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Our Man in Paris: An American Travelogue

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
August 1, 2023
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For this week's show, let's travel to Europe with a variety of American artists performing in France, recording for French film soundtracks, and collaborating with French artists. Etes-vous prêt? Co-hosted by Lisa Jo Epstein.

Playlist

Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 06:10
Sidney Bechet "Ooh Boogie!" from Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers (Esquire) 03:00
Les Double Six "Naima" from Les Double Six (RCA Victor) 05:55
Dexter Gordon "Scraple from the Apple" from Our Man in Paris (Blue Note) 11:11
Earl Bud Powell "Omnicron" from Cookin' at Saint-Germain, 57-59 (Mythic Sound) 18:28
Benoit Delbecq 3 "Ink" from Ink (Clean Feed) 24:15
Erroll Garner "Humoresque" from Erroll Garner (Jazz Pour Tous) 30:25
Erroll Garner "Paris Bounce" from Paris Impressions (Jazz Pour Tous) 33:15
Sun Ra "Lights on A Satellite" from Live in Paris at the "Gibus" (Comet Records) 33:15
Duke Ellington "Kinda Dukish, Rockin' In Rhythm" from The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic) 45:21
Anti Rubber Brain Factory "One Shot o' Mezcal para el Señor Eric Dolphy" from Ensueños Burlescos, Peligrosos y Misticos de Tierras Mexicanas (Atlantic) 49:09
Orchestre National de Jazz "Jump Street" from Dancing in Your Head(s) (ONJ Records) 54:25
Camille Bertault, David Helbock "Ask Me Now" from Playground (ACT) 59:55
Thelonious Monk "Nutty" from Paris 1969 (Blue Note) 59:55
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "No Happy Problema" from Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Fontana) 1:16:08
Miles Davis "Diner au Motel" from Jazz Track (Columbia) 1:30:41
Michel Legrand "The Jitterbug Waltz" from Legrand Jazz Track (Columbia) 1:34:41
Cecile McLorin Salvant "Est-Ce Ainsi Que Les Hommes Viven?" from Mélusine (Nonesuch) 1:39:58
Sonny Rollins "Don't Stop The Carnival" from Road Shows Vol. 3 (Doxy Records) 1:46:24
Blossom Dearie "Comment Allez Vous" from Blossom Derie (Verve Records) 1:57:24

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