Guy Lafitte
Guy Lafitte | |
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 Monument in Saint-Gaudens | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 12 January 1927 Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France |
| Died | 10 June 1998 (aged 71) France |
| Genres | Jazz, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1940s–1990s |
| Labels | EmArcy, Columbia, Black & Blue |
Guy Lafitte (12 January 1927[1] – 10 June 1998)[2][3] was a French jazz saxophonist.
Career
[edit]A native of Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France,[1] he worked with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951 to 1952 and Big Bill Broonzy in 1951.[4] In 1954 he made Paris his home and worked with Lionel Hampton[1] and Emmett Berry. He also worked with Bill Coleman[1] and Wild Bill Davis.
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- Blue and Sentimental (Le Club Francais, 1955)
- Les Classiques du Jazz Vol. 2 with Andre Persiany (Columbia, 1958)
- Melodies (Columbia, 1958)
- Sax: 10 Succes (Pathe, 1960)
- Sax and Strings (Columbia, 1963)
- Jambo! (RCA Victor, 1968)
- Blues (Vega, 1969)
- Blues in Summertime (RCA Victor, 1971)
- Sugar and Spice (RCA Victor, 1972)
- Corps et Ame (Black and Blue, 1978)
- Happy! (Black and Blue, 1979)
- Live in France with Arnett Cobb (Black and Blue, 1980)
- Three Men On a Beat with Wild Bill Davis (Black and Blue, 1983)
- Joue Charles Trenet (Black and Blue, 1984)
- Lotus Blossom with Wild Bill Davis (Black and Blue, 2002)
- The Things We Did Last Summer (Black and Blue, 1991)
- Sax Connection (Ida, 1994)
- Crossings with Pierre Boussaguet (EmArcy, 1998)
- Au HCF Paris (Milan, 2002)
- Tenor Abrubt: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions with Arnett Cobb (Black and Blue, 2003)
- Nice Jazz 1978 (Black and Blue, 2017)
As sideman
[edit]With Bill Coleman
- Jazz at Pleyel (Philips, 1952)
- Saint Louis Baby (Columbia, 1956)
- Them Their Eyes (Columbia, 1956)
- Mainstream at Montreux (Black Lion, 1973)
- Really I Do (Black and Blue, 1982)
With others
- Emmett Berry, Emmett Berry and His Orchestra (Columbia, 1955)
- Claude Bolling, French Jazz (Bally, 1956)
- Milt Buckner, Midnight Slows Vol. 7 (Black and Blue, 1977)
- Buck Clayton & Peanuts Holland, Club Session (Le Club Francais 1955)
- Jack Dieval, Jazz Aux Champs-Elysees (Polydor, 1957)
- Golden Gate Quartet, The Golden Gate Quartet (La Voz De Su Amo, 1962)
- Golden Gate Quartet, Spirituals (Columbia, 1964)
- Lionel Hampton, Recorded in Paris 1956 (Swing 1986)
- Mezz Mezzrow, Swingin' with Mezz (Vogue, 1962)
- Sammy Price & Emmett Berry, 1956 Boogie-Woogie a La Parisienne (Pathe Marconi, 2002)
- Brother John Sellers, Blues and Spirituals (Columbia, 1957)
- Brother John Sellers, Brother John Sellers (Columbia, 1958)
- Lucky Thompson, Nothing but the Soul (EMI, 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1418/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ "Guy Lafitte Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Releases by Guy Lafitte". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Guy Lafitte". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Bibliography
[edit]- Richard Morton & Brian Cook, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Sixth Edition. Penguin, London. 2001
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