The Jazz in Paris: Jazz and Cinema series of Verve CD reissues examines jazz recorded for French film soundtracks in the late '50s and early '60s. This third compilation is the least successful of the first three, as few of the tracks stand on their own merit away from the movies they accompanied. Written for the film Les Loups Dans la Bergerie, the compositions of Serge Gainsbourg might be labeled cool, though they are rarely given time to develop and feature no major soloists in Alan Gouraguer's arrangements. Less successful are Andre Hodeir's somewhat boppish charts for Les Tripe au Soleil, which have extremely distracting scat vocals by Christiane Legrand that frequently seem off-key. The best of the lot is a remake of four songs composed by Freddie Redd for The Connection, which began life as a play. The potent trumpet of Sonny Grey and sassy trombone of Luis Miguel Fuentes constitute the centerpiece of each selection. This session also marked the recording debut of drummer Daniel Humair as a leader, who recruited René Urtreger to write the arrangements. It is these four tracks that make this anthology worth acquiring. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
Les loups Dans La Bergerie (1959)
–Serge Gainsbourg Générique 1:26
–Serge Gainsbourg Fuite Du Rouquin 1:05
–Serge Gainsbourg Les Loups Dans La Bergerie 2:44
–Serge Gainsbourg Cha Cha Cha Du Loup 1:32
–Serge Gainsbourg Les Loups Dans La Bergerie (Fin) 3:26
Les Tripes Au Soleil (1959)
–André Hodeir Rhythm And Blues N°1 2:07
–André Hodeir Spiritual 1:24
–André Hodeir Danse 2:31
–André Hodeir Le Désert 2:12
–André Hodeir Blues 3:49
The Connection (1961)
–Daniel Humair Soultet Theme For Sister Salvation 2:54
–Daniel Humair Soultet Overdose 3:42
–Daniel Humair Soultet Wigglin' 3:35
–Daniel Humair Soultet Music Forever 2:31
–Daniel Humair Soultet One Mint Julep 3:38
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Georges Grenu (faixas: 1 to 5), Pierre Gossez (faixas: 6 to 10)
Arranged By – Alain Goraguer (faixas: 1 to 5), Luis Fuentes (faixas: 15), René Urtreger (faixas: 11 to 14)
Artwork – Les Télécréateurs Design
Backing Band – Le Jazz Groupe De Paris (faixas: 6 to 10)
Baritone Saxophone – William Boucaya (faixas: 1 to 5)
Double Bass – Guy Pedersen (faixas: 11 to 15), Pierre Michelot (faixas: 1 to 5)
Drums – Christian Garros (faixas: 1 to 5), Daniel Humair (faixas: 11 to 15)
Flute – Raymond Guiot (faixas: 1 to 5)
Piano – Alain Goraguer (faixas: 1 to 5), Eddy Louiss (faixas: 11 to 15)
Soprano Vocals – Christiane Legrand (faixas: 6 to 10)
Tenor Saxophone – Jean-Louis Chautemps (faixas: 11 to 15)
Trombone – Luis Fuentes (faixas: 11 to 15)
Trumpet – Roger Guérin (faixas: 1 to 10), Sonny Grey (faixas: 11 to 15)
Written-By – André Hodeir (faixas: 6 to 10), Freddie Redd (faixas: 11 to 14), Rudolph Toombs (faixas: 15), Serge Gainsbourg (faixas: 1 to 5)
Nota :
Tracks 1 to 5 taken from "Les loups Dans La Bergerie"
Original soundtrack of Hervé Bromberger's movie.
Recorded October 28, 1959 in Paris.
Reissue of the Philips EP 432 447.
(P) 1960 Universal Music S. A. France
Tracks 6 to 10 taken from "Les Tripes Au Soleil"
Original soundtrack of Claude Bemard-Aubert's movie.
Recorded 1959 in Paris.
Reissue of the Philips EP 460 634.
(P) 1959 Universal Music S. A. France
Tracks 11 to 15 taken from "The Connection"
Soundtrack of Jack Gelber's play.
Recorded May 29, 1961 in Paris.
Reissue of the Vega EP's 45 2128 and 45 5124 (B side).
(P) 1961 Universal Music S. A. France
