Michel de Villers
This artist wears a wide beret on the French jazz scene -- starting out in the '40s in the Django Reinhardt ensemble and still going strong with a synthesizer in his baggage more than half a century later. However, Michel de Villers is mostly known as a reed player, with saxophones and clarinets of varying sizes and pitch de résistance. As either the leader of groups such as the Michel de Villers Quintet and Michel de Villers et Son Orchestre or as a sideman with touring American stars, his solo improvising abilities rank with the best. De Villers is living up to high standards: favoring the brilliant execution of players such as Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt, his relationship to the rhythm section is cosmic savoir-faire.
French jazz radio programming has been a maison for de Villers as both a player and an actual broadcaster. He had a well-established presence as a disc jockey on radio by the '70s, his presentations flowing over nicely into live music jams, sometimes in collaboration with the combo of Jack Dievel. His later activities also include Celtic music, performed and recorded with Rosena Horan, Jean-Pascal Assailly, and others (e.g., Off the Rails). The de Villers discography includes much more for jazz buffs to chew on, especially some exciting recordings from the Paris jazz scene of the '40s and '50s.
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Discografia
8 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Danse A Saint Germain Des Prés (Instrumental)
Claude Bolling, Michel de Villers
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2001
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Saxophones A Saint Germain Des Prés
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2001
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Low Reed - Complete Small Group Sessions 1949-1956
Pop - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 21/05/2018
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No More Troubles With Music
Jazz - Lançado por No More Troubles With Music TM em 01/07/2020
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My Magic Christmas Songs
Jazz - Lançado por Happy Holidays Recordings em 15/12/2021
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Saxachronismes
Ambient - Lançado por MUS1 em 01/01/2008
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City Bouncing Uptown
Jazz - Lançado por City Bouncing Uptown Muzik em 15/12/2021
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Cat on the Stairs - EP
World - Lançado por SINETONE AMR em 12/10/2012
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