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Beb Guérin
Bernard "Beb" Guérin (December 22, 1941 in La Rochelle – November 14, 1980 in Paris) was a French jazz double-bassist. Beb Guérin first began playing bass at age 23, working in the 1960s with Sonny Criss, Jacques Coursil, François Tusques, Alan Silva, and Claude Delcloo later in the decade, as well as with free jazz groups in Paris clubs. In the early 1970s he worked with Ambrose Jackson, Steve Lacy, Sunny Murray, Sonny Sharrock, Archie Shepp, Alan Shorter, and Clifford Thornton, and worked frequently with Michel Portal for most of the 1970s. Discography As co-leader * ''Chateauvallon 76'' (L'Escargot, 1979) with Léon Francioli, Bernard Lubat, and Michel Portal * ''Conversations'' (Nato, 1981) with François Méchali As sideman With Jacques Coursil * ''Way Ahead'' (BYG, 1969) * ''Black Suite'' (BYG, 1969 971 With Colette Magny * ''Feu et Rythme'' (Le Chant du Monde, 1971) * ''Répression'' (Le Chant du Monde, 1972) With William Parker * ''Testimony'' (Zero In, 1995) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 75,735 inhabitants in 2017, La Rochelle is the most populated commune in the department and ranks fifth in the New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, the regional capital, Limoges, Poitiers and Pau. Its inhabitants are called "les Rochelaises" and "les Rochelais". Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean the city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988. Since the Middle-Ages the harbour has opened onto a protected strait, the Pertuis d'Antioche and is regarded as a "Door océane" or gateway to the ocean because of the presence of its three ports (fishing, trade and yachting). The city has a strong commercial tradition, having an active port from very early on in its history. La Rochelle underwent sustained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Grove
''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theory of music. Earlier editions were published under the titles ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', and ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians''; the work has gone through several editions since the 19th century and is widely used. In recent years it has been made available as an electronic resource called ''Grove Music Online'', which is now an important part of ''Oxford Music Online''. ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' was first published in London by Macmillan and Co. in four volumes (1879, 1880, 1883, 1889) edited by George Grove with an Appendix edited by J. A. Fuller Maitland in the fourth volume. An Index edited by Mrs. E. Wodehouse was issued as a separate volume in 1890. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Kühn
Joachim Kurt Kühn (born 15 March 1944) is a German jazz pianist. Biography He was born in Leipzig, Germany. Kühn was a musical prodigy and made his debut as a concert pianist, having studied classical piano and composition, with Arthur Schmidt-Elsey. Influenced by his elder brother, clarinetist Rolf Kühn, he simultaneously got interested in jazz. In 1961, he became a professional jazz musician. With a trio of his own, founded in 1964, he presented the first free jazz in the GDR. In 1966, he left the country and settled in Hamburg. Together with his brother, he played at the Newport Jazz Festival and recorded with Jimmy Garrison and Aldo Romano for Impulse!. Kühn has largely lived in Paris since 1968, and worked with Don Cherry, Karl Berger, Slide Hampton, Phil Woods, Michel Portal, Barre Phillips, Eje Thelin, Ray Lema, Hellmut Hattler, and Jean-Luc Ponty. As a member of Pierre Courbois's ''Association P.C.'', he turned to electronic keyboards. During the second hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Kühn
Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn. He lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with Benny Goodman. In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink. Discography As leader * ''Streamline'' (Vanguard, 1956) * ''Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz'' (Urania, 1960) * ''Rolf Kuhn feat. Klaus Doldinger'' (Brunswick, 1962) * ''Solarius'' (Amiga, 1965) * ''Nana Und Rolf in Action: Make Love!'' (Intercord, 1969) * ''R. K. Sextet'' (Intercord, 1969) * ''Devil in Paradise'' (MPS/BASF, 1971) * ''The Day After'' (MPS, 1972) * ''Connection '74'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) * ''Total Space'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) * ''Symphonic Swampfire'' (MPS, 1979) * ''Cucu Ear'' (MPS, 1980) * ''Don't Split'' (L+R, 1983) * ''As Time Goes By'' (Blue Flame, 1991) * ''Big Band Connection'' (Blue Flame, 1993) * ''Affairs'' (Intuition, 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Panther And The Lash
''The Panther and the Lash'' is an album by American free jazz trumpeter and trombonist Clifford Thornton, which was recorded live in 1970 in Paris, originally released on the French America label and reissued on CD in 2004 by Universal France. Background Thornton leads a quartet with two local musicians from the French free jazz scene—pianist François Tusques and bassist Beb Guérin—and the expatriate American drummer Noel McGhie. The title of the album references the American poet Langston Hughes's final book. The leader own's composition "Huey Is Free" celebrates the release of the founder of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton.''The Panther and the Lash'' original liner notes by Valerie Wilmer Reception In his review for AllMusic, Dan Warburton states "Thornton is in absolutely breathtaking form throughout this live set." The '' Exclaim!'' review by Nate Dorward says that the album "offers a near-perfect balance of the best characteristics of classic free jazz: i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketchaoua (album)
''Ketchaoua'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Clifford Thornton. It was recorded in August 1969 at Studio Saravah in Paris, and was released by the Actuel label later that year. On the album, Thornton is heard on cornet, and is joined by saxophonists Arthur Jones and Archie Shepp, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Dave Burrell, bassists Beb Guérin and Earl Freeman, and drummers Sunny Murray and Claude Delcloo. The album was recorded shortly after Thornton, as a member of Archie Shepp's group, visited Algiers and participated in the recording of '' Live at the Pan-African Festival'', which featured Shepp's ensemble supplemented by several North African musicians. ''Ketchaoua'' is named after the district in Algiers where the musicians performed. The recording took place as part of a marathon week-long BYG session during which Shepp also recorded ''Yasmina, a Black Woman'', '' Poem for Malcolm'', and ''Blasé'', and which also yielded albums by artists su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seasons (Alan Silva Album)
''Seasons'' is a live, triple-LP album by multi-instrumentalist Alan Silva. It was recorded in December 1970 at ORTF Studio 104 in Paris, France, and was released in 1971 by BYG Records as part of their Actuel series. On the album, Silva is joined by a large ensemble known as the Celestrial Communication Orchestra. The music recorded on ''Seasons'' came about when Silva was asked to organize a concert at short notice following a cancellation by Stan Getz. Silva assembled what he called "a once in a lifetime All Star Band," constructing the music "right there on the stage." The concert, which was broadcast live and well-recorded, was attended by an overflow crowd, and organizers had to set up speakers outside the hall. Silva recalled: "The engineers thought it was a fantastic challenge: unlimited sound density with no breaks, everybody had a cymbal, three pianos, all mixed down live to two channels. When I heard the tapes, I absolutely insisted they release it all, as a triple albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna Surface
''Luna Surface'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist Alan Silva, recorded on August 17, 1969 and released later that year on the BYG label as part of their Actuel series. His first recording as leader, it features Silva on violin along with a large ensemble known as the Celestrial Communication Orchestra. The album was recorded as part of a marathon week-long BYG session which also produced albums by artists such as Archie Shepp (''Yasmina, a Black Woman'', '' Poem for Malcolm'', and ''Blasé''), the Art Ensemble Of Chicago (''Message to Our Folks'' and ''Reese and the Smooth Ones''), Grachan Moncur III ('' New Africa''), Jimmy Lyons (''Other Afternoons''), Dave Burrell (''Echo''), Andrew Cyrille (''What About?''), and Sunny Murray (''Homage to Africa'' and '' Sunshine''). In an interview, Silva commented: If you look at it a certain way, it was one of the longest recording sessions in the history of the music... Every day for about a week there were rehearsal sessions, repeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Parker (musician)
William Parker (born January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist. Beginning in the 1980s, Parker played with Cecil Taylor for over a decade, and he has led the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra since 1981. ''The Village Voice'' named him "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time" and ''DownBeat'' has called him "one of the most adventurous and prolific bandleaders in jazz". Early life and career Parker was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in the Melrose housing project. His first instrument was the trumpet, followed by the trombone and cello. Parker was not formally trained as a classical player, but in his youth studied with Jimmy Garrison, Richard Davis, and Wilbur Ware in learning the tradition. While Parker has been active since the early 1970s, he first came to public attention playing with pianist Cecil Taylor in the 1980s. He has performed in many of Peter Brötzmann's groups, and played with saxophonist David S. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Magny
Colette Magny (31 October 1926 – 12 June 1997) was a French singer and songwriter. A charismatic performer who did not record until her thirties, her work encompassed blues, jazz, protest songs, experimental music and spoken word recordings. Life and career She was born in Paris, and from 1948 worked as a secretary and translator for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Fluent in English, she became a fan of American blues and jazz singers such as Bessie Smith and Ella Fitzgerald, and was taught guitar by jazz musician Claude Luter. She also started writing songs. Her mother took up acting in the 1950s, and Colette began singing her own songs and blues standards in Paris clubs. Pierre Perrone, Obituary - Colette Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Suite
''Black Suite'' is an album by trumpeter and composer Jacques Coursil. It was recorded in Paris in June 1969, and was released in 1971 by BYG Records as part of their Actuel series. On the album, Coursil is joined by saxophonist Arthur Jones, contrabass clarinetist Anthony Braxton, pianist Burton Greene, bassist Beb Guérin, and drummer Claude Delcloo. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Eugene Chadbourne wrote: "As kind of the lost voice of the trumpet in modern jazz, Coursil is not only a great discovery for the modern jazz fan, but a fine creative vintage that holds up to repeat visits over the years. His control of the difficult horn and totally original melodic thinking really makes his playing stand out among the admittedly thin ranks of avant-garde trumpet players. None of the players who have Coursil's technical mastery play with as much heart and soul." He concluded that the album "is one of the best examples of just how beautiful modern jazz can be." Cam Scott, writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Ahead
''Way Ahead'' (originally released as ''Way Head'') is an album by trumpeter and composer Jacques Coursil. It was recorded at Studio Saravah in Paris in July 1969, and was released later that year by BYG Records as part of their Actuel series. On the album, Coursil is joined by saxophonist Arthur Jones, bassist Beb Guérin, and drummer Claude Delcloo. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Brandon Burke wrote: "''Way Ahead'' is a highly overlooked and absolutely stunning free jazz session. The cacophonous spazzery that marks much of the BYG/Actuel series... is almost nonexistent on ''Way Ahead''. Whereas many of the others in this series... tend to be star-studded anything-goes blowing sessions, ''Way Ahead'' is a quartet date and thus, even at its most fevered moments, only sounds like four musicians letting loose as opposed to, say, twelve." The authors of the ''Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' called the album "a worthwhile historical item," and commented: "Somewhat different i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
