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    Jimmy Gourley discography, the 60's

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    Date: January 9, 1960
    Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
    Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1

    Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ldr), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts), Alice McCloud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Simon Copans (mc)

    a. blive introduction - 0:28
    b. live Strike Up The Band - 4:46(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
    c. flive introduction - 0:25
    Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 948 — In Paris 1960 - Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain And The Blue Note   (2018)
    d. live Lover Man - 4:50(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
    Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 948 — In Paris 1960 - Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain And The Blue Note   (2018)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) DVDCPF 86644236 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1   (2012)

    Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts) on b, d; Alice McCloud (p) on b, d; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Pierre Michelot (b) on b, d; Kenny Clarke (d) on b, d; Simon Copans (mc) on a, c.

    André Francis, producer. Broadcast : June 15, 1960.


    Date: prob. March 1960
    Location: RAI TV Studios, Roma, Italy
    Label: RAI Television broadcast
    Tempo Di Jazz

    Kenny Clarke (ldr), Lou Bennett (org, spk), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Kenny Clarke (d, spk), unknown (mc)

    a. introduction - 3:08
    b. Satin Doll - 4:39(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    c. Fly Whee - 4:01(Tiny Kahn)
    d. closing - 0:13
    All titles on:
    tape copy DVD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio, Roma, 1960   (2017)

    Lou Bennett (org) on b-c, (spk) on a; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c, (spk) on a; Kenny Clarke (d) on b-c, (spk) on a; unknown (mc) on a, d.


    Date: April 22, 1960
    Location: NDR Funkhaus Studio 10, Hamburg, Germany
    Label: NDR Radio broadcast
    NDR Jazz Workshop #13

    Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ldr), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ss, ts), Klaus Marmulla (as), Wolfgang Schlütter (vib), Michael Naura (p, org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Hajo Lange (b), Heinz von Moisy (d)

    a. 101 Au Privave - 3:18(Charlie Parker)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    b. 103 Summertime - 3:53(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-95 — Bop & Ballads   (2016)
    c. 108 Thin Ice - 3:43(Lucky Thompson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-95 — Bop & Ballads   (2016)
    d. 109 Deep Passion - 4:04(Lucky Thompson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-95 — Bop & Ballads   (2016)
    e. 302 Star Eyes - 3:09(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-95 — Bop & Ballads   (2016)
    f. 304 Brother Bob - 4:20(Lucky Thompson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-95 — Bop & Ballads   (2016)
    g. 305 Broadway - 3:57(Bill Bird, Henri Woode, Teddy McRae)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)
    h. 306 Straight, No Chaser - 3:49(Thelonious Monk)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)
    i. 404 Glamour Games - 3:48(Lucky Thompson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)
    j. 405 Lucky's Workshop Theme - 3:14(Lucky Thompson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)

    Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ss) on b, e-f, (ts) on a, c-d, g-j; Klaus Marmulla (as) on a, g-j; Wolfgang Schlütter (vib) on a-b, g-j; Michael Naura (p) on d, g-j, (org) on a; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, g-j; Heinz von Moisy (d) on a-d, f-j.

    photo de Lucky Thompson


    Date: April 22, 1960
    Location: NDR Funkhaus Studio 10, Hamburg, Germany
    Label: NDR Radio broadcast
    NDR Jazz Workshop #13

    Helen Merrill (ldr), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ss), Michael Naura (p, cel), Jimmy Gourley (g), Hajo Lange (b), Heinz von Moisy (d), Helen Merrill (v)

    a. 202 It Never Entered My Mind - 3:33(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    b. 203 What Is This Thing Called Love? - 3:39(Cole Porter)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    c. 204 Bye Bye Blackbird - 2:46(Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/1   (2009)
    d. 402 What's New? - 4:30(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)
    e. 403 'S Wonderful - 2:41(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)

    Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ss) on b-c; Michael Naura (p) on b-e, (cel) on a; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c; Heinz von Moisy (d) on b-e.


    Date: April 22, 1960
    Location: NDR Funkhaus Studio 10, Hamburg, Germany
    Label: NDR Radio broadcast
    NDR Jazz Workshop #13

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Michael Naura (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Hajo Lange (b), Heinz von Moisy (d)

    a. I Should Care - 5:16(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1960/2   (2009)

    Date: early July 1960
    Location: Studio Decca, Paris
    Label: RCA
    Amen

    Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. Sister Sadie - 5:51(Horace Silver)
    RCA Victor EP76.429 — Amen   (1960)
    b. So What - 5:27(Miles Davis)
    c. Jubilation - 5:03(Junior Mance)
    d. Brother Daniel - 5:10(Lou Bennett)
    RCA Victor EP76.468 — Brother Daniel   (1961)
    e. On Green Dolphin Street - 8:26(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
    f. Amen - 5:02(Donald Byrd)
    RCA Victor EP76.429 — Amen   (1960)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
    All titles on:
    Vik LP 12"3037 — Amen   (1967)
    Camden LP 12"900.078 — Amen   (1970)
    RCA LP 12"430.050 — Amen   (1971)
    RCA CD74321 19251 2 — Amen   (1994)
    RCA CD82876 61014 2 — Amen   (2004)
    Phono CD870277 — Amen (& More)   (2017)

    photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett


    Date: October 7, 1960
    Location: unknown recording studio, Köln, Germany
    Label: Columbia

    Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. Satin Doll - 5:20(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    b. What A Difference A Day Makes - 4:39(Maria Grever, Stanley Adams)
    Both titles on:
    Columbia EPC 41334 — Hot Hammond   (1961)
    Phono CD870278 — Dansez Et Rêvez   (2017)

    photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett photo de Lou Bennett


    Date: December 14-15, 1960
    Location: Studios Barclay, Paris
    Label: United Artists
    Paris Blues

    Duke Ellington (ldr), Louis Armstrong, Jean Baissat, Jack Butler, Vincent Casino, Roger Guérin, Maurice Thomas (t), Billy Byers, Marcel Galliège, André Paquinet, Nat Peck (tb), René "Micky" Nicholas (cl, as), Pierre Gossez (as, ts), Jo Hrasco (as), Guy Lafitte (ts), William Boucaya (bar), Joe Baselli (acc), Jimmy Gourley (g), Guy Pedersen (b), François "Moustache" Galepides, Christian Garros, Gus Wallez (d)

    a. Battle Royal - 4:32(Duke Ellington)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1   (2013)
    b. Wild Man Moore - 1:49(Duke Ellington)
    Both titles on:
    United Artists LP 12"UA-LA 274-G — Paris Blues   (1961)
    United Artists LP 12"UAL 4092 — Paris Blues   (1961)
    United Artists LP 12"UAS 5092 — Paris Blues   (1961)
    His Master's Voice LP 12"CLP 1499 — Paris Blues Original Soundtrack   (1961)
    Rykodisc CDRCD 10713 — Paris Blues Soundtrack   (1997)
    Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960   (2007)

    Jack Butler (t) on b; Joe Baselli (acc) on b.

    photo de Paris Blues photo de Paris Blues


    Date: December 22, 1960
    Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    La Grande Nuit Du Jazz 196

    Henri Renaud (ldr), Zoot Sims (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. Love For Sale - 10:45(Cole Porter)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99275452 — La Grande Nuit Du Jazz 1960   (2020)

    Date: early 1961
    Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
    Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #3

    J.J. Johnson (ldr), J.J. Johnson (tb, spk), Henri Renaud (p), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), unknown (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Raymond Mouly (mc, int)

    a. live It's Only A Paper Moon - 4:14(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    INA (F) DVDI 05159147 — J. J. Johnson Au Blue Note   (2012)
    b. blive interview of J,J, Johnson - 1:34
    c. live Like Someone In Love - 3:42(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    INA (F) DVDI 05159147 — J. J. Johnson Au Blue Note   (2012)
    d. live What Is This Thing Called Love? - 4:03(Cole Porter)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    INA (F) DVDI 05159147 — J. J. Johnson Au Blue Note   (2012)
    e. live Walkin' - 3:30(Richard Carpenter)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    INA (F) DVDI 05159147 — J. J. Johnson Au Blue Note   (2012)
    f. live introduction - 0:51
    g. live What's New? - 4:06(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    INA (F) DVDI 05159147 — J. J. Johnson Au Blue Note   (2012)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) DVDCPF 86644238 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #3   (2012)

    J.J. Johnson (tb) on a, c-e, g, (spk) on b; Henri Renaud (p) on a, g; Lou Bennett (org) on c-e; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c-e, g; unknown (b) on a, g; Kenny Clarke (d) on a, c-e, g; Raymond Mouly (mc) on f, (int) on b.

    Note : Jean-Christophe Averty, director. Broadcast : April 29, 1961.

    photo de j.j. johnson
    Jimmy Gourley & J.J. Johnson.


    Date: early 1961
    Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
    Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #4

    Milton "Brew" Moore (ldr), Milton "Brew" Moore (ts), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), Raymond Mouly (mc)

    a. elive introduction - 0:31
    b. live Zonky - 3:15(Thomas Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-91 — Live In Europe 1961   (2015)
    INA (F) DVDI 09220001 — Brew Moore Au Blue Note   (2012)
    c. flive introduction - 0:05
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    d. live Satin Doll - 4:02(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-91 — Live In Europe 1961   (2015)
    INA (F) DVDI 09220001 — Brew Moore Au Blue Note   (2012)
    e. glive introduction - 0:04
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    f. live Broadway - 3:21(Bill Bird, Henri Woode, Teddy McRae)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
    Sonorama (D) CDC-91 — Live In Europe 1961   (2015)
    INA (F) DVDI 09220001 — Brew Moore Au Blue Note   (2012)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) DVDCPF 86644235 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #4   (2012)

    Milton "Brew" Moore (ts) on b, d, f; Lou Bennett (org) on b, d, f; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d, f; Kenny Clarke (d) on b, d, f; Raymond Mouly (mc) on a, c, e.

    Note : Jean-Christophe Averty, director. Broadcast : July 1, 1960.

    photo de Brew Moore photo de Brew Moore
    Lou Bennett, Brew Moore, Jimmy Gourley & Kenny Clarke.


    Date: March 6, 1961
    Location: Studios Barclay, Paris
    Label: Columbia
    Nocturne

    Pierre Spiers (ldr), Jimmy Gourley, Georges Mégalos (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Armand Molinetti (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn), Pierre Spiers (hrp)

    a. Someone To Watch Over Me - 2:47(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
    Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/1   (1993)
    b. Louise - 3:19(Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting)
    c. I Won't Dance - 3:17(Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach)
    d. Blue Moon - 3:40(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
    e. A Foggy Day - 3:48(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
    France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004   (2013)
    f. Dinah - 3:05(Sam M. Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young)
    g. Deep Purple - 3:23(Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
    h. Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear - 3:13(Al Hoffman, Ed G. Nelson, Al Goodhart, Milton Ager)
    i. Over The Rainbow - 3:18(Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
    j. I'll Remember April - 3:13(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
    All titles on:
    Columbia LP 10"FP 1135 — Nocturne   (1963)
    Jazz Time CD251 286-2 — Nocturne   (1989)
    Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 011 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 3 1961-1963   (2007)

    Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c, e, g-h.

    photo pochette Nocturne photo pochette Nocturne


    Date: April 18, 1961
    Location: Olympia, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
    first concert

    Lou Bennett (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), Daniel Filipacchi (mc)

    a. live introduction - 0:57
    b. live Fly Whee - 6:02(Tiny Kahn)
    c. live On Green Dolphin Street - 10:24(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
    d. live No Smokin' - 7:44(Horace Silver)
    e. live Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 7:03(Sigmund Romberg, Camacho, Oscar Hammerstein II)
    f. take 1live Satin Doll - 7:05(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    g. take 1live Billie's Bounce - 7:34(Charlie Parker)
    h. take 1live Yesterdays - 7:02(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
    All titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio, Paris, 1961/1   (2015)

    Barney Wilen (ts) on g-h; Lou Bennett (org) on b-h; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-h; Kenny Clarke (d) on b-h; Daniel Filipacchi (mc) on a.

    concert monk


    Date: April 18, 1961
    Location: Olympia, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
    second concert

    Lou Bennett (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. take 2live Satin Doll - 8:29(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    b. live Brother Daniel - 5:39(Lou Bennett)
    c. take 2live Billie's Bounce - 7:01(Charlie Parker)
    d. take 2live Yesterdays - 5:44(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
    All titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio, Paris, 1961/2   (2015)

    Barney Wilen (ts) on c-d.

    lou bennett trio


    Date: August 24, 1961
    Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
    Label: CBS Television broadcast
    The Twilight Zone #142

    Kenny Clarke (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), unknown (b, v), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. part 1 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, theme 1 - 1:08(Kenny Clarke, Henri Lanoë)
    b. part 2 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, theme 1 - 0:34(Kenny Clarke, Henri Lanoë)
    c. part 3 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, theme 1 - 0:56(Kenny Clarke, Henri Lanoë)
    d. part 1 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, drums solo - 0:53(Kenny Clarke)
    e. part 2 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, drums solo - 0:41(Kenny Clarke)
    f. part 3 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, drums solo - 0:45(Kenny Clarke)
    g. part 4 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, drums solo - 0:06(Kenny Clarke)
    h. part 1 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, theme 2 - 0:23(Kenny Clarke, Henri Lanoë)
    i. part 2 An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, theme 2 - 1:09(Kenny Clarke, Henri Lanoë)
    All titles on:
    tape copy DVD(no number) — The Twilight Zone #142 : An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge   (2012)

    Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-c, h-i; unknown (b) on a-c, h-i, (v) on b.

    Note : The Twilight Zone, Episode : 142 (5-22)
    Original title : An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
    French title: La Rivière du hibou
    Original story : Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), a short story in the book In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1898)
    Script : Robert Enrico
    Director : Robert Enrico
    Production : Marcel Ichac and Paul de Roubaix
    Total time : 24'57
    Music : Henri Lanoë and Kenny Clarke
    Broadcast : February 28, 1964 on CBS.

    The only of the 156 episodes that is not in the DVD reedition…

    photo film Owl Creek Bridge photo film Owl Creek Bridge


    Date: October 30, 1961
    Location: Filharmonia Naradowa, Warsaw, Poland
    Label: Muza
    Jazz Jamboree 1961

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Krysztof Komeda (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Adam Skorupka (b), Adam Jedrzejowski (d)

    a. live For Heaven's Sake - 5:05(Elise Bretton, Don Meyer, Sherman Edwards)
    b. live Three Little Words - 5:29(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
    Both titles on:
    Muza LP 12"LP XL 0127 — Jazz Jamboree 1961, Vol. 1   (1963)
    Power Bros. (PL) CDPB 00145 — Crazy Girl   (1996)
    Power Bros. (PL) CDPB 00165 — Crazy Girl   (2003)
    Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 011 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 3 1961-1963   (2007)

    photo pochette Jazz Jamboree photo pochette Jazz Jamboree photo pochette Jazz Jamboree


    Date: 1961
    Location: unknown recording studio, Roma, Italy
    Label: RAI Radio broadcast

    Kenny Clarke (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. Preaching Man - 5:00(Donald Byrd)
    b. Peter's Waltz - 7:46(Sahib Shihab)
    c. J.J. - 4:15(Kenny Clarke)
    d. Hush - 4:40(Donald Byrd)
    e. Jubilation - 4:24(Junior Mance)
    All titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio, Roma, 1961   (2015)

    Kenny Clarke Trio 1 Kenny Clarke Trio 2


    Date: first half of April 1962
    Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
    Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)

    Kenny Clarke (ldr), Herb Geller (as), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), Simone Chevalier (v)

    a. live It All Comes Back To Me Now - 4:16(Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer)
    b. live Red Cross - 2:33(Tiny Grimes)
    c. live Honeysuckle Rose - 2:01(Andy Razaf, Thomas Fats Waller)
    d. live Jay Jay - 3:12(Kenny Clarke)
    e. live Lover Man - 3:27(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
    f. live Satin Doll - 5:08(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
    g. live Let's Face The Music And Dance - 1:43(Irving Berlin)
    h. live How About You? - 2:01(Burton Lane, Ralph Freed)
    i. live Low Life - 5:24(Johnny Mandel, Count Basie)
    All titles on:
    tape copy DVD(no number) — Kenny Clarke Trio And Guests, 1962   (2012)

    Herb Geller (as) on b, h; Simone Chevalier (v) on c, e, g.


    Date: January 3, 1963
    Location: unknown venue, Koblenz, Germany
    Label: Impulse!
    American In Europe Jazz Festival

    Kenny Clarke (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. live No Smokin' - 5:18(Horace Silver)
    b. live Low Life - 5:20(Johnny Mandel, Count Basie)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/1   (2017)
    Both titles on:
    Impulse! LP 12"A-36 — Americans In Europe Vol. 1   (1963)
    HMW LP 12"CLP 1691 — Americans In Europe Vol. 1   (1965)
    Impulse! CDGRP 11502 — Americans In Europe   (1994)
    Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 011 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 3 1961-1963   (2007)
    Phono CD870278 — Dansez Et Rêvez   (2017)

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    Date: January 3, 1963
    Location: unknown venue, Koblenz, Germany
    Label: Impulse!
    American In Europe Jazz Festival

    Bill Smith (ldr), Bill Smith (cl), Herb Geller (as), Jimmy Gourley (g), Bob Carter (b), Joe Harris (d)

    a. live Freeway - 6:14(Billy Smith)
    b. live Pyramid - 5:08(Billy Smith)
    Both titles on:
    Impulse! LP 12"A-36 — Americans In Europe Vol. 1   (1963)
    HMW LP 12"CLP 1691 — Americans In Europe Vol. 1   (1965)
    Impulse! CDGRP 11502 — Americans In Europe   (1994)
    Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 011 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 3 1961-1963   (2007)

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    Date: prob. early 1963
    Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
    Label: Ducretet-Thomson

    Samson François (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Christian Garros (d)

    a. Ballade Pour Un Voyou - Thème De Jazz - 3:36(Samson François)
    Ducretet-Thomson EP450 V 469 — Musique Originale Du Film "Ballade Pour Un Voyou"   (1963)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1   (2013)

    photo de Ballade pour un voyou 1 photo de Ballade pour un voyou 2


    Date: late 1963
    Location: Studio Europasonor, Paris
    Label: Bel-Air (F)
    Pentacostal Feeling

    Lou Bennett (ldr), Geroges Garvarentz (p), Lou Bennett (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), Humberto Williams (per)

    a. Pentacostal Feeling - 2:28(Donald Byrd)
    b. Château En Suède - 2:38(Raymond Le Sénéchal)
    c. Watermelon Man - 3:11(Herbie Hancock)
    d. The Maigret Theme - 3:04(Ron Grainer)
    All titles on:
    Bel-Air (F) EP211 211 — Lou Bennett Et Son Orchestre Avec Kenny Clarke   (1964)

    photo recto Be-Air photo verso Bel-Air


    Date: January 1965
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Salle 102, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène broadcast

    Roger Guérin (ldr), Fred Gérard, Roger Guérin, Ivan Jullien, Maurice Thomas, Bernard Vitet (t), Michel Camicas, François "Frick" Gain, Raymond Katarzinsky, Marc Steckar, Émile Villain (tb), Jacques Nouredine (as), Jean-Louis Chautemps, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Robert Garcia (ts), Henri Jouhaud (sax), Michel Hausser (vib), George Gruntz (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

    a. introduction - 0:58
    b. Canard Sentimental - 8:19(Luis Fuentes)
    Both titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99267072 — Jazz Sur Scène, January 2, 1966   (2020)

    Fred Gérard (t) on b; Roger Guérin (t) on b; Ivan Jullien (t) on b; Maurice Thomas (t) on b; Bernard Vitet (t) on b; Michel Camicas (tb) on b; François "Frick" Gain (tb) on b; Raymond Katarzinsky (tb) on b; Marc Steckar (tb) on b; Émile Villain (tb) on b; Jacques Nouredine (as) on b; Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts) on b; Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (ts) on b; Robert Garcia (ts) on b; Henri Jouhaud (sax) on b; Michel Hausser (vib) on b; George Gruntz (p) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b) on b; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.


    Date: January 12, 1965
    Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène

    Le Grand Orchestre de Jazz de Paris (ldr), Fred Gérard, Ivan Jullien, Maurice Thomas, Bernard Vitet (t), Roger Guérin (t, dir), Michel Camicas, François Guin, Raymond Katarzinsky, Émile Vilain (tb), Marc Steckar (tu), Robert Garcia, Jacques Nouredine (as), Jean-Louis Chautemps, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (ts), Henry Jouot (bar), Michel Hausser (vib), George Gruntz (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. Un Ange - 5:50(Ivan Jullien)
    b. Hambourg Spécial - 5:49(Ivan Jullien)
    c. Dainayo - 3:45(Ivan Jullien)
    d. Grand' Père - 5:58(Ivan Jullien)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99265070 — Jazz Sur Scène, January 26, 1965   (2017)

    Broadcast : January 26, 1965.


    Date: May 6, 1965
    Location: Studio de la Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Label: SFP (F)

    Nathan Davis (ldr), Nathan Davis (ss, ts), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jimmy Woode (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

    a. take 2alt Sconsolato - 2:58(Jimmy Woode)
    b. take 2alt Kansas City Special - 3:02(Nathan Davis)
    Both titles on:
    SFP (F) CD10.003 CD — Peace Treaty   (2006)

    Nathan Davis (ss) on a, (ts) on b.

    photo de Nathan Davis photo de Nathan Davis
    Nathan Davis, Jimmy Gourley & Kenny Clarke.


    dessin de Cabu
    Drawing by Cabu.


    Date: December 4, 1965
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Salle 105, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène

    Jimmy Gourley, René Thomas (ldr), Jimmy Gourley, René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. John's Delight - 4:46(Tadd Dameron)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99269853 — Jazz Sur Scène, October 16, 1966   (2017)
    b. Au Privave - 4:15(Charlie Parker)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99269853 — Jazz Sur Scène, October 16, 1966   (2017)
    c. Meeting - 5:16(René Thomas)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99269853 — Jazz Sur Scène, October 16, 1966   (2017)
    d. Four On Six - 4:45(Wes Montgomery)
    e. That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd)

    Note : according To Tom Lord, a tape is circulating among collectors with the unissued items.

    photo de René & Jimmy
    René Thomas & Jimmy Gourley.


    Date: February 19, 1966
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Salle 105, Paris
    Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène

    Henri Renaud (ldr), Dominique Chanson (f, ts), Jacques Pelzer (f, as), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi (d), Monique Aldebert (v), André Francis (mc)

    a. a introduction - 1:54
    b. I Remember Bobby - 9:58(Henri Renaud)
    c. b introduction - 0:30
    d. Minuit Aux Champs-Elysées - 4:31(Henri Renaud)
    e. c introduction - 0:09
    f. Can't Help It - 3:39(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal)
    g. d introduction - 0:14
    h. The Blues Walk - 6:37(Clifford Brown)
    i. e introduction - 0:29
    j. Wallington Special - 3:42(Henri Renaud)
    k. f introduction - 0:06
    l. Profil - 3:28(Henri Renaud)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1   (2013)
    m. g introduction - 0:08
    n. Souriceau Tenace - 6:59(Henri Renaud)
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1   (2013)
    o. closing - 0:12
    All titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Studio 105, 1966   (2019)

    Dominique Chanson (f) on b, (ts) on b, d, h, j, n; Jacques Pelzer (f) on b, j, l, (as) on d, h, j, n; Henri Renaud (p) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n; Alby Cullaz (b) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n; Charles Bellonzi (d) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n; Monique Aldebert (v) on d, j, l; André Francis (mc) on a, c, e, g, i, k, m, o.

    photo de Nathan Davis
    Henri Renaud & Jimmy Gourley.


    Date: October 14, 1966
    Location: unknown recording studio, Roma, Italy
    Label: RAI Radio broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Marc Hemmler (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jimmy Woode (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. Can't Help It - 5:40(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal)
    b. Repetition - 3:49(Neal Hefti)
    c. Haroosh - 7:18(Al Cohn)
    d. Ya Ya Blues - 5:23(Clarence Lewis, Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Sahib Shihab)
    e. I Hadn't Anyone Till You - 6:29(Ray Noble)
    All titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — Roma, 1966   (2015)

    gourley quintet 1 gourley quintet 2


    Date: February 8, 1967
    Location: Grande Salle des concerts de l'Unesco, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Christian Rames (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jimmy Woode (b), Mezz Mezzrow, Jr. (d)

    a. live Can't Help It - 5:59(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276596 — Jazz Sur Scène, April 23, 1967   (2020)

    Date: June 4, 1967
    Location: Place Furstenberg, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    1er Jazz Festival de Saint-Germain

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Eddy Louiss (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Charvet (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

    a. live You've Changed - 5:08(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer)
    b. live Red Cross - 2:49(Tiny Grimes)
    Both titles on:
    tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1   (2013)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276628 — Jazz Sur Scène, November 26, 1967   (2020)

    André Francis (mc) on a.


    Date: December 1967
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Salle 105, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Sur Scène broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Marc Hemmler (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. You're Blasé - 4:06(Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier)
    b. My Shining Hour - 5:11(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
    c. Sunset Eyes - 4:50(Teddy Edwards, Dorothy Wayne)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276639 — Jazz Sur Scène, April 7, 1968   (2020)

    Date: 1967
    Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
    Label: Président
    Benny Waters In Paris

    Benny Waters (ldr), Benny Waters (cl, ss, as, ts), Wolf Schubert (p), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jack Sewing (b), Herbert Fiala, René Nan (d)

    a. Air Mail Special - 4:55(Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy)
    b. Echoes Of India - 3:58(Benny Waters)
    c. It's Wonderful To Be In Love - 2:33(Benny Waters, A. Livrati)
    d. Sugar Pie (Tribute To Sidney Bechet) - 2:31(Benny Waters)
    e. Struttin' With Some Barbecue - 5:46(Don Raye, Lillian Hardin Armstrong)
    f. Marie - 4:15(Irving Berlin)
    g. The Nearness Of You - 5:03(Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington)
    h. Rockin' Chair Boogie - 2:54(Benny Waters)
    i. Blues Amour - 4:45(Benny Waters)
    j. Jungle Blues - 3:43(Benny Waters)
    All titles on:
    Président LP 12"KVP 207 — Benny Waters In Paris   (1967)

    photo de Benny Waters photo de Benny Waters


    Date: March 7, 1968
    Location: Salon du Son, Palais d’Orsay, Paris
    Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
    Jazz Vivant broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

    a. live Angel Eyes - 7:24(Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis)
    b. live Repetition - 3:39(Neal Hefti)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276353 — Jazz Vivant, June 21, 1969   (2020)
    c. live New Rhumba - 4:46(Ahmad Jamal)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276651 — Jazz Sur Scène, August 25, 1968   (2020)

    Date: April 29, 30 & May 2, 1968
    Location: RCA Studio, Paris
    Label: RCA
    Jambo!

    Guy Lafitte (ldr), Sonny Grey (t), Guy Lafitte (ts), George Arvanitas (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jacky Samson (b), Charles Saudrais (d)

    a. Jambo - 2:48(Guy Lafitte)
    b. Grain De Valse - 2:08(Martial Solal)
    c. Jamboree - 6:17(Georges Arvanitas)
    d. Black And Tan Fantasy - 5:09(Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley)
    e. Jamaïca - 2:46(Sonny Grey)
    f. African Night - 4:21(Locksley "Slide" Hampton)
    g. Côte à Côte - 2:37(Guy Lafitte)
    h. Across The Track Blues - 7:58(Duke Ellington)
    All titles on:
    RCA LP 12"740.032 — Jambo!   (1968)
    RCA CD82876 61019 2 — Jambo!   (2004)

    photo de Guy Lafitte photo de Guy Lafitte


    Date: December 8, 1968
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F. Salle 104, Paris
    Label: Radio-France broadcast (F)

    Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Tony Scott (cl, ts), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), John Hart (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)

    a. live Body And Soul - 10:17(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour)
    b. live Two Bass Hit - 5:38(John Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie)
    c. live Dear Old Stockholm - 9:37(traditional)
    d. live Tune Up - 10:03(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)
    All titles on:
    Top Jazz Sarpe (E) CDSJ 1017 — Philly Jo Jones Quintet/Elvin Jones Trio   (1990)

    Tony Scott (cl) on a-b, d, (ts) on c.

    Note : Two Bass Hit listed as La Ronde.

    photo de Philly Jo Jones photo de Tony Scott photo de Philly JJ CD
    Philly Jo Jones, Jimmy Gourley & Tony Scott.


    Date: January 4, 1969
    Location: Maison de la Radio, Salle 105, Paris
    Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast
    Jazz Vivant broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

    a. Can't Help It - 5:55(Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276702 — Jazz Sur Scène, March 20, 1969   (2020)
    b. Ah Moore - 7:06(Al Cohn)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276702 — Jazz Sur Scène, March 20, 1969   (2020)
    c. Jool's Bag - 4:26(Jimmy Gourley)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276702 — Jazz Sur Scène, March 20, 1969   (2020)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276353 — Jazz Vivant, June 21, 1969   (2020)
    d. Sinbad The Tailor - 7:15(Johnny Mandel)
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276353 — Jazz Vivant, June 21, 1969   (2020)
    e. I Should Care - 1:08(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
    f. A Tribute To Someone - 6:32(Herbie Hancock)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99275978 — Jazz Vivant, January 4, 1969   (2020)

    Date: April 24, 1969
    Location: Studios Barclay, Paris
    Label: Riviera

    Marcel Zanini (ldr), François Guin (tb), Gérard Gambus (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Teddy Martin (d), Marcel Zanini (v), Les Swingers (grp)

    a. Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas - 2:23(C. Impérial, Pierre Cour, Wilson Simonal) / arr: Gérard Gambus
    Riviera 45121.257 — Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas   (1970)
    b. Ça Balance Terrible - 3:18(Jack Diéval, Michel Rivegauche) / arr: Gérard Gambus
    Riviera 45121.257 — Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas   (1970)
    c. Rosetta - 2:37(Earl "Fatha" Hines, Henri Woode) / arr: Gérard Gambus
    All titles on:
    Barclay LP 12"B0000501CC — Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas   (1970)
    PolyGram CD521 783-2 — Master Serie : Marcel Zanini   (1994)
    Universal CD07314 54939928 — Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas   (2006)

    Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c; Les Swingers (grp) on b-c.

    photo de Marcel Zanini photo de Marcel Zanini
    photo de Marcel Zanini
    Jimmy Gourley, Kenny Clarke & Marcel Zanini.


    Date: May 10, 1969
    Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F., Paris
    Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast
    Jazz sur Scène broadcast

    Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

    a. Sinbad The Tailor - 7:15(Johnny Mandel)
    b. I Should Care - 10:11(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
    c. A Tribute To Someone - 7:00(Herbie Hancock)
    All titles on:
    INA (F) CDPHD 99276710 — Jazz Sur Scène, May 16, 1969   (2020)

    Sessions Reported: 38

    Performances Reported: 180

    Unique Songs Reported: 131

    Unique Issues Reported: 73