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Lou Bennett Plays For Clem recorded: January 1971 in Heidelberg/Germany issued: CLEM RECORDS 30.001 (private label by Clemens Brendel) ; 1973 re-issued as Jazz On Epic - Lou Bennett EPIC RECORDS EPC 65745 (F) LOU BENNETT (org); IRA CRISS (g); JOE HACKBARTH (dr) Side A 1. Lil' Darlin' 2. Out Of Nowhere 3. Poema 4. Over The Rainbow Side B 1. Enfin 2. The Shadow Of Your Smile 3. Georgia On My Mind |
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Jazz À La Huchette / Lou Bennett & Dany Doriz recorded: February 15/16 (#1 & 6), February 13/14 (#2-5 & 7), 1977 live at Caveau de la Huchette issued: 1977 JAZZ TIME JTM (NL) ; 1991 CD JAZZ TIME 253 621-2 (France) LOU BENNETT (org); DANY DORIZ (vib); MICHEL DENIS (#1 & 6), TEDDY MARTIN (#2-5,7) (dr)
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Live At Club Saint-Germain / The Lou Bennett Trio recorded: 1978 live in Paris issued: 1980 VOGUE P.I.P. 502609 LOU BENNETT (org); ANDRÉ CONDOUANT (g); BILLY BROOKS (dr)
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| 'Arrival' is a tune by Horace Parlan, which is recognizable immediately by its particularly modern chord structure. Brooks performs brilliantly, behind this melody, an Afro-Cuban inspired rhythmic accompaniment. 'Lament' is a Bennett/Brooks duo. On a beautiful ballad enriched by the sumptuous harmonies played by the left hand, suggesting the effects of an orchestra under the melodic line. Bennett gives an exemplary image of his style as an organist. In particular, the third chorus, which is a superb solo on the bass notes. In this piece, Bennett uses "voices" and "colours" which he composed on his "Bennett machine", the name he gives his organ. He explained that "having taken away the lower keyboard of my Hammond, I fixed the thing up to multiply the voices: piano, strings, brasses, vibraphones etc. and put together a sort of orchestra." | 'Not So Softly' is also by Bennett, who occasionally uses the five-note scale in the minor key. The tempo this title is taken is extremely fast and one can only admire the virtuosity on Bennett´s pedal work as well. Brooks is especially good here on toms and cymbals. 'Pentatitus' is a theme Bennett constructed from the five-note scale, hence the title. 'Yearning' is a blues in which he shows again his liking for unusual harmonies. There are some evocations at the end of the piece of some church harmonies, recalling the gospel music which he played such an important part in Bennett´s musical upbringing. 'State Side Thing' is also a blues, in 24 bars, which recalls many of the successful themes of organists of the 1960´s, There is a great solo from that underestimated musician André Condouant, and another marvellous example of Brook´s polyrhythmes. | ||
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Lou Bennett Trio: Jazz issued: 1979 LP PATCHWORK MCT 7984 LOU BENNETT (org); MALO VALLOIS (g); FRANÇOIS LAUDET (dr) Side A 1. Something Blues 2. Cicatrice 3. Once In Paris 4. Not So Straussy Side B 1. Charleston Two 2. Sonia 3. Basie Memories 4. Penta Bossa |
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| Review: Enregistré à Paris le 13 Janvier 1984, Lou Bennett, qui est accompagné par Al Levitt à la batterie, et Flavio Ibba à la guitare, consacre cet album au Blues, et plus particulièrement aux compositions qu'il a réalisées conjointement avec V. Laitinen. On retrouve dans cet album, les fabuleuses facultés d'improvisation de l'organiste, assorties de ses harmonies favorites ! |  |
Blue Lou´s Blues (Swing
Land / Vol. 13) / Lou Bennett recorded: January 13, 1984 in Paris issues: 1984 SWING 187644 ; 1993 JAZZOPHILE/JAZZTRADE SL-CD-6035 LOU BENNETT (org); FLAVIO IBBA (g); AL LEVITT (dr) 1. Blues Goes South 2. Toi, Mon Soleil 3. Méridien Rendez-Vous 4. Blue Lou´s Blues 5. Goodbye Paris 6. Bossalou 7. L'Amour Est Une Drôle De Chose 8. The Pitch-Tree Thing All written by Lou Bennett and Valto Laitinen, #2 written by Bennett, Laitinen & Contet. |
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Now Hear My Meaning / Lou Bennett Quartet recorded: June 9 & 10, 1992 live in La Boîte issues: 1993 MAS I MAS RECORDS 001 S.C.P. ; MASIM NL 544930 ; MUSICMASTERS 166269 (NIGHT AND DAY Distribution) LOU BENNETT (org); ABDU SALIM (ts); XIMO TEBAR (g); IDRIS MUHAMMAD (dr)
Published by MAS I MAS RECORDS, S.C.P. Pelai, 11. 08001 Barcelona, Spain phone: 34.3 318 59 66 ; fax: 34.3 318 96 84 |
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Twistiti / Eddie Vartan 196? TWIST 26.002 (France) 1. Twistiti (E. Vartan) 2. Heartaches (Hoffman-Klenner) 3. Salut Les Copines (Lou Bennett) 4. Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus) |
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| Some online sources mix up Lou Bennett with the a female Australian singer of the same name. These albums are related to her and don't have anything to do with "our" Lou Bennett: 'Tiddas', 'Powderfinger', 'Weddings, Parties, Anything' and 'Global Divas'. |
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Mélodies Sur L'Oreiller issued: 1958 or 59 LP BEL AIR 411 045 (France) re-issued: 1967? as Mélodies Pour Rêver LP MUSIDISC 1157 (F) PIERRE SPIERS (p A#1,4, B#2,4,5; harp A#3, B#3; org A#2,5 B#1); ROGER GUÉRIN (tp B#1); RAYMOND GUIOT (fl A#3, B#3,5); J.-C. FOHRENBACH (ts A#2); LOU BENNETT (org A#1,4, B#2,4); KENNY CLARKE (dr A#1,4, B#2,4); A. MOLIMETTI (dr B#5)
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| Lou Bennett appears under the pseudonym 'Goliath' on the original release for contractual reasons. |  |
Jack Sels Original Studio Recording / Jack Sels recorded: September 1961 issues: LP DELAHAY DEP14028 ; LP IBC 4C054-97754 (Belgium) probably this album is identical with JackSel(l)s Jazz JACK SELS (ts, comp, arr); LOU BENNETT (org); PHILIP CATHERINE (g); OLIVER JACKSON (dr)
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Sax Appeal / Jack Sels The Sexy Sax Of Sels & Swinging Friends issued: LP RELAX 30.004 (Holland) JACK SELS (ts, comp, arr); AL JONES; LOU BENNETT (org); PHILIP CATHERINE (g); OLIVER JACKSON (dr)
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| Review: On January 3, 1963 producer / writer Joachim Ernst Berendt organized a concert in Germany featuring some of the top American jazzmen who were then residing in Europe. Originally 13 songs released on 2 LP's, 8 of the performances have been reissued on this single CD; left out are five of the seven numbers from Vol. 1 (three with clarinetist Albert Nicholas and one a piece with bluesmen Champion Jack Dupree and Curtis Jones). The CD contains a pair of fine features for tenor saxophonist Don Byas (including a lengthy workout on 'All the Things You Are'), ballad showcases for trumpeter Idrees Sulieman ('I Can't Get Started') and pianist Bud Powell ('Round Midnight'), two numbers by a trio consisting of guitarist Jimmy Gourley, organist Lou Bennett and drummer Kenny Clarke, and a pair of Bill Smith originals featuring the clarinetist in a quintet with altoist Herb Geller and guitarist Gourley. A fine bop-oriented set of music by a variety of mostly underrated players. |  |
Americans In Europe / Various Artists recorded: January 3, 1963 live in Koblenz/Germany issues: 1963 IMPULSE! A-35 stereo (US) ; IMPULSE!/GRP 11502 ; JASMINE JAS 64 ; 1994 CD GRP 7236181 ; IMPULSE GRD 150; 1994 CD GRP/MCA 150 #1-4 The Don Byas-Bud Powell Quintet: DON BYAS (ts #1,2); IDREES SULIEMAN (tp #1-3); BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) #5,6 Kenny Clarke Trio: JIMMY GOURLEY (g); L. BENNETT (org); K. CLARKE (dr) #7,8 The Bill Smith Quintet: BILL SMITH (cl); HERB GELLER (as); JIMMY GOURLEY (g); BOB CARTER (b); JOE HARRIS (dr).
Note: #1 & 2 were originally issued on Americans In Europe Volume 2 (AS-37). All other selections were originally issued on Americans In Europe Volume 1 (AS-36). Original sessions produced by Joachim Ernst Berendt. Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna. Executive Producers: Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen |
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| Reviews: It has been called 'the third migration in the history of jazz'. The first migration occured in the First World War and the early Twenties: 'upstream' from New Orleans to Chicago. The second was the migration from Chicago to New York at the turn of the Thirties. And then, after the end of World War 2, the third migration took place, from the USA to Europe! Many of them are so significant that jazz history cannot be written without mentioning their names. What is modern drumming without Kenny Clarke? What is modern piano without Bud Powell. In the 40ies, Don Byas was the first to relate the classic tenor saxophone style of Coleman Hawkins to modern jazz. And what would be the history of the New Orleans clarinet be without Albert Nicholas & the late, greatly missed, Sidney Bechet? On January 3, 1963, producer / writer Joachim Ernst Berendt organized a concert in Germany featuring some of the top American jazzmen who were then residing in Europe. This is a fine bop-oriented set of music by a variety of mostly underrated players. |  |
Americans In Europe Volume 1 / Various Artists issued: 1963 IMPULSE! A-36 (stereo) ; JASMINE JAS 64 (English pressing taken from American MCA recordings) Side A #1,2 Bill Smith Quintet: BILL SMITH (cl); HERB GELLER (as); JIMMY GOURLEY (g); BOB CARTER (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) #3 Bud Powell Trio: BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) 1. Freeway (Bill Smith) 2. Pyramid (Bill Smith) 3. 'Round Midnight (Th. Monk/N. Williams/P. Hanighan) Side B #1,2 Kenny Clarke Trio: LOU BENNETT (org); JIMMY GOURLEY (g); K. CLARKE (dr) #3 Idrees Sulieman Quartet: IDREES SULIEMAN (tp); BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) 1. No Smokin' (Horace Silver) 2. Low Life (Johnny Mandel) 3. I Can´t Get Started (Ira Gershwin/Vernon Duke) |
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| German critic Joachim Berendt organized an all-star concert in early 1963 that featured a variety of American jazzmen who were living in Europe. The results were issued on 2 Impulse LPs and all of the music on the first volume (along with 2 selections from the second set) was reissued on a single CD by GRP/Impulse. Drummer Kenny Clarke leads a trio with organist Lou Bennett and guitarist Jimmy Gourley for two songs, trumpeter Idrees Sulieman is featured on 'I Can't Get Started', clarinetist Bill Smith and altoist Herb Geller team up in a quintet for two of Smith's originals and the immortal pianist Bud Powell plays 'Round Midnight' with a trio. The bop-based music is consistently excellent, making the CD version easily recommended. |  |
Americans In Europe Volume 2 / Various Artists recorded: January 3, 1963, live in Koblenz/Germany issues: 1963 IMPULSE! A-37 (stereo) ; JASMINE JAS 64 & 65 (English pressing taken from American MCA recordings) Side A #1,2 The Traditional Americans In Europe: NELSON WILLIAMS, PEANUT HOLLAND A(tp); LBERT NICHOLAS (cl); EARLE HOWARD (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); KANSAS FIELDS (dr) 1. My Buddy Run Rabbits (Nelson Williams) 2. Why Daughter, How Are You (Nelson Williams) Side B #1,2 The Don Byas Quintet: DON BYAS (ts); IDREES SULIEMAN (tp on #1); BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) #3 The Albert Nicholas Quartet: ALBERT NICHOLAS (cl); EARLE HOWARD (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); KANSAS FIELDS (dr) #4 CHAMPION JACK DUPREE (voc, p); BOB CARTER (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) #5 CURTIS JONES (voc, p); BOB CARTER (b); JOE HARRIS (dr) 1. All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern/Hammerstein) 2. I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson) 3. Rose Room (Hickman/Nelson Williams) 4. Wine, Whiskey & Gin Head Woman (Dupree) 5. Lots Of Talk For You (Jones) |
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In Europe Vol. 1 & 2 / Various Artists issued: 7 Inch, 33 1/3 LP Promo/Demo/Juke issue with plain back cover. IMPULSE! AS-36 (Vol. 1) & AS-37 (Vol. 2) (stereo) Volume 1 LOU BENNETT (org); JIMMY GOURLEY (g); KENNY CLARKE (dr); BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr); IDREES SULIEMAN (tp); HERB GELLER (as); BILL SMITH (cl); BOB CARTER (b) Side A 1. No Smokin' Side B 1. 'Round Midnight Volume 2 DON BYAS (ts); IDREES SULIEMAN (tp); BUD POWELL (p); JIMMY WOODE (b); JOE HARRIS (dr); ALBERT NICHOLAS (cl); EARLE HOWARD (p); KANSAS FIELDS (dr); CHAMPION JACK DUPREE (voc, p); BOB CARTER (b); PEANUTS HOLLAND (tp); NELSON WILLIAMS Side A 1. I Remember Clifford Side B 1. Why Daughter, How Are You 2. Rose Room |
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Meeting Mr. Thomas / René Thomas recorded: March 23 (Side A), April 20 (Side B), 1963 in Paris original issue: April 1963 LP BARCLAY 84091 re-issues: 1976 BARCLAY BLUE STAR 80708 ; 1987 FRESH SOUND 554 ; CD FRESH SOUND FSR-214 ; September 2001 CD EMARCY/UNIVERSAL JAZZ 549812-2 Jazz in Paris series RENÉ THOMAS (g); LOU BENNETT (org); JACQUES PELZER (fl, ts, as); GILBERT ROVÈRE (b Side A); BENOIT QUERSIN (b Side B); CHARLES BELLONZI (dr)
Note: Based in Barcelona/Spain Fresh Sound helps along to find long out-of-print rarities from the 50's up to the 70's. The records have the same label and the same cover art as the original LP's and the press qualitiy is fairly good. |
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Twist A L'Epi Club issued: 196?, 7 inch VICTOR CP-1025 (Japan) Side 1 Lou Bennett Et Son Orchestre 1. Let's Twist Again 2. One Track Mind Side 2 Les Demons Twisters 1. Chez Van-Li 2. A L'Amour De Toi |
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| Ozveny Jazzoveho Festivalu 1966 / Various Artists Live recordings from the International Jazz Festival Prague issued: 1966 SUPRAPHON SUK 35673 LOU BENNETT TRIO incl. PHILIP CATHERINE (g); PAUL KUHN TRIO incl. PIERRE FAVRE |
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| Actually this was a performance of the LOU BENNETT TRIO, Johnny Griffin came to the club accidentally and joined the group. This is a bootleg, which is not available anymore ! If you want a copy, send me a mail: romeosfavorite@gmx.de |
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Body And Soul / Johnny Griffin Quartet recorded: 1967 live at "Le Chat Qui Pêche" in Paris issues: 1990 MOON MCD 004 -2 JOHNNY GRIFFIN (ts); LOU BENNETT (org); ANDRÉ CONDOUANT (g); JOE NAY (dr) 1. Body And Soul (Green/Heyman/Sour/Eyton) 2. Leave Me Alone Blues (Griffin) 3. The Man I Love (Gershwin) |
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Soul Groove / King Curtis recorded: 1970-79 issued: CD MSI 1702336 ; September 29, 1998 CD M.I.L. MULTIMEDIA 6110 KING CURTIS (as); DANNY SMALL (p, arr.); LOU BENNETT (org); NAPOLEON ALLEN, EVERETT BARKSDALE, GLENN BROOKS, WALLY RICHARDSON (g); RONNIE MILLER (g, voc); ROBERT LEE, JIMMY BREEDLOVE, DEREK MARTIN, TONY MIDDLETON (voc); PHIL HARRIS, LEONARD GASKIN, JIMMY LEWIS, HENRY JONES (b); OSI JOHNSON; RAY LUCAS (dr)
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| Dynasty / Stan Getz - Rene Thomas issued: 1971, 2 LP Set VERVE V6-8802 (yellow promo T labels) Rene Thomas, Lou Bennett, Bernard Lubat |
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Keepers Of The Flame / Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson recorded: 1971-82 issues: BMG/CAMDEN 74321 610762 ; February 15, 1999, 2 CDs CAMDEN 8822967 or 8822967 ; BMG/ARISTA (Germany) S20-GS15444-G ; February 5, 1999, 2 CDs ARISTA (UK, BMG distr.) ASIN: B000023Y5Z SONNY STITT; LOU DONALDSON; HERMAN FOSTER; CALVIN HILL; IDRIS MUHAMMAD; RALPH DORSEY; JEFF FULLER a.o.
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It's All Wright / Leo Wright Plays 12 All Time Hits recorded: February 26 & 27, 1972 - March 1 & 5, 1972 at Sono-Press-Sudio in Berlin issues: 1972 MPS 21375 ; BASF 20-21375-7 (Germany) #A3 also on 25 Goldene Instrumental Welterfolge - Various Artists CD KOCH >> see Carmell Jones' disco page 6 LEO WRIGHT(cl, as, fl); MILO PAVLOVIC, CARMELL JONES, ROLF ERICSON, ACK VAN ROOYEN (tp); ÅKE PERSSON, SLIDE HAMPTON, CHARLES ORIEUX, LOU BLACKBURN (tb); EUGEN CICERO (p); LOU BENNETT (org #A3); PIERRE LOUIS, INGO KRAMER (g); JEAN WARLAND (el-b); TONY INZALACO (dr); PETER LEWISON, DAI BOWEN (perc); JERRY VAN ROOYEN (arr., cond.); GUNTHER HENNE (prod.)
Note: SABA/MPS Records 20000 Series: usually given as MPS or BASF or MPS/BASF |
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That's All / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded: February 1983 in Paris issued: stereo LP JAZZ CLUB/EMI 2400601 MP 211 (France) ; FDC 5530 EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS (reeds); LOU BENNETT (org);TEDDY MARTIN (v); GEORGE COLLIER (dr) 1. Exactly Like You 2. L’Amour Est Une Drôle De Chose 3. The Pitch-Tree Thing 4. Out Of Nowhere 5. That’s All 6. George 7. Satin Doll 8. The Chef |
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