Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36105: Bobby Jaspar And His All-Stars

MG-36105: Bobby Jaspar And His All-Stars

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-36105A-1 MSI M C
	SIDE-B	MG-36105B-1 MSI M C

Comments

Inside The Groove

A talented Belgian tenor saxophonist Bobby Jaspar's leader album, from original French Barclay recording.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Bobby Jaspar, known as a husband of Blossom Dearie, was the distinguished musician who played tenor sax and flute. Like legendary and immortal Django Reinhardt, Bobby Jaspar was also born in Belgium, and found fame in France. From 1954 to 1956 he had his own group, mainly at the Club St. Germain in Paris. In April 1956, after he married to Blossom Dearie, he moved to the US, and he had played with many American Jazz musicians. Then he took part in various recording sessions as a sideman.

This album, originally recorded on French Barclay label in 1955, presents Bobby Jaspar's unusual styling. Definitely under heavy influence of Lester Young and Stan Getz, his tenor doesn't sound like anybody else in the US.

Another find on this album would be the pianist René Urtreger - his piano also sounds like nobody else. The pianist of great promise has very unique styling, sounding like a mixture of Bill Evans (with unusual harmony and horizontal phrasing) and Thelonious Monk (with very one-and-only timing as well as vertical effects).

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

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	14840	Bag's Groove (Milt Jackson)	4:35
A-2	14841	Memory Of Dick (Bobby Jaspar)	6:15
A-3	14842	Milestones (Miles Davis)	5:55
A-4	14842	Minor Drops (Francis Coffetiers)	5:10
SIDE-B
B-1	14843	I'll Remember April (Raye - DePaul - Johnson)	5:40
B-2	14845	You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Nacio Herb Brown - Gus Kahn)	4:10
B-3	14845	I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke - Gershwin)	6:10
B-4	14845	Night In Tunisia (Gillespie - Paparelli - Robin)	4:10

Personnel

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

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4:
Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl), René Urtreger (p),
Sacha Distel (g except A-2), Benoit Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (ds).
Recorded in Paris, France on December 27, 1955.

B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4.
same personnel as above.
Recorded in Paris, France on December 29, 1955.