Quote Originally Posted by poppachubby
Frenchie just got back from the library. Grabbed a handful of Telarc discs and these...







The only one I had is "Our man in Paris". I love his version of "willow weep for me" and "Scrapple from the Apple" Bud Powel is special...and we all know Kenny Clark....but a very under rated and unknown bass player was Pierre Michelot. He was an outstanding talent. He was a Frenchman and did alot of work with Dexter Gordon when Gordon lived over seas all those years before his return to the states in the 80's. Michelot had Alzheimer's.

Have you seen the movie "Round Midnight"? Dexter was nominated for a Oscar award for his role as "Dale Turner" a Jazz sax player living in France during the 50's who had a drug problem...it was really the story of many of our great Jazz artist who had to go abroad to make a living. Very good movie with real Jazz musicians playing jazz. Gordon on tenor and soprano, Wayne shorter on soprano, Herbie Hancock on piano, Billy Higgins on Drums, and Pierre Michelot on bass. A very good movie.

Dexter is the king of Ballards.