De Manhattan 1952-62

Herdsmen, The; Sonny Criss Quartet; Thompson, Lucky; Clifford Brown Sextet; Henri Renaud Octet; Bob Brookmeyer Quintet; Clifford Brown Quartet; Oscar Pettiford and His All-Stars; Roy Haynes Band; Henri Renaud - Al Cohen Quartet; Dave Pochonet All Stars; Frank Foster Quartet; Lucky Thompson Quintet; Jay Cameron's International Sax Band; Henri Renaud All Stars; Henri Renaud Orchestra; Henri Renaud Quintet; Henri Renaud Band; Sims, Zoot; Zoot Sims Quartet; Kentonian, The; Lee Konitz Quartet; Zoot Sims Sextet;

American jazzmen crossed the Atlantic again as soon as the Second World War was over. Top flight individuals like Kenny Clarke, Don Byas and Sidney Bechet even settled on the Old Continent, while others who were still anonymous merely stayed in the French capital, some of them thanks to the GI Bill, which financed ex-military personnel seeking to pursue their studies. To cap it all, there wasn’t a single bandleader- over from the States to play a concert in Paris- who hadn’t experienced the sight of one or other of his musicians disappearing towards Saint-Germain des Pres once the curtain fell… For Parisian jazzers, who were full of questions, it was a godsend: they’d just discovered that their music was no longer a single, indivisible form. What could there possibly be in common between supporters of the New Orleans Revival, hardline boppers, and those who steadfastly refused to forget the past? This release explores that golden age of French jazz, and features some of the finest artists of the day.

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