March 9, 2001


René THOMAS

The Real Cat

Universal/Emarcy/Gitanes Jazz Productions 549400-2.
Reissue (January 2001), in the "Jazz in Paris" series, of :

  • LP "L'imbécile" (recorded April 17, 54 at Studio Magellan, Paris, France)
  • EP "René Thomas modern group" (recorded the March 22, 56 in Paris)

  • Tracks 1-8 : René THOMAS, guitar
    André ROSS, tenor sax, on #1,3,8
    René URTREGER, piano
    Benoît QUERSIN or Jean-Marie INGRAND, double bass
    Jean-Louis VIALE, drums

  • Tracks 9-16 : René THOMAS, guitar
    Serge "Bib" MONVILE, tenor sax
    Roland RONCHAUD, piano
    Benoît QUERSIN, double bass
    José BOURGUIGNON, drums
    1. L'imbécile (R. Thomas)
    2. How About You (Freed-Lane)
    3. All The Things You Are (Hammerstein-Kern)
    4. Relaxin' At The Grand Balcon (R. Thomas)
    5. The Continental (Magidson-Conrad)
    6. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon-Warren)
    7. Lover Man (Davis-Ramirez-Sherman)
    8. If I Had You (Shapiro-Campbell-Connely)
    9. Shine (Dabney-Mack-Brown)
    10. My Old Flame (Coslow-Johnston)
    11. Goodnight Wherever You Are (Robertson-Hoffman-Weldon)
    12. Easy To Love (C. Porter)
    13. The Real Cat (R. Thomas)
    14. Someone To Watch Over Me (G. Gershwin)
    15. Get Happy (Arlen-Koehler)
    16. A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli)

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