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Date: Spring 1951
Location: Studio R.T.F, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Henri Renaud (ldr), Bobby Jaspar, Sandy Mosse (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d)
| a. | I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) | |
| b. | Frankie And Johnnie(traditional) | |
| c. | You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) | |
| d. | I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren) |
Sandy Mosse (ts) on a-b.
Note : according To Tom Lord, a tape is circulating among collectors. In 2004, Henri Renaud and Jimmy Gourley had no memories of that recording.

Jimmy Gourley & Sandy Mosse, Boulevard Raspail, 1951.
Date: May or June 1951
Location: Studio Burq, Paris
Label: Saturne
Henri Renaud (ldr), Bobby Jaspar, Sandy Mosse (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d)
| a. | 1393 | Milestones #2 - 2:55(Miles Davis)
Saturne 783005 — Milestone (No 2) / Tenderly (1951)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006 (2007)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
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| b. | 1394 | Godchild - 2:52(George Wallington)
Saturne 783008 — Godchild / Blue Moon (1951)
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| c. | 1396 | So What Could Be New? - 2:58(Tiny Kahn)
Saturne 783009 — So What Could Be New ? / Too Marvellous For Words (1951)
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| d. | 1400 | A New Date - 3:03(Jimmy Gourley)
Saturne 783007 — A New Date / Any Old Time (1951)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2019)
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| e. | 1401 | Lady Be Bad - 2:47(Tiny Kahn)
Saturne 783006 — Lady Be Bad / If I Had You (1951)
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| All titles on: | Paris Jazz Corner CDPJCP 222 008 — The Complete Legendary Saturne Picture Discs (2001)
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Note : several discographies mention May 1951, but the sleeve notes of the reedition gives June.

Sacha Distel, Jimmy Gourley, Henri Renaud & Raymond Cousin au Tabou.
Date: February 15, 1952
Location: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toît, Paris
Label: Blue Star
Henri Renaud (ldr), Jean Liesse (t), Nat Peck (tb), Philippe Benson (as), Sandy Mosse, André Ross (ts), Jean-Louis Chautemps (bar), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Pierre Lemarchand, Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | live | Venez Donc Chez Moi - 4:59(Jean Féline, Paul Misraki) / arr: Francy Boland
Universal CD981 255-5 — Jazz In Paris, Champs Elysées/2. En Remontant Les Champs-Elysées (2004)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| b. | live | Pinch Bottle - 4:51(Al Haig) / arr: Francy Boland |
| c. | live | Pot Luck - 4:59(Wynton Kelly) / arr: Francy Boland |
| d. | live | Out Of Nowhere - 4:49(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) |
| e. | live | I'll Take Romance - 4:35(Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) / arr: Francy Boland |
| All titles on: | Blue Star LP 10"BS 6831 — New Sound At The Boeuf Sur Le Toit (1952)
Contemporary LP 10"C 2502 — Modern Sounds: France (1953)
Feldsted LP 10"L 87003 — New Sound At The Boeuf Sur Le Toit (1954)
Fresh Sound LP 12"FSR 576 — New Sound At The Boeuf Sur Le Toit (1960)
Emarcy CD013 037-2 — Jazz In Paris 025 - Zoot Sims et Henri Renaud (2000)
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Jean Liesse (t) on a-c, e; Nat Peck (tb) on a-c, e; Philippe Benson (as) on a-c, e; Sandy Mosse (ts) on a-c, e; André Ross (ts) on a-c, e; Jean-Louis Chautemps (bar) on a-c, e; Pierre Lemarchand (d) on a-c, e; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on d.

From left to right : Nat Peck, Jean Liesse, Benoît Quersin, Jimmy Gourley and Philippe Benson at the Boeuf sur le Toît.
Date: April 10, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Henri Renaud (ldr), Jean Liesse (t), Georges Barboteu (frh), Bernard "Benny" Vasseur (tb), Sandy Mosse, André Ross (ts), William Boucaya, Jean-Louis Chautemps (bar), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | 53V 4509 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 5:00(Cole Porter) / arr: Francy Boland |
| b. | 53V 4510 | Mahogany Hall Stomp - 3:25(Spencer Williams) / arr: Francy Boland
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| c. | 53V 4511 | Paris Je T'aime - 4:10(Victor Schertzinger, Henri Bataille, Clifford Grey) / arr: Francy Boland
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5428 — European Cool Jazz 1951-1959/1 (2014)
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| d. | 53V 4512 | Thou Swell - 4:51(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Francy Boland |
| e. | 53V 4513 | Doctor Wiggins - 5:59(Francy Boland) / arr: Francy Boland |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"LD 131 — New Sounds From France (1953)
Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999)
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Date: May 22, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Henri Renaud (p, dir), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | Jeepers Creepers - 3:29(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/1 (2018)
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| b. | The End Of A Love Affair - 3:44(Edward. C. Redding)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
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| c. | Struttin' With Some Barbecue - 3:33(Don Raye, Lillian Hardin Armstrong)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/1 (2018)
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| d. | Bernie's Tune - 3:51(Bernie Miller)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/1 (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/1 (2017)
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| e. | Tout Bleu, Tout Bleu - 3:38(Robert Stolz, Ray Gilbert, Robert Gilbert)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5428 — European Cool Jazz 1951-1959/1 (2014)
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| f. | Strike Up The Band - 3:15(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
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| g. | Jimmy's Dream - 3:45(Jimmy Raney) | |
| h. | I Only Have Eyes For You - 3:29(Al Dubin, Harry Warren) |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 041 — Bobby Jaspar With Henri Renaud Quintet (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 143 — New Sounds From Belgium : Bobby Jaspar With Henri Renaud Quintet (1953)
Vogue CD74321 40937 2 — Bobby Jaspar/Henri Renaud (1998)
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"Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib) on c, f, h; Henri Renaud (p) on a-b, d-h; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-b, d-g.

Date: September 17, 1953
Location: Studio Jouvenet, Paris
Label: Vogue
Lee Konitz (ldr), Lee Konitz (as), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Don Bagley (b), Stan Levey (d)
| a. | I'll Remember April - 4:12(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Vogue EPEPL 7041 — Lee Konitz Quintet (1955)
Jazz Selection (Sw) EPJEP 4511 — Lee Konitz Plays (1957)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/1 (2009)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| b. | alt 1alt | I'll Remember April - 3:15(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| c. | alt 2alt | I'll Remember April - 2:36(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| d. | alt 3alt | I'll Remember April - 3:20(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| e. | Lost Henri | I'll Remember April - 3:21(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Vogue EPEPL 7041 — Lee Konitz Quintet (1955)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| f. | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2:35(Cole Porter)
Vogue EPEPL 7041 — Lee Konitz Quintet (1955)
Jazz Selection (Sw) EPJEP 4511 — Lee Konitz Plays (1957)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Philology CDW 0893.2 C — Bird's Eyes Vol. 062 (2005)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| g. | alt 1alt | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 1:26(Cole Porter)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
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| h. | alt 2alt | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 1:41(Cole Porter) |
| i. | alt 3alt | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 1:50(Cole Porter) |
| j. | Young Lee | All The Things You Are - 3:20(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| k. | Record Shop Suey | All The Things You Are - 3:16(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Vogue EPEPL 7041 — Lee Konitz Quintet (1955)
Jazz Selection (Sw) EPJEP 4511 — Lee Konitz Plays (1957)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| l. | altalt | All The Things You Are - 3:35(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| m. | 4 P. M. | These Foolish Things - 2:30(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
Jazz Selection (Sw) EPJEP 4511 — Lee Konitz Plays (1957)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| n. | Lee Tchee | These Foolish Things - 2:36(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 060 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 169 — Lee Konitz Plays (1953)
Roost LP 10"RLP 416 — Originalee (1953)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz And Hans Koller (1953)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, Frank Foster, Bobby Jaspar – 4 Four Sax/1 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7827 — Ezz-Thetic! (1970)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2021 — Lee Konitz Plays/Hans Koller's New Jazz Stars (1972)
Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"JL 55 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VG 500 105 — Young Lee (1981)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 61023 2 7 — The Saxophone Collection (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 07 Lee Konitz (2013)
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| All titles on: | Jazz Legacy (F) LP 12"500105 — Young Lee (1981)
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Henri Renaud (p) on a-d, f-n; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-e, j-n.

Date: September 26, 1953
Location: Vogue Studio, Schola Cantorum, Paris
Label: Vogue
Gigi Gryce (ldr), Gigi Gryce (f), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | 53V 4653 | I Can't Get Started - 4:34(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) |
Vogue CD74321 88116 2 — Bebop In Paris Vol. 2 (2004)
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Date: September 29, 1953
Location: Schola Cantorum, Paris
Label: Vogue
Gigi Gryce (ldr), Clifford Brown (t), Gigi Gryce (as), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | 53V 4659-1 | Blue Concept - 3:19(Gigi Gryce)
Vogue EPEPL 7062 — Conception (1955)
Vogue EPEPV 1041 — Conception (1955)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5051 — Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 (not released) (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/2 (1972)
Proper CDP 1442 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/2 Conception (2003)
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| b. | 53V 4659-2alt | Blue Concept - 3:23(Gigi Gryce) |
| c. | 53V 4660-1 | All The Things You Are - 3:51(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Vogue EPEPL 7062 — Conception (1955)
Vogue EPEPV 1041 — Conception (1955)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5051 — Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 (not released) (1953)
Vogue LP 12"LD 607-30 — Memorial: 10ème Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue, Vol. 34 (1963)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/1 (1972)
Proper CDP 1442 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/2 Conception (2003)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1 (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2019)
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| d. | 53V 4660-2alt | All The Things You Are - 4:22(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
INA (F) CD00048819 — Nocturne, August 8, 1995 (2020)
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| All titles on: | Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Vogue LP 12"VPL-3003 — Paris Collection Vol. 1 (1972)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2016 — Paris Collection Vol. 1 (1974)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1976)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7001 — The Paris Collection (1980)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 136 — Clifford Brown Vol. 2 (1983)
Vogue LP 12"K23P-6735 — The Complete Paris Collection Vol. 1 (1984)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Vogue CD668 668 001 — The Complete Paris Sessions/1 (1986)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Vogue CD74321 15461 2 — The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. I (1993)
Vogue CD74321 45728 2 5 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1997)
Inner City CDIC 7001 — The Paris Collection (2013)
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Date: October 5, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Jimmy Gourley, Henri Renaud (ldr), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | You're A Lucky Guy - 3:42(Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/3 (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1 (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2 (2019)
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| b. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream - 3:33(Gus Kahn, Les Brown)
Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1 (2013)
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| c. | It's De-Lovely - 2:50(Cole Porter)
Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
Original Sound CDCR 330 — Electric Guitar Masters (2015)
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| d. | Not Really The Blues - 2:07(Johnny Mandel)
Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
INA (F) CD01092517 — À l’Auberge des Songes, December 17, 1999 (2020)
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| e. | My Heart Belongs To Daddy - 4:02(Cole Porter)
Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
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| f. | Changing My Tune - 3:56(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| g. | I Love You - 3:02(Cole Porter) | |
| h. | Who Cares? - 2:50(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"LD 178 — Henri Renaud Et Son Trio (1953)
BMG LP 12"74321 47814-1 — Henri Renaud Et Son Trio (1997)
Vogue LP 12"BVJJ-2941 — Henri Renaud Et Son Trio (1997)
Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999)
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Date: October 8, 1953
Location: Studio Jouvenet, Paris
Label: Vogue
Gigi Gryce (ldr), Clifford Brown (t), Gigi Gryce (as), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | take 1alt | Minority - 5:26(Gigi Gryce)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5048 — Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
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| b. | take 2 | Minority - 5:30(Gigi Gryce)
Vogue LP 10"LD 175 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (1953)
Vogue LP 12"LD 607-30 — Memorial: 10ème Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue, Vol. 34 (1963)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/1 (1972)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Proper CDP 1443 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/3 Clifford's Axe (2003)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006 (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/3 (2009)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 09 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (2013)
Sony CD88725443772-09 — Jazz Time Paris - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown Sextet (2013)
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| c. | take 3alt | Minority - 5:34(Gigi Gryce)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/1 (1987)
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| d. | take 1 | Salute To The Bandbox - 5:43(Gigi Gryce)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5048 — Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 175 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/2 (1972)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Proper CDP 1443 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/3 Clifford's Axe (2003)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 09 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (2013)
Sony CD88725443772-09 — Jazz Time Paris - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown Sextet (2013)
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| e. | take 2alt | Salute To The Bandbox - 5:45(Gigi Gryce)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
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| f. | take 1 | Strictly Romantic - 4:17(Gigi Gryce)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5048 — Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 175 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/1 (1972)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Proper CDP 1443 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/3 Clifford's Axe (2003)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 09 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (2013)
Sony CD88725443772-09 — Jazz Time Paris - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown Sextet (2013)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| g. | take 1 | Baby - 5:45(Gigi Gryce)
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5048 — Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet (1953)
Vogue LP 10"LD 175 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (1953)
Vogue LP 12"LD 607-30 — Memorial: 10ème Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue, Vol. 34 (1963)
Prestige LP 12"PR 7794 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1970)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/2 (1972)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 358 — The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris (1989)
Proper CDP 1443 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/3 Clifford's Axe (2003)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 09 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (2013)
Sony CD88725443772-09 — Jazz Time Paris - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown Sextet (2013)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| h. | take 2alt | Baby - 4:47(Gigi Gryce)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
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| All titles on: | Vogue LP 12"VPL-3004 — Paris Collection Vol. 2 (1974)
Vogue LP 12"YX-2017 — Paris Collection Vol. 2 (1974)
Inner City LP 12"IC 7011 — The Paris Collection, Volume 2 (1980)
Vogue LP 12"K23P-6736 — The Complete Paris Collection Vol. 2 (1984)
Vogue CD668 668 001 — The Complete Paris Sessions/2 (1986)
Vogue CD74321 15462 2 — The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. II (1993)
Vogue CD74321 45728 2 5 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1997)
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Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-e, g-h.

Date: October 10, 1953
Location: prob. Scola Cantonrum, Paris
Label: Vogue
Gigi Gryce (ldr), Clifford Brown (t), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Gigi Gryce (as), Clifford Solomon (ts), William Boucaya (bar), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Marcel Dutrieux (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | No Start, No End - 11:48(Clifford Brown) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Vogue LP 10"LD 175 — Jazz Time Paris Vol. 11 (1953)
Vogue CD668 668 001 — The Complete Paris Sessions/2 (1986)
Vogue CD74321 15462 2 — The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. II (1993)
Vogue CD74321 45728 2 5 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1997)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 09 Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (2013)
Sony CD88725443772-09 — Jazz Time Paris - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown Sextet (2013)
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| b. | Venez Donc Chez Moi - 7:49(Jean Féline, Paul Misraki) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5050 — Gigi Gryce And His Big Band, Vol. 2 (1953)
Prestige LP 12"PR 24020 — Clifford Brown In Paris/2 (1972)
Vogue CD668 668 001 — The Complete Paris Sessions/3 (1986)
Vogue CD74321 15463 2 — The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. III (1993)
Vogue CD74321 45730 2 0 — The Complete Paris Collection/3 (1998)
Proper CDP 1442 - Properbox 086 — Joy Spring/2 Conception (2003)
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| Both titles on: | Prestige LP 12"PR 7840 — The Clifford Brown Big Band In Paris (1970)
Vogue LP 12"VPL-3005 — Paris Collection Vol. 3 (1974)
Vogue LP 12"VJT 3001 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1976)
Vogue LP 12"500102 — The Complete Paris Collection Vol. 3 (1980)
Jazz Reactivation (UK) LP 12"JR 140 — Clifford Brown Vol. 3 (1983)
Vogue LP 12"K23P-6737 — The Complete Paris Collection Vol. 3 (1984)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 359 — The Clifford Brown Big Band In Paris (1989)
Vogue CD651 600 025 — Clifford Brown Big Band (1984)
King Records CDK30Y 6184-6 — The Complete Paris Collection/2 (1987)
Prestige CDOJCCD 359 — The Clifford Brown Big Band In Paris (1990)
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Date: October 11, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Gigi Gryce (ldr), Gigi Gryce (as), Quincy Jones (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Marcel Dutrieux (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | take 1alt | Evening In Paris - 3:53(Quincy Jones) / arr: Gigi Gryce |
| b. | take 2alt | Evening In Paris - 3:57(Quincy Jones) |
| c. | take 3 | Evening In Paris - 3:53(Quincy Jones) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Blue Note LP 10"BLP 5051 — Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 (not released) (1953)
Vogue CD74321 15467 2 — Street Scenes - Lucky Thompson/Gigi Gryce (2000)
Vogue CD74321 88116 2 — Bebop In Paris Vol. 2 (2004)
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| All titles on: | Vogue LP 12"DY-5903-3 — The Complete Paris Collection Vol. 5 (1984)
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Gigi Gryce (ldr) on a, c, (as) on a, c; Quincy Jones (p) on a, c; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c; Marcel Dutrieux (b) on a, c; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on a, c.

Date: November 2, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Henri Renaud (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | Eleanor - 3:25(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce | |
| b. | Capri - 3:24(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
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| c. | Shabozz - 3:13(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| d. | Simplicity - 2:50(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce | |
| e. | Up In Quincy's Room - 4:12(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce
Inner City LP 12"IC 7013 — Revisited (1980)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/1 (2017)
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| f. | Consultation - 3:28(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce | |
| g. | Au Tabou - 2:48(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce | |
| h. | Expansion - 3:48(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Gigi Gryce |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"LD 174 — Henri Renaud Quintet (1954)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/2 (1982)
Vogue CD74321 40937 2 — Bobby Jaspar/Henri Renaud (1998)
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Date: November 18, 1953
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Zoot Sims (ldr), Frank Rosolino (tb), Zoot Sims (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Don Bagley (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | Toot's Suite - 5:52(Bill Holman)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1041 — The Complete Zoot Sims 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 (1995)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| b. | The Late Tiny Kahn - 4:27(Tiny Kahn)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1041 — The Complete Zoot Sims 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 (1995)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/1 (2017)
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| c. | Call It Anything - 3:17(Zoot Sims)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1041 — The Complete Zoot Sims 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 (1995)
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| d. | take 2 | Zoot's Suite - 4:12(Bill Holman)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
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| e. | Once In A While - 3:32(Michael Edwards, Bud Green)
Blue Moon CDBMCD 1041 — The Complete Zoot Sims 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 (1995)
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| f. | take 3 | Great Drums - 4:24(Tiny Kahn) |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"LD 170 — Zoot Goes To Town: Jazz Time Paris, Vol. 8 (1953)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 056 — Zoot Sims Goes To Town With Frankie Rosolino (1954)
Vogue LP 12"VJD 577 — 4 Four Sax - Lee Konitz/Zoot Sims/Frank Foster/Bobby Jaspar/1 (1982)
Vogue LP 12"YX-6039 — Zoot Sims Goes To Town (1996)
Vogue CDVG 655 655 622 — Zoot Sims & Frank Rosolino (1990)
Vogue CD74321 13414 2 5 — Tenorly (1993)
Vogue CD09026-68207-2 — Zoot Sims In Paris (1995)
Vogue CD74321 51152 2 — Quartet & Sextet (1997)
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Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-e.
Note : some sources, including some sleeve notes, give September 18,1953 for this session.

Date: February 2, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: private recording
Henri Renaud (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand, Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | Burt's Pad(Henri Renaud) / arr: Gigi Gryce | |
| b. | Mad About The Boy(Noel Coward) / arr: Gigi Gryce |
Note : according To Tom Lord, a tape is circulating among collectors.
Date: May 5, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Swing (F)
Ralph Burns (ldr), Cy Touff (bt), Jerry Coker (ts), Ralph Burns (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Chuck Flores (d), The Herdmen (grp)
| a. | The Gypsy - 3:55(Williams Gordon "Billy" Reid, Harry Beasley Smith)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 058 — The Herdmen Blow In Paris Vol. 1 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"LD 204 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 1 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"BVJJ-2970 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 1 (1998)
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| b. | Thanks For You - 3:45(Bernie D. Hanighen, M. Wright)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 058 — The Herdmen Blow In Paris Vol. 1 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"LD 204 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 1 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"BVJJ-2970 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 1 (1998)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 917 — Modern Music (2016)
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| c. | Wet Back In The Left Bank - 7:14(Ralph Burns)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 091 — The Herdmen Blow In Paris Vol. 2 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"LD 205 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 2 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"BVJJ-2971 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 2 (1998)
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| d. | Embarkation - 4:56(Jerry Coker)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 091 — The Herdmen Blow In Paris Vol. 2 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"LD 205 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 2 (1954)
Vogue LP 10"BVJJ-2971 — The Third Herdmen Blow In Paris, Vol. 2 (1998)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 917 — Modern Music (2016)
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| All titles on: | Fantasy LP 12"3-201 — The Herdsmen Play Paris (1955)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 116 — The Herdsmen Play Paris (1984)
Vogue CD74321 61025 2 — The Vogue Sessions - The Third Herdsmen/Jay Cameron (1999)
Fantasy CDFCD 24759-2 — The Herdsmen Play Paris (2001)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 939 — The Herdsmen & The Kentonians - Paris Sessions 1954-1956/1 (2017)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 939 — The Herdsmen And The Kentonians - Paris Sessions 1954-1956/1 (2017)
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Cy Touff (bt) on a, c-d; Jerry Coker (ts) on b-d; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c-d.
Date: June 5, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue
Bob Brookmeyer (ldr), Bob Brookmeyer (vtb), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Red Mitchell (b), Frank Isola (d)
| a. | 9:20 Special - 6:30(Earle C. Warren, William Engvick)
Vogue EPEPV 1056 — 9.20 Special / I Never Knew (1954)
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| b. | I Never Knew - 4:20(Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito)
Vogue EPEPV 1056 — 9.20 Special / I Never Knew (1954)
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| c. | Steeplechase - 6:40(Charlie Parker)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/2 (2017)
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| d. | Lover Man - 3:40(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) |
| All titles on: | Vogue LP 10"LD 216 — Bob Brookmeyer (1954)
Vogue CD74321 11503 2 — Quintets - Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer (1992)
Vogue CD09026-68359-2 — Lee Konitz/Bob Brookmeyer In Paris (1995)
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Date: October 26, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Swing (F)
Roy Haynes (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Jay Cameron (bar), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Joe Benjamin (b), Roy Haynes (d)
| a. | Red Rose - 3:50(Christian Chevallier, Ray Gilbert)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/2 (2017)
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| b. | A Mountain Sunset - 4:33(Christian Chevallier)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/2 (2017)
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| c. | Laffin' And Cryin' - 2:40(Christian Chevallier) | |
| d. | Jordu - 4:57(Duke Jordan)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5 (2009)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/2 (2017)
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| e. | Souscription - 3:01(Henri Renaud)
Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5487 — Premier Chapitre 1954-1961/1 (2015)
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| All titles on: | Swing (F) LP 10"M 33.337 — Roy Haynes And Barney Wilen (1955)
Vogue LP 10"L.D.E. 130 — Roy Haynes And Barney Wilen (1955)
Vogue CD2111512-2 — Roy Haynes & Kenny Clarke - Transatlantic (1989)
Vogue CD74321 11512 2 1 — Transatlantic Meetings : Roy Haynes/Kenny Clarke (1992)
Vogue CD74321 62291 2 — The 1954 Paris Sessions (1999)
Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 17 Roy Haynes/Jimmy Jones (2013)
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Jimmy Gourley, X, Jay Cameron & Richie Frost in Paris.
Date: October 28, 1954
Location: Studio Geneix, Paris
Label: Club Français du Disque (F)
Alvin "Buddy" Banks (ldr), Bob Dorough (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alvin "Buddy" Banks (b), Roy Haynes (d)
| a. | A Night In Tunisia - 4:26(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
Club Français du Disque (F) EPE.P. 1/2 — Jazz-Tempos (1954)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
Universal CD981 255-5 — Jazz In Paris, Champs Elysées/2. En Remontant Les Champs-Elysées (2004)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/3 (2009)
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| b. | I Love You - 5:58(Cole Porter)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
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| c. | Almost Like Being In Love - 3:19(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
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| d. | Bags' Groove - 3:47(Milt Jackson)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
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| e. | Yesterdays - 3:29(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/1. The Man I Love (2006)
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| f. | Line For Lyons - 3:46(Gerry Mulligan)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
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| g. | You Go To My Head - 4:29(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
Club Français du Disque (F) LP 10"LP 33 — Jazz De Chambre (1954)
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| h. | Buddy Banks Blues - 3:27(Alvin "Buddy" Banks) |
| All titles on: | Emarcy CD013 034-2 — Jazz In Paris 018 - Jazz De Chambre, Buddy Banks/Bobby Jaspar (2000)
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Roy Haynes (d) on a-b, d, g.

Date: November 4, 1954
Location: Institut National Belge de Radiodiffusion, Bruxelles, Belgium
Label: INR broadcast
Henri Renaud (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | Jordu(Duke Jordan) | |
| b. | I Never Knew(Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito) | |
| c. | Jeepers Creepers(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) | |
| d. | Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) |
Note : according To Tom Lord, a tape is circulating among collectors.
Date: November 4, 1954
Location: La Rose Noire, Bruxelles, Belgium
Label: private recording
Henri Renaud (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | live | Jordu(Duke Jordan) |
| b. | live | Jeepers Creepers(Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) |
| c. | live | Mountain Greenery(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| d. | live | Bouncin' At The Black Rose(Henri Renaud) |
Note : according To Tom Lord, a tape is circulating among collectors.
Date: July 6, 1956
Location: Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Argo
The Chicago Scene
Eddie Baker, Sandy Mosse, Ira Schulman (ldr), Dave Mulholland (t), Sandy Mosse, Ira Schulman (ts), Eddie Baker (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Leroy Jackson (b), Dorrell Anderson (d)
| a. | U 8150 | Straight Life - 4:34(Ira Shulman)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 845 — Relaxin' With Sandy Mosse (2014)
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| b. | U 8151 | Let's Get Away From It All - 3:50(Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 845 — Relaxin' With Sandy Mosse (2014)
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| c. | U 8153 | Dee's Delight - 2:51(Eddie Baker)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 845 — Relaxin' With Sandy Mosse (2014)
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| d. | U 8155 | Let's Go - 2:29(Ira Shulman)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 845 — Relaxin' With Sandy Mosse (2014)
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| e. | U 8160 | Fascinating Rhythm - 4:23(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| f. | U 8161 | 'Tis Autumn - 3:58(Henry Nemo) |
| g. | U 8162 | Knickerbooper - 2:56(Dave Mulholland) |
| h. | U 8163 | Clara's Blues - 4:35(Sandy Mosse)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 845 — Relaxin' With Sandy Mosse (2014)
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| i. | U 8164 | Outville - 4:03(Eddie Baker) |
| All titles on: | Argo LP 12"LP 609 — Chicago Scene - Ira Sullivan/Sandy Mosse (1956)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 009 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 1 1956-1957 (2007)
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Eddie Baker (ldr) on e, i; Sandy Mosse (ldr) on a-d, h, (ts) on a-d, h; Dave Mulholland (t) on c-d, g; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-d.

Date: March 31, 1957
Location: Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL
Label: Argo
Chubby's Back!
Greig "Chubby" Jackson (ldr), Don Geraci, John Howell, Don Jacoby, John Silva (t), Cy Touff (bt), Willard "Bill" Harris, Tom Shepard (tb), Howard Davis (as), Sandy Mosse, Vito Price (ts), Bill Calkins (bar), Marty Rubenstein (p), Remo Biondi, Jimmy Gourley (g), Greig "Chubby" Jackson (b), Don Lamond (d)
| a. | U 8460 | Tiny's Blues - 5:04(Tiny Kahn) |
| b. | U 8461 | Raffles - 3:57(Ray Biondi) |
| c. | U 8462 | Mother Knickerbooper - 4:33(Tiny Kahn) |
| d. | U 8463 | Keester Parade - 7:10(Johnny Mandel, Tiny Kahn) |
| e. | U 8465 | Plymouth Rock - 5:51(Neal Hefti) |
| f. | U 8466 | Flyin' The Coop - 4:07(Tiny Kahn)
INA (F) CDPHD 98033484 — Black And Blue, April 26, 1985 (2020)
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| g. | U 8467 | Let's Talk - 3:18(Greig "Chubby" Jackson) |
| All titles on: | Argo LP 12"LP 614 — Chubby's Back! (1957)
Jazz Beat CDJB 512 — Chubby's Back! / I'm Entitled To You (2007)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 009 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 1 1956-1957 (2007)
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Date: December 23, 1957
Location: Salle Wagram, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Nuit du Jazz broadcast
Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jacques Chevassu (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Henri Boiron (b), Yves Chamberland (d), André Francis (mc)
| a. | live | introduction - 0:24 |
| b. | live | It's A Wonderful World - 2:34(Johnny Watson, Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt) |
| Both titles on: | tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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Jacques Chevassu (p) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Henri Boiron (b) on b; Yves Chamberland (d) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.
Broadcast : December 30, 1957.
Date: March 1958
Location: Le Mars Club, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
La Tournée Des Clubs De Jazz À Paris
Art Simmons (ldr), Art Simmons (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Aaron Bridgers (b), Jean-Louis Ginibre, Michel Netter (mc)
| a. | live | Mars Club Blues - 0:42(Art Simmons, Jimmy Gourley) |
INA (F) DVDI 09306248 — La Tournée Des Clubs De Jazz À Paris (2012)
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Broadcast : March 21, 1958.

Art Simmons, Henri Salvador & Jimmy Gourley at a Recording session in Europe No. 1 studios.
Date: March 12, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Rendez-Vous À Cinq Heures broadcast
Art Simmons (ldr), Art Simmons (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Michel Gaudry (b), Tommy Franklin (mc)
| a. | I Could Write A Book - 3:40(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
INA (F) CDPHD 98206314 — Rendez-Vous À Cinq Heures, March 12, 1958 (2020)
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Date: prob. June 4-11, 1958
Location: prob. Club Saint-Germain, Paris
Label: private recording
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Martial Solal (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Topsy - 7:13(Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle)
Jazz Hour CDJHR 73542 — 'Round Midnight (1990)
Object Enterprise CDORO 131 — Stan Getz (1991)
American Jazz Classics CD99099 — 'Round Midnight In Paris (2014)
INA (F) CD00048819 — Nocturne, August 8, 1995 (2020)
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| b. | live | 'Round Midnight - 5:41(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
Jazz Hour CDJHR 73542 — 'Round Midnight (1990)
Object Enterprise CDORO 131 — Stan Getz (1991)
Jazz Time CD64019-2 — Pennies From Heaven (1994)
American Jazz Classics CD99099 — 'Round Midnight In Paris (2014)
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| c. | live | They All Fall In Love - 4:39(Cole Porter)
Lester Recording Catalog (J) CDYX-7360-SL — With European Friends (1985)
Lester Recording Catalog (J) CD33C38-7679 — With European Friends (1986)
LRC Ltd. CDSCS 7679 — With European Friends (1990)
LaserLight CD17 079 — With European Friends (1996)
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| All titles on: | Jazz Anthology LP 12"JA 5244 — Live In Europe 1958 (1982)
Curcio (It) LP 12"GJ-20 — Stan Getz, Donald Byrd, Bobby Jaspar, Kenny Clarke - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 20 (1982)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
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Date: July 1958
Location: Le Poste Parisien, Paris
Label: Sonorama (D)
Jazz In Camera
Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen (ldr), Donald Byrd (t), Barney Wilen (ts), Walter Davis, Jr. (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Doug Watkins (b), Al Levitt (d)
| a. | Jazz In Camera - bande I - 7:28(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) | |
| b. | Jazz In Camera - bande II - 4:24(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) | |
| c. | Jazz In Camera - bande III - 4:40(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) | |
| d. | Jazz In Camera - bande IV - 8:00(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) | |
| e. | Jazz In Camera - bande V - 3:59(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) | |
| f. | Jazz In Camera - bande VI - 6:26(Donald Byrd, Barney Wilen) |
| All titles on: | Sonorama (D) LP 12"L-65 — Jazz In Camera - Donald Byrd/Barney Wilen (2012)
Sonorama (D) CDC-65 — Jazz In Camera - Donald Byrd/Barney Wilen (2012)
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Jimmy Gourley (g) on c-d, f.

Date: September 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Jazz Club 58 broadcast
Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)
| a. | dlive | introduction - 0:20 |
| b. | live | Snapped Cap - 3:23(Al Cohn) |
| Both titles on: | tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDCPF 86658903 — Jazz Club 58 (2012)
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Henri Renaud (p) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Jean-Marie Ingrand (b) on b; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.
Date: September 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Jazz Club 58 broadcast
All Star jam session (ldr), Jean-Louis Chautemps, Bobby Jaspar, Guy Lafitte (ts), George "Geo" Daly (vib), Henri Renaud (p), Martial Solal (hps), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d), rest unknown (grp), André Francis (mc)
| a. | mlive | introduction - 0:46 |
| b. | live | Blues Final - 2:07(traditional) |
| Both titles on: | INA (F) DVDCPF 86658903 — Jazz Club 58 (2012)
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Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts) on b; Bobby Jaspar (ts) on b; Guy Lafitte (ts) on b; George "Geo" Daly (vib) on b; Henri Renaud (p) on b; Martial Solal (hps) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b) on b; Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d) on b; rest unknown (grp) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.
Date: September 19, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
All Star jam session (ldr), George "Geo" Daly (vib), George Arvanitas, Raymond Fol, Henri Renaud, Martial Solal (p), Jimmy Gourley, Jean-Pierre Sasson (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | I Got Rhythm - 14:41(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268077 — Piano Parade, November 13, 1958 (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| b. | Blues For Stomp - 15:02(Henri Renaud)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268097 — Piano Parade, October 22, 1958 (2020)
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Henri Renaud (p) on a; Martial Solal (p) on b.
Date: September 19, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
Henri Renaud (ldr), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | I Should Care - 4:05(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) |
INA (F) CDPHD 88026799 — Piano Parade, January 6, 1959 (2020)
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Date: September 20, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
Jimmy Gourley, Henri Renaud (ldr), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | Foolin' Myself - 2:04(Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268069 — Piano Parade, October 30, 1958 (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| b. | Alone Together - 4:09(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026797 — Piano Parade, November 4, 1958 (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| c. | All Of You - 1:57(Cole Porter)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268076 — Piano Parade, November 11, 1958 (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| d. | Speak Low - 1:47(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026798 — Piano Parade, November 20, 1958 (2012)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| e. | Too Close For Comfort - 1:47(Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026802 — Piano Parade, January 13, 1959/2 (2020)
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| f. | That Tired Routine Called Love - 2:15(Matt Dennis, Ted Steele)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026803 — Piano Parade, July 19, 1959 (2020)
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| g. | Ce Sera Complet - 2:43(Henri Renaud)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268090 — Piano Parade, January 11, 1959 (2020)
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Date: September 20, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
Gérard Badini, George "Geo" Daly (ldr), Gérard Badini (cl), George "Geo" Daly (vib), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | Blue Lou - 3:14(Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268069 — Piano Parade, October 30, 1958 (2012)
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| b. | Flying Back - 2:30(Gérard Badini, Georges "Géo" Daly)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026797 — Piano Parade, November 4, 1958 (2012)
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| c. | I Never Knew - 2:36(Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268076 — Piano Parade, November 11, 1958 (2012)
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| d. | She's Funny That Way - 2:58(Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026798 — Piano Parade, November 20, 1958 (2012)
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| e. | Charlie Went To Cherbourg - 6:38(Henri Renaud, Zoot Sims)
INA (F) CDPHD 99268095 — Piano Parade, January 13, 1959/1 (2020)
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Date: September 20, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
All Star jam session (ldr), Roger Guérin (t), Bobby Jaspar (ts), George Arvanitas, Errol Parker, Henri Renaud, Martial Solal, René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley, Jean-Pierre Sasson (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | Fascinating Blues - 8:11(Jean-Pierre Sasson) |
INA (F) CDPHD 99268095 — Piano Parade, January 13, 1959/1 (2020)
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Date: September 20, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Piano Parade broadcast
All Star jam session (ldr), Roger Guérin (t), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Gérard Badini (cl, ts), George "Geo" Daly (vib), George Arvanitas, Errol Parker, Henri Renaud, Martial Solal, René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley, Jean-Pierre Sasson (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | Charlie Went To Cherbourg - 10:32(Henri Renaud, Zoot Sims)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026801 — Piano Parade, March 3, 1959 (2020)
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| b. | Flying Home - 15:05(Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sid Robin, Darling)
INA (F) CDPHD 88026800 — Piano Parade, February 1, 1959 (2020)
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Roger Guérin (t) on b; Gérard Badini (ts) on b; Bobby Jaspar (ts) on b; Errol Parker (p) on a.
Date: Fall 1958
Location: unknown venue, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Panorama du middle jazz et du jazz moderne en France
All Star jam session (ldr), Roger Guérin (t), Jean-Louis Chautemps, Bobby Jaspar, Guy Lafitte, Barney Wilen (ts), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Paul Rovère (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)
| a. | live | Blues Impromptu - 8:31(James Moody) |
INA (F) CDPHD 99276743 — Vive Le Jazz, November 15, 1958 (2020)
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Date: November 9, 1958
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Panorama du middle jazz et du jazz moderne en France
All Star jam session (ldr), Roger Guérin (t), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Errol Parker, Henri Renaud, René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère, Paul Rovère (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)
| a. | Véry Super Old Blues - 8:16(Panama Francis) |
INA (F) CDPHD 99276743 — Vive Le Jazz, November 15, 1958 (2020)
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Date: January 3, 1959
Location: Olympia, Paris
Label: Europe N°1
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Martial Solal (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Cherokee - 9:00(Ray Noble) |
| b. | live | All The Things You Are - 6:11(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| c. | live | Lover Man - 4:08(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) |
| d. | live | Special Club - 3:36(Martial Solal) |
| e. | live | 'Round Midnight - 6:17(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) |
| f. | live | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 10:04(Sigmund Romberg, Camacho, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| g. | live | Tenderly - 5:07(Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) |
| h. | live | The Squirrel - 5:01(Tadd Dameron) |
| i. | live | Yardbird Suite - 7:20(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) |
| All titles on: | Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5730 — Live In Paris 1959 (2018)
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Date: January 6, 1959
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Carrefour Du Jazz broadcast
Bill Coleman (ldr), Bill Coleman (t, spk), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts, spk), Art Simmons (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Daniel Jordan (b, spk), Carl "Kansas" Fields (d), Jean-Louis Ginibre (mc, int)
| a. | Carrefour Du Blues - 7:22(Bill Coleman) | |
| b. | introduction | |
| c. | interview - 2:24 | |
| d. | Sweet Georgia Brown - 4:24(Maceo Pinkard, Ken Casey, Ben Bernie) |
| All titles on: | INA (F) CDPHD 99245305 — Carrefour Du Jazz, January 24, 1959 (2020)
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b, c performed as medley.
Bill Coleman (t) on a, d, (spk) on b-c; Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts) on a, d, (spk) on c; Art Simmons (p) on a, d; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, d; Daniel Jordan (b) on a, d, (spk) on c; Carl "Kansas" Fields (d) on a, d; Jean-Louis Ginibre (mc) on b, (int) on c.
Date: first week of January 1959
Location: Studio Pyramides, Europe N° 1, Paris
Label: Europe N°1
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Martial Solal (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | Too Marvelous For Words - 7:08(Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) | |
| b. | Topsy - 7:03(Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle) | |
| c. | Over The Rainbow - 7:21(Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) |
| All titles on: | Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5730 — Live In Paris 1959 (2018)
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Stan Getz, Kenny Clarke & Jimmy Gourley.
Date: March 2, 1959
Location: Studio Hoche, Paris
Label: Verve
Le Dernier Message De Lester Young
Lester Young (ldr), Lester Young (ts), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jamil Nasser (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | 26575-2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was - 4:16(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
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| b. | 26576-2 | Oh! Lady, Be Good - 3:33(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
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| c. | 26577-2 | Almost Like Being In Love - 3:31(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
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| d. | 26578-1 | Three Little Words - 4:14(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
Universal CD981 255-6 — Jazz In Paris, Champs Elysées/3. Minuit Sur Les Champs (2004)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006 (2007)
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| e. | 26579-1 | I Cover The Waterfront - 3:44(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
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| f. | 26580-1 | I Can't Get Started - 3:10(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
Verve CD314 547 094-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/7 (1999)
Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/3. 'Round Midnight (2006)
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| g. | 26581-5 | Indiana - 2:43(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
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| h. | 26582-2 | Pennies From Heaven - 2:16(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
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| i. | 26583-1 | New D.B. Blues - 3:10(Lester Young)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/1 (2009)
France-Musique Radio broadcast CD(no number) — Hommage À Jimmy Gourley 2004 (2013)
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| j. | 26584-2 | Lullaby Of Birdland - 3:39(George Shearing, George David Weiss)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
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| k. | 26585-2 | There'll Never Be Another You - 3:35(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/3 (2009)
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| l. | 26586-1 | Tea For Two - 3:27(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
Verve CD314 547 095-2 — The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve/8 (1999)
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| All titles on: | Barclay LP 12"84069 — Le Dernier Message De Lester Young (1959)
Verve LP 12"MG V-8378 — Lester Young In Paris (1959)
Verve LP 12"MG V-2698 — Lester Young In Paris (1960)
Metro LP 12"1356134 — In Memoriam Lester Young (1970)
Verve LP 12"2304 489 — Lester Young In Paris (1970)
Emarcy CD589 557-2 — Jazz In Paris 077 - Le Dernier Message De Lester Young (2001)
American Jazz Classics CD99037 — Lester Young In Paris (2011)
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Date: March 11, 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast (F)
Carrefour du Jazz
Lester Young (ldr), Lester Young (ts), Harold Kauffman (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | I Cover The Waterfront - 0:59(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) |
| b. | live | There'll Never Be Another You - 5:03(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) |
| Both titles on: | Jazz Up CDJUTB 3034 — Pres Box/16 (1989)
Sound Hills CDSSCD 8050 — Lester Young Perfect Complete Collection/16 (1993)
Philology CDW 0901.2 — Prez's Hat Vol. 05 (1995)
Philology CDW 6028.2 C — Prez's Hat Vol. 31 (2005)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
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Jimmy Gourley, Lester Young & Henri Renaud.
Date: March 28 & July 29, 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Le Vieux Et Le Président
Kenny Clarke (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Maurice Cullaz (mc)
| a. | live | Blues Au Blue Note - 3:27(Jimmy Gourley, René Urtreger, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke) |
INA (F) DVDCPF 86659164 — Le Vieux Et Le Président (2012)
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Note : Le Vieux Et Le Président : Hommage À Sidney Bechet Et Lester Young
(ORTF-INA)
Joseph Pasteur, producer, Jean Bescont, director. Broadcast : August 1, 1959.
01 opening : 0'33
02 part I : Sidney Bechet (with Mez Mezzrow & Charles Delauney) 16'48
03 part II : Lester Young (with Maurice & Yvonne Cullaz) 12'05
- including Blues Au Blue Note : 20'23-23'47
04 closing : 0'45
Total time : 30'08
Date: April 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Dear Old Stockholm - 6:15(traditional)
Jazz Time CD64019-2 — Pennies From Heaven (1994)
INA (F) CDPHD 99276744 — Vive Le Jazz, February 27, 1960 (2020)
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| b. | live | Lady Bird - 6:04(Tadd Dameron)
Joker LP 12"SM 4026 — The Jazz Guitar/4 (1983)
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| Both titles on: | Europa Jazz LP 12"EJ-1008 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas (1981)
Curcio (It) LP 12"GJ-10 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 10 (1981)
Lester Recording Catalog (J) CDYX-7360-SL — With European Friends (1985)
Lester Recording Catalog (J) CD33C38-7679 — With European Friends (1986)
Royal CD4002 — In Paris 1958-1959 (1989)
Jazz Hour CDJHR 73542 — 'Round Midnight (1990)
LRC Ltd. CDSCS 7679 — With European Friends (1990)
Object Enterprise CDORO 131 — Stan Getz (1991)
LaserLight CD17 079 — With European Friends (1996)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
American Jazz Classics CD99099 — 'Round Midnight In Paris (2014)
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Date: Spring 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Cherokee - 6:56(Ray Noble) |
Royal CD4002 — In Paris 1958-1959 (1989)
Philology CDW 0040.2 — Sweetie Pie 1952-1970 Unreleased (1992)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
American Jazz Classics CD99099 — 'Round Midnight In Paris (2014)
INA (F) CDPHD 99276787 — Vive Le Jazz, October 13, 1963 (2020)
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Date: September 14, 1959
Location: Salon de la Radio et de la Télévision, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Vive Le Jazz broadcast
Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts, spk), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Lady Bird - 6:24(Tadd Dameron) |
| b. | live | Just A Child - 3:36(Johnny Mandel) |
| c. | live | Lover, Come Back To Me - 7:19(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) |
| All titles on: | INA (F) CDPHD 99276319 — Vive Le Jazz, November 21, 1959 (2020)
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Date: September-October 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #2
Zoot Sims (ldr), Zoot Sims (ts, spk), Maurice Vander (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Raymond Mouly (mc, int)
| a. | alive | introduction - 0:35 |
| b. | live | interview de Zoot Sims - 0:40 |
| c. | live | The Red Door - 3:45(Zoot Sims, Gerry Mulligan)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDI 09281960 — Zoot Sims Au Blue Note (2012)
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| d. | blive | introduction - 0:20
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| e. | live | Autumn Leaves - 3:53(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDI 09281960 — Zoot Sims Au Blue Note (2012)
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| f. | glive | introduction - 0:30 |
| g. | live | Gone With The Wind - 3:05(Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDI 09281960 — Zoot Sims Au Blue Note (2012)
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| h. | hlive | introduction - 0:11
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| i. | live | Willow Weep For Me - 3:40(Ann Ronell)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDI 09281960 — Zoot Sims Au Blue Note (2012)
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| j. | ilive | introduction - 0:10
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
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| k. | live | Love For Sale - 1:32(Cole Porter)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
INA (F) DVDI 09281960 — Zoot Sims Au Blue Note (2012)
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| All titles on: | INA (F) DVDCPF 86644237 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #2 (2012)
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Zoot Sims (ts) on c, e, g, i, k, (spk) on b; Maurice Vander (p) on c, e, g, i, k; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c, e, g, i, k; Pierre Michelot (b) on c, e, g, i, k; Kenny Clarke (d) on c, e, g, i, k; Raymond Mouly (mc) on a, d, h, j, (int) on b.
Note : Jean-Christophe Averty, director. Broadcast : March 3, 1960.
Date: November 7, 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1
Earl "Bud" Powell (ldr), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts), Earl "Bud" Powell (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Simon Copans (mc)
| a. | hlive | introduction - 0:33 |
| b. | live | Anthropology - 5:01(Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker)
Jazzman CDJM 11739 — The Masters Saxes Meet Bud Powell (1993)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/3 (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1 (2013)
Jazz Music Performances DVD286 907-9 — Bud Powell In Europe : Paris 1959 - Copenhagen 1962 (2006)
INA (F) DVDI 09159664 — Bud Powell Au Blue Note (2012)
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| Both titles on: | tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2 (2013)
Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 948 — In Paris 1960 - Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain And The Blue Note (2018)
INA (F) DVDCPF 86644236 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1 (2012)
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Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ts) on b; Earl "Bud" Powell (p) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Pierre Michelot (b) on b; Kenny Clarke (d) on b; Simon Copans (mc) on a.
Note : André Francis, producer. Broadcast : June 15, 1960.
Some discographies give the date December 27, 1959.

Date: end 1959
Location: Club Saint-Germain, Paris
Label: Mythic Sound
Earl "Bud" Powell (ldr), Peanuts Holland (t), Barney Wilen (ts), Earl "Bud" Powell (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | live | Buzzy - 5:23(Charlie Parker) |
Mythic Sound LP 12"MS 6003-1 — Earl Bud Powell Vol. 03 - Cookin' At Saint-Germain, 57-59 (1980)
Mythic Sound CDMS 6003-2 — Earl Bud Powell Vol. 03 - Cookin' At Saint-Germain, 57-59 (1989)
Pablo CDPACD 2310 976-2 — Parisian Thoroughfares (2003)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 010 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 2 1959-1960 (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1 (2013)
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Date: December 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1
Billie Poole (ldr), Alice McCloud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Al King (b), Don Brown (d), Billie Poole (v), Simon Copans (mc)
| a. | live | I Can Rock 'N' Roll To Save My Soul - 3:47(Billie Poole) |
| b. | clive | introduction - 0:25 |
| c. | live | The Birth Of The Blues - 2:33(Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) |
| d. | glive | introduction - 0:23 |
| e. | live | Don't Ever Leave Me - 2:40(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| All titles on: | INA (F) DVDCPF 86644236 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1 (2012)
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Alice McCloud (p) on a, c, e; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a; Al King (b) on a, c, e; Don Brown (d) on a, c, e; Billie Poole (v) on a, c, e; Simon Copans (mc) on b, d.
Date: December 1959
Location: Blue Note, 27 rue d'Artois, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast (F)
Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1
Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Daniel Humair (d), Simon Copans (mc)
| a. | dlive | introduction - 0:35 |
| b. | live | How Long Has This Been Going On? - 1:42(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| c. | live | Clarest Blues - 2:26(Jimmy Gourley) |
| All titles on: | INA (F) DVDCPF 86644236 — Modern Jazz Au Blue Note #1 (2012)
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Henri Renaud (p) on b-c; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c; Jean-Marie Ingrand (b) on b-c; Daniel Humair (d) on b-c; Simon Copans (mc) on a.
André Francis, producer. Broadcast : June 15, 1960.
Date: 1959
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast (f)
Vive Le Jazz broadcast
Henri Renaud (ldr), Christian Bellest, Roger Guérin, Fernand Verstraete (t), Bernard "Benny" Vasseur (tb), Georges Grenu (as), Joe Rasco (ts), William Boucaya (bar), Henri Renaud (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Sim (b), Daniel Humair (d)
| a. | Fly Whee - 2:47(Tiny Kahn) |
INA (F) CDPHD 99276744 — Vive Le Jazz, February 27, 1960 (2020)
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