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The Go...Go...Goraguer sessions are a rare opportunity to discover what a potent jazz pianist Alain Goraguer was before he embarked on a new career as an arranger and a composer that would take him away from the realm of jazz. He would have been part of a great generation of French jazz pianists that includes fine stylists such as René Urtreger, Martial Solal, or Georges Arvanitas. The program is comprised of standards, songs from the French repertoire, and two originals. Classically trained, Goraguer's technique is beyond reproach, and his quite marvelous touch can be enjoyed on a wide range of material -- from his tender version of "Darn That Dream" to a percussive reworking of "What Is This Thing Called Love?." Regardless of the tempo, his playing has a sparkling quality that does not fail to draw the listener in. Having assimilated the bebop vocabulary, Goraguer was also quite interested in innovations brought by musicians like Monk, in particular, whose influence can be heard on "You Are Too Beautiful" or the pianist's "Gogo's Goggles." Paul Rovère on bass and Christian Garros on drums are competent and sympathetic players who usually provide a shuffling beat -- and the successfully remastered and balanced recording does justice to their playing. This CD reissue combines an LP and an EP, both recorded in 1956, and is much more than a mere curiosity.
© Alain Drouot /TiVo
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Christian Garros, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Rovere, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Eddie Delange, Author - Christian Garros, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Rovere, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Mireille, Composer - Jean Nohain, Author - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Victor Young, Composer - Ned Washington, Author - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Howard Dietz, Author - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Sam Coslow, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fredrich Hollander, Author
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Author - Irving Gordon, Author - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Ned Washington, Author - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
André Popp, Composer - Alain Goraguer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Antoine Lucchesi, Author
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Alain Goraguer, MainArtist - Clara Edwards, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Rene Rouzaud, Author - Alain Goraguer, MainArtist - Jack Shaindlin, Composer
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Gene DePaul, Composer - Don Raye, Author - Alain Goraguer, MainArtist
℗ 1956 Decca Records France
Albumbeschreibung
The Go...Go...Goraguer sessions are a rare opportunity to discover what a potent jazz pianist Alain Goraguer was before he embarked on a new career as an arranger and a composer that would take him away from the realm of jazz. He would have been part of a great generation of French jazz pianists that includes fine stylists such as René Urtreger, Martial Solal, or Georges Arvanitas. The program is comprised of standards, songs from the French repertoire, and two originals. Classically trained, Goraguer's technique is beyond reproach, and his quite marvelous touch can be enjoyed on a wide range of material -- from his tender version of "Darn That Dream" to a percussive reworking of "What Is This Thing Called Love?." Regardless of the tempo, his playing has a sparkling quality that does not fail to draw the listener in. Having assimilated the bebop vocabulary, Goraguer was also quite interested in innovations brought by musicians like Monk, in particular, whose influence can be heard on "You Are Too Beautiful" or the pianist's "Gogo's Goggles." Paul Rovère on bass and Christian Garros on drums are competent and sympathetic players who usually provide a shuffling beat -- and the successfully remastered and balanced recording does justice to their playing. This CD reissue combines an LP and an EP, both recorded in 1956, and is much more than a mere curiosity.
© Alain Drouot /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:39
- Main artists: Alain Goraguer
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Universal Music Jazz France ℗ 2002 Decca Records France
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