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Art Blakey - Des Femmes Disparaissent-Les Tricheurs (1988)
Label: Fontana / PolyGram Jazz France | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | 48:20 | 259 MB | 23 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Label: Fontana / PolyGram Jazz France | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | 48:20 | 259 MB | 23 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Art Blakey's Des Femmes Disparaissent-Les Tricheurs is a fascinating archival compilation released in 1988, collecting historic French cinema soundtrack recordings from the late 1950s. The first eighteen tracks represent the complete, atmospheric score for Edouard Molinaro's 1959 film Des Femmes Disparaissent, performed by a legendary incarnation of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers featuring Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. Recorded in Paris, these short cues and blues themes encapsulate peak hard bop energy tailored for tense noir cinema, highlighted by gems like Blues Pour Doudou. The remaining tracks feature music from Marcel Carne's 1958 film Les Tricheurs, showcasing an incredible all-star assembly of jazz giants including Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, and Dizzy Gillespie, backed by the pristine Oscar Peterson Trio. This collection brilliantly pairs the thunderous, driving percussion of Blakey's ensemble with timeless, elegant swing, serving as a vital document of the historic relationship between American jazz masters and mid-century French cinema.