laudable Jazz in Paris series. by Kurt Morris
Tracklist :
1 Jazz At The Philharmonic– Les Tricheurs 3:13
Written-By – Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz
2 Jazz At The Philharmonic– Clo's Blues 3:22
Written-By – Coleman Hawkins
3 Jazz At The Philharmonic– Phil's Tune 4:20
Written-By – Roy Eldridge
4 Jazz At The Philharmonic– Mic's Jump 2:17
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
5 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Générique 2:46
6 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Pierre Et Béatrice 1:04
7 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Nasol 0:42
8 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Tom 1:15
9 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Poursuite Dans La Ruelle 0:21
10 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Ne Chuchote Pas 1:26
11 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Mambo Dans La Voiture 1:18
Art Blakey / Benny Golson
12 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Merlin 0:46
13 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Juste Pour Eux Seuls 2:26
14 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Blues Pour Doudou 3:15
15 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Blues Pour Marcel 4:20
16 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Blues Pour Vava 3:31
17 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Pasquier 1:02
18 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Quaglio 0:47
19 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– La Divorcée De Léo Fall 2:12
20 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Suspense, Tom Et Nasol 0:40
21 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Des Femmes Disparaissent 1:03
22 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Final Pour Pierre Et Béatrice 1:00
23 Georges Arvanitas Quintet– La Bride Sur Le Cou 3:11
James Campbell
24 Georges Arvanitas Quintet– Brigitte Strip Blues 2:37
James Campbell
Credits :
Double Bass – Jymie Merritt (faixas: 5 to 22), Louis Trussardi (faixas: 23, 24), Ray Brown (faixas: 1 to 4)
Drums – Gus Johnson (faixas: 1 to 4), Michel Babault (faixas: 23, 24)
Drums, Composed By, Arranged By – Art Blakey (faixas: 5 to 22)
Flugelhorn – Bernard Vitet (faixas: 23, 24)
Guitar – Herb Ellis (faixas: 1 to 4)
Piano – Bobby Timmons (faixas: 5 to 22), Georges Arvanitas (faixas: 23, 24), Oscar Peterson (faixas: 1 to 4)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Coleman Hawkins (faixas: 2), François Jeanneau (faixas: 23, 24), Stan Getz (faixas: 1)
Saxophone [Tenor], Composed By, Arranged By – Benny Golson (faixas: 5 to 22)
Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie (faixas: 4), Lee Morgan (faixas: 5 to 22), Roy Eldridge (faixas: 1, 3)
Nota :
Jazz At The Philharmonic: Les Tricheurs
Original Soundtrack of Marcel Carné's Movie
Recorded May 1, 1958 at Hoche studio, Paris
Reissue of the Barclay EP 74 024
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Des Femmes Disparaissent
Original Soundtrack of Edouard Molinaro's movie
Recorded December 1958 in Paris
Partial reissue of the Fontana EP 660 224
Georges Arvanitas Quintet: La Bride Sur Le Cou
Original Soundtrack of Roger Vadim's movie
Recorded April 19, 1961 at Hoche Studio Hoche, Paris
Partial reissue of the Barclay EP 72 471
