Sacha Distel - Jazz Guitarist (2003)
Recordings from 1954-1968
Jazz | lossless APE & CUE | 2 CDs | 385 MB | incl. covers
Recordings from 1954-1968
Jazz | lossless APE & CUE | 2 CDs | 385 MB | incl. covers
Long overdue - and totally great! This beautiful 2CD set brings together all the early jazz recordings of Sacha Distel - an artist who went onto become a pop vocalist in 60s France, but who was a great jazz guitarist in his early days! Distel was a key part of the transition in French jazz of the 50s - as he took the guitar, and played in a style that was much more modern than that of older Parisian players - especially Django Reinhardt. His playing had a clean and clear approach that was really great, and which shines anew again in this excellent package. The set features work from the following sessions: an orchestral date with backing by Billy Byers; a quintet session with Bobby Jaspar; another quintet date with Hubert Fol on piano; the soundtrack to the Roger Vadim film Les 7 Peches Capitaux; and a stunning album recorded in 1968 with Slide Hampton. This last session is especially great, as it was a "back to jazz" date for Distel, and featured some great orchestrations that mixed together light orchestrations from Hampton, breezy guitar, and even a bit of bossa. The set's got a total of 26 tracks on 2CDs, and titles include "Saki", "Marina", "Blue Waltz De L'Orgueil", "Half Nelson", "Stop & Go", "No Sad Song For Sacha", "Competition", "Scotch Bop", and "A Piece Of Pizza". (From the Jazz CD (A-D) page.)
Tracklists:
CD 1
01. Olympia Orgy 2:44
02. On serait des chats 3:05
03. Round About Midnight 3:31
04. N°1 For Sacha 3:00
05. Thanks Bill 2:56
06. Avex ces yeux-là 4:13
07. A Piece Of Pizza 3:21
08. Blues For Tiny 3:32
09. Scotch Bop 2:49
10. Everything Happens To Me 4:20
11. Competition 3:31
12. Sacha, Bill et Bobby 4:00
13. No Sad Song For Sacha 3:47
14. Stop And Go 2:58
15. Half Nelson 4:46
16. I'll Remember April 5:26
CD 2
01. Marina 4:14
02. Blue waltz de l'orgueil 4:48
03. Felicidade 3:53
04. The Good Life 3:34
05. The Girl From Ipanema 3:54
06. Francine 3:38
07. Bird 3:16
08. Living Room 3:25
09. Who Can Tell Me Why? 3:14
10. Saki 9:56