Michel Portal
Multi-instrumentalist (clarinets, saxophones, bandoneon, etc.) and composer Michel Portal can be considered the father of the French modern jazz scene.
Classically trained, Portal gained renown through his association with various modern and contemporary music composers. His performance as the featured soloist on Pierre Boulez's Domaines remains a highlight of his career. However, this exceptional musician also had a serious interest in folk music and jazz. In the late '60s, he initiated the free jazz movement in France with François Tusques, Bernard Vitet, and Sunny Murray. He went on to form New Phonic Art with Vinko Globokar, Carlos Roque Alsina, and Jean-Pierre Drouet to encourage collective improvisation, sonic explorations, and instant composing. In 1970, Portal developed a fruitful collaboration with John Surman. The following year, he created the long-lived Michel Portal Unit, a structure designed to have European and American musicians meet in a freely improvised setting. In 1975, writing movie soundtracks became a regular activity, which is well-documented on Musiques de Cinémas. In the '80s and '90s, Portal went through countless new musical encounters, never following a plan and always seizing the moment. During that period, his most notable collaborators included Pierre Favre, Dave Liebman, Martial Solal, Mino Cinelu, and Jack DeJohnette.
At the turn of the century, Portal finally started to make a serious connection with the U.S., and Minneapolis in particular. He enlisted the help of some of Prince's musicians to develop a rock-tinged project which represented yet another departure. More stylistically expansive releases followed, including 2007's Birdwatcher and 2009's Remembering Weather Report. In 2017, Portal collaborated with the French string ensemble Quatuor Ebene on Eternal Stories.
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Berg ∙ Brahms ∙ Poulenc ∙ Schumann: Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano
Michel Portal, Michel Dalberto
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 01/03/2024
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Un été à la garoupe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Cezame Original Scores em 02/12/2020
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Dockings
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Label Bleu em 01/01/1997
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Minneapolis
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2001
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Bande Originale du film "Max Mon Amour" (1986) (Musique du film de Nagisa Oshima)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Studiocanal em 01/01/1986
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Mozart: Quintette avec clarinette K. 581, Trio "des Quilles" K. 498
Chamber Music - Lançado por harmonia mundi em 20/01/1984
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Double
Michel Portal, Paul Meyer, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
Classical - Lançado por Alpha Classics em 11/09/2020
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Alors!!!
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Lançado por Futura Marge - Atypeek Music em 01/01/1970
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Blow Up
Richard Galliano, Michel Portal
Jazz - Lançado por Dreyfus Jazz em 07/10/1997
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Turbulence (Michel Portal)
Jazz - Lançado por Le Chant du Monde em 01/01/1987
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Musiques de cinémas - Déjouées avec des amis jazzmen
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Label Bleu em 01/01/1994
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Bailador
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2010
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Concerts (Live)
Richard Galliano, Michel Portal
Jazz - Lançado por Dreyfus Jazz em 01/06/2004
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Any Way
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Label Bleu em 01/01/1992
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Dipping In Minneapolis
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2002
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Remembering Weather Report
Miroslav Vitous, Michel Portal
Jazz - Lançado por ECM Records em 05/06/2009
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Rencontre. Duos pour clarinettes de Mozart, Haydn, Yost, Rousseau & CPE Bach
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 06/11/2020
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Le retour de Martin Guerre (Bande originale du film)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Music Box Records em 12/05/1982
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Dejarme Solo!
Jazz - Lançado por Dreyfus Jazz em 01/01/1970
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Men's Land
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Label Bleu em 01/01/1987
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