- published: 25 Jul 2014
- views: 1258
Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928–3 July 2005) was a French bebop and hard bop double bass player.
Born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Michelot studied piano from 1936 until 1938, but switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen. Through his career he played with Rex Stewart (1948), Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Don Byas, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Bud Powell (in a trio with Kenny Clarke), Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and many others.
Michelot was a member of the Play Bach Trio, also known as The Jacques Loussier Trio. Together with Miles Davis, he was responsible for the critically acclaimed soundtrack of Louis Malle's Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. He also appeared as an unnamed bass player in the movie Round Midnight.
Michelot suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz went on to perform in bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" (1964).
Getz was born on February 2, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents were Ukrainian Jews who emigrated from the Kiev area in 1903. The family later moved to New York City for better employment opportunities. Getz worked hard in school, receiving straight As, and finished sixth grade close to the top of his class. Getz's major interest was in musical instruments, and he felt a need to play every instrument in sight. He played a number of them before his father bought him his first saxophone at the age of 13. Even though his father also got him a clarinet, Getz instantly fell in love with the saxophone and began practicing eight hours a day.
Pierre Michelot & His Orchestra - Elephant Green
« Love me or leave me » par Martial Solal, Pierre Michelot et Kenny Clarke (1957)
Christian Escoude & Pierre Michelot - Cute
Pierre Michelot & His Orchestra - Bye Bye Blackbird
Pierre Michelot, Martial Solal, Kenny Clarke - Love me or leave me
Stan Getz. Cannes Jazz Festival 1958 - "GHOST OF A CHANCE" + "INDIANA"
Jacques Loussier, Pierre Michelot, Christian Garros "Prélude n°8 en ré dièse mineur"
Richard Galliano - Le clown perdu (feat. Phillip Catherine, Pierre Michelot & Aldo Romano)
Richard Galliano - La valse à Margaux (feat. Phillip Catherine, Pierre Michelot & Aldo Romano)
Jacques Loussier, Pierre Michelot, Christian Garros - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, Pt.
Jacques Loussier, Pierre Michelot, Christian Garros "Partita n°1 en si bémol, courante"
Richard Galliano - Oblivion (feat. Phillip Catherine, Pierre Michelot & Aldo Romano)
Richard Galliano - Beritwaltz (feat. Phillip Catherine, Pierre Michelot & Aldo Romano)
Richard Galliano - Dum dum dum (feat. Phillip Catherine, Pierre Michelot & Aldo Romano)