MARTIAL SOLAL
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Martial Solal was born in Algiers on August 23, 1927. He moved to Paris in the late 1940s where he began a career that has spanned work with Sidney Bechet and Lee Konitz. In the early 1950s he played and recorded with both Django Reinhardt and Don Byas, and later in the decade with Lucky Thompson and Kenny Clarke. When Miles Davis said, 'Damn! That boy Solal can play!' in 1958, Mr. Solal already had mature possession of his skills, but few had heard of him outside France. As a leader, his groups have ranged from a trio with two bassists to big bands. He is heard at his best in a conventional trio format on Jazz A Gaveau, where his ability to structure fragments of melody, rhythm and harmony into a seemingly composed whole is amply demonstrated. Mr. Solal has also scored music for several films. His original compositions
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Son 66
Hard Bop
1966
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En solo
Post Bop
1971
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Himself
Post Bop
1974
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Big Band
Progressive Big Band
1984
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Solal!
Hard Bop
1967
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