MG-36080: Bernie's Tunes / Bernard Peiffer

	Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG W60009A MS1    36080A    MSI    A1    I
		SIDE-B	MG W60009B MS1    36080B    MSI    A1    I

Comments

This title was originally intended for release as Wing MGW-60009. However, it was cancelled for a certain reason, and re-assigned as EmArcy MG-36080. The matrix imprints on the dead wax may prove the fact.

Inside The Groove

French-born pianist Bernard Peiffer's first US recording.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Bernard Peiffer was a French-born pianist living in Philadelphia at the time. His professional debut was back in 1943, then he worked with such European artists as André Ekyan, Django Reinhardt, Hubert Rostaing, Jacques Hélian and Rex Stewart. Then he moved to the US in December 1954.

This LP, Bernard Peiffer's first US recording, consists of two different format. Side-A features piano-guitar-bass trio being backed up with Joe Puma and Oscar Pettiford. On the other hand, Side-B features quartet session consisting of Bernard's regular bassist Chuck Andrus, Joe Puma and Ed Thigpen. Both sides surely captures Bernard's piano artistry which is so unique.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Side-A:
Bernard Peiffer (p), Joe Puma (g), Oscar Pettiford (b).
Recorded in New York City on April 11, 1956.

Side-B:
Bernard Peiffer (p), Joe Puma (g), Chuck Andrus (b), Ed Thigpen (ds).
Recorded in New York City on April 11, 1956.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Jackets

Front	Back

Labels

Side A	Side B