RENÉ URTREGER

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René Urtreger (born July 6, 1934) is a French bebop pianist.

Urtreger was born in Paris and began his piano studies at the age of four. In his adolescence he furthered them in the Conservatory of Classical Music. He studied with an orientation toward jazz, playing in a small Parisian club, the “Sully d’ Auteil.” Conducted by Hubert Damisch, the Sully boasted an orchestra of talented students including Sacha Distel and Louis Viale.

In 1953, he won first prize in a piano contest for amateurs, and from that moment decided to be a professional musician. In 1954, he accompanied in a Parisian concert two great American expatriates: saxophonist Don Byas and trumpeter Buck Clayton. Their collaboration in the “Salone du Jazz” became one of the most highly-requested French performances by the American musicians that toured the French capital. After serving in the military from 1955 to 1957, Urtreger would play in a
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RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger joue Bud Powell (aka Jazz in Paris No. 67) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger joue Bud Powell (aka Jazz in Paris No. 67)
Hard Bop 1955
RENÉ URTREGER Pianos Puzzle (aka Didi's Bounce) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pianos Puzzle (aka Didi's Bounce)
Hard Bop 1970
RENÉ URTREGER Recidive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Recidive
Hard Bop 1978
RENÉ URTREGER Hum! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hum!
Hard Bop 1982
RENÉ URTREGER Jazzman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazzman
Hard Bop 1985
RENÉ URTREGER Serena album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Serena
Hard Bop 1990
RENÉ URTREGER Move album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Move
Hard Bop 1997
RENÉ URTREGER Onirica album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Onirica
Hard Bop 2001
RENÉ URTREGER Tentatives album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tentatives
Hard Bop 2006
RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger Trio - Yves Torchinsky - Eric Dervieu album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger Trio - Yves Torchinsky - Eric Dervieu
Hard Bop 2014
RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger & Agnès Desarthe : Premier Rendez-Vous album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger & Agnès Desarthe : Premier Rendez-Vous
Vocal Jazz 2017

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RENÉ URTREGER Piano Solo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Solo
Hard Bop 2021

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RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger Trio
Hard Bop 1957
RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger / Pierre Michelot / Daniel Humair ‎: Urtreger Michelot Humair album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger / Pierre Michelot / Daniel Humair ‎: Urtreger Michelot Humair
Hard Bop 1979
RENÉ URTREGER En Direct D'Antibes (aka En Direct D'Antibes #02 aka  En Direct D'Antibes #03) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
En Direct D'Antibes (aka En Direct D'Antibes #02 aka En Direct D'Antibes #03)
Hard Bop 1980
RENÉ URTREGER Collection Privée (Extraits De Concerts inédits) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Collection Privée (Extraits De Concerts inédits)
Hard Bop 1982
RENÉ URTREGER René Urtreger / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Christian Escoudé / André Ceccarelli ‎: Masters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
René Urtreger / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Christian Escoudé / André Ceccarelli ‎: Masters
Hard Bop 1987
RENÉ URTREGER Trio Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Trio Live
Hard Bop 2007

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RENÉ URTREGER Récidive #02 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Récidive #02
Hard Bop 2003
RENÉ URTREGER Jazzman #03 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazzman #03
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2003
RENÉ URTREGER Early Trios album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Early Trios
Hard Bop 2018

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