Weblog Jazz in Paris 'Deluxe edition' Vol. II MONTMARTRE In the Twenties, Montmartre deserves its "Harlem-sur-Seine" nickname. Armstrong used to drink a little aperitif at Boudon's: Bricktop and Cole Porter crossed paths with Aragon to the sounds of orchestras led by Freddy Johnson, Arthur Briggs, Harry Cooper or Danny Polo; Bill Coleman and Dizzy Gillespie also dropped by. During this period, Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli invented a perfectly original, historic quintet, and many other French musicians - Philippe Brun, Michel Warlop, Gus Viseur, Alix Combelle, André Ekyan - were honing their skills near the Pigalle Métro. In the years that followed, they all fondly remembered the quarter where they'd once been apprentices. As companion volumes to the 100
records in the Jazz in Paris collection, these 4 'Deluxe Edition' Jazz
in Paris boxed-sets adress a vast panorama in the history of the pulse
that made Paris 'Heart beat continuously from the 1920's until the 1960's. Dans les années 1920, Montmartre méritait le surnom de "Harlem-sur-Seine". Armstrong prenait l'apéritif chez Bourdon. Bricktop et Cole Porter croisaient Aragon au son des orchestres de Freddy Hohnson, Arthur Briggs, Harry Cooper ou Danny Polo. Fats Waller jouait les touristes; Coleman Hawkins, Bill Coleman, Dizzy Gillespie passaient. Pendant ce temps Django Reinhardt et Stephane Grapelli inventaient un quintette historique parfaitement original et, de leur côté, bon nombre de musiciens français, Philippe Brun, Michel Warlop, Gus Viseur, Alix Combelle, André Ekyan fourbissaient leurs armes aux alentours du métro Pigalle. Plus tard, ils n'oublieront jamais de saluer d'un clin d'oeil le quartier de leurs apprentissages.
Compagnons des 100 disques de la collection Jazz in Paris, les 4 coffrets
Jazz in Paris 'Deluxe Edition' dressent un vaste panorama de l'histoire
d'une pulsation qui fit battre en continu le coeur de Paris des années
1920 aux années 1960.
|