Parisian Thoroughfare

René Urtreger · 1955 · Bud Powell theme, session of February 24, 1955 (Pathé-Magellan, Paris), Barclay 10-inch.

Context

Bud Powell theme covered by René Urtreger in a trio with Benoît Quersin and Jean-Louis Viale, on February 24, 1955, at the Pathé-Magellan studio in Paris, for the Barclay 10-inch LP "René Urtreger joue Bud Powell". The record is devoted to the bop pianist who most influenced Urtreger; six of its eight tracks are Powell compositions. The Fresh Sound reissue sees it as a celebration rather than an imitation.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to French jazz, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of French jazz: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Traditional revival, Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz, Jazz in France (interwar years), Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East.

Sources

• freshsoundrecords.com

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