Boxset / Compilation · 2017
Tracklist
1. Souscription (Henri Renaud) 4:32
2. Marcel le fourreur (Marcel the Furrier) (Henri Renaud) 3:35
3. G. and B. (Henri Renaud) 4:14
4. Influence (Henri Renaud) 4:01
5. Meet Quincy Jones (Henri Renaud) 3:46
6. Once Upon a Time (Lucky Thompson) 2:49
7. A Distant Sound (Lucky Thompson) 2:58
8. A Sunkissed Rose (Lucky Thompson) 3:30
9. Portrait of Django (Jean-Pierre Sasson) 3:42
10. Theme for a Brown Rose (Brown Rose) (Gérard Pochonet) 3:06
11. Still Waters (Lucky Thompson) 3:00
12. 12 Quick as a Flash (Lucky Thompson) 2:38
13. Angel Eyes (Lucky Thompson) 3:14
14. The Parisian Knight (Lucky Thompson) 2:12
15. Street Scene (Lucky Thompson) 2:57
16. To You Dear One (Lucky Thompson) 3:10
17. But Not for Tonight (Thompson-Pochonet) 3:58
18. Home Free (Lucky Thompson) 5:04
19. Bluebeard Blues (Hefti-Basie) 3:55
20. Easy Going (Lucky Thompson) 4:04
21. One for the Boys and Us (Thompson-Pochonet) 7:07
Line-up/Musicians
Personnel on #1-5: MODERN JAZZ GROUP TENTETTE FEATURING LUCKY THOMPSON
Fred Gérard, Roger Guérin, trumpet; Benny Vasseur, trombone; Teddy Hameline, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Jean-Louis Chautemps, tenor sax; William Boucaya, baritone sax; Henri Renaud, piano; Benoit Quersin, bass; Roger Paraboschi, drums.
Christian Chevallier, Bob Shronk and Henri Renaud, arrangers
Recorded in Paris, March 5 (#1-3) & 7 (#4-5), 1956
Personnel on #6-11: LUCKY THOMPSON & GÉRARD POCHONET ALL STARS
Fernand Verstraete, trumpet; André Paquinet, trombone; Jo Hrasko, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, arranger; Marcel Hrasko, baritone sax; Jean-Pierre Sasson (as 'Sir' John Peter), guitar; Martial Solal, piano; Benoit Quersin, bass; Gérard Pochonet, drums.
Recorded in Paris, March 29, 1956
Personnel on #12-17: LUCKY THOMPSON & GÉRARD POCHONET ALL STARS
Christian Bellest, trumpet; Charles Verstraete, trombone; Jo Hrasko, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, arranger; Marcel Hrasko, baritone sax; Martial Solal, piano; Benoit Quersin, bass; Gérard Pochonet, drums.
Recorded in Paris, April 17, 1956
Personnel on #18-21: DAVE POCHONET ALL STARS FEATURING LUCKY THOMPSON
Fernand Verstraete, trumpet (out on #18); Charles Verstraete, trombone (out on #18); Michel de Villers, alto & baritone sax; Jo Hrasko, alto sax, clarinet; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, arranger; Marcel Hrasko, baritone sax; Jean-Pierre Sasson, guitar; Henri Renaud, piano; Benoit Quersin, bass; Gérard Pochonet, drums. Jack Sels, arranger (#19).
Recorded in Paris, May 11, 1956
About this release
Fresh Sound FSRCD938 (Spain)
Original sources:
Tracks #1-5, from the 10-inch album “Modern Jazz Group— Tentette and Quartet featuring Lucky Thompson” (Le Club Français du Disque LP 66)
Tracks #6-17, from the album “Lucky Thompson & Gérard Pochonet All Stars”
(Swing LDM 30.039)
Tracks #18-21, from the album “Lucky Thompson & Dave Pochonet All Stars”
(Le Club Français du Disque LP 84)
Thanks to snobb for the addition