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Our Man in Paris: An American Travelogue

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
August 1, 2023
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For this week's show, let's travel to Europe with a variety of American artists performing in France, recording for French film soundtracks, and collaborating with French artists. Etes-vous pr��t? Co-hosted by Lisa Jo Epstein.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 06:10

Sidney Bechet

saxophone, soprano
1897 - 1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Sidney Bechet "Ooh Boogie!" from Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers (Esquire) 03:00

Les Double Six

" data-original-title="" title="">Les Double Six "Naima" from Les Double Six (RCA Victor) 05:55

Dexter Gordon

saxophone, tenor
1923 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Dexter Gordon "Scraple from the Apple" from Our Man in Paris (Blue Note) 11:11

Earl

Bud Powell

piano
1924 - 1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Bud Powell "Omnicron" from Cookin' at Saint-Germain, 57-59 (Mythic Sound) 18:28

Benoit Delbecq

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Benoit Delbecq 3 "Ink" from Ink (Clean Feed) 24:15

Erroll Garner

piano
1921 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Erroll Garner "Humoresque" from Erroll Garner (Jazz Pour Tous) 30:25

Erroll Garner

piano
1921 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Erroll Garner "Paris Bounce" from Paris Impressions (Jazz Pour Tous) 33:15

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra "Lights on A Satellite" from Live in Paris at the "Gibus" (Comet Records) 33:15

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "Kinda Dukish, Rockin' In Rhythm" from The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic) 45:21

Anti Rubber Brain Factory "One Shot o' Mezcal para el Se?or Eric Dolphy" from Ensue?os Burlescos, Peligrosos y Misticos de Tierras Mexicanas (Atlantic) 49:09

Orchestre National de Jazz

" data-original-title="" title="">Orchestre National de Jazz "Jump Street" from Dancing in Your Head(s) (ONJ Records) 54:25

Camille Bertault

vocals
b.1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Camille Bertault,

David Helbock

piano
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">David Helbock "Ask Me Now" from Playground (ACT) 59:55

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Nutty" from Paris 1969 (Blue Note) 59:55

Art Blakey

drums
1919 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "No Happy Problema" from Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Fontana) 1:16:08

Miles Davis

trumpet
1926 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "Diner au Motel" from Jazz Track (Columbia) 1:30:41

Michel Legrand

piano
1932 - 2019

" data-original-title="" title="">Michel Legrand "The Jitterbug Waltz" from Legrand Jazz Track (Columbia) 1:34:41

Cecile McLorin Salvant

vocals
b.1989

" data-original-title="" title="">Cecile McLorin Salvant "Est-Ce Ainsi Que Les Hommes Viven?" from M��lusine (Nonesuch) 1:39:58

Sonny Rollins

saxophone
b.1930

" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins "Don't Stop The Carnival" from Road Shows Vol. 3 (Doxy Records) 1:46:24

Blossom Dearie

piano and vocals
1926 - 2009

" data-original-title="" title="">Blossom Dearie "Comment Allez Vous" from Blossom Derie (Verve Records) 1:57:24

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