Jimmy Gourley discography, the 70's

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: January-March 1971
Location: Studios Barclay & Studio Davout, Paris
Label: Universal
Trafic soundtrack

Charles Dumont, Bernard Gérard (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), rest unknown (orc)

a. take 1 Trafic : Trafic - 3:29(Charles Dumont)
b. take 1 Trafic : La Route - 1:41(Charles Dumont)
c. take 1 Trafic : Maria - 2:25(Charles Dumont)
d. Trafic : La Course D'Autos - 3:57(Charles Dumont)
e. take 2 Trafic : Trafic - 3:01(Charles Dumont)
f. take 2 Trafic : Maria - 1:26(Charles Dumont)
g. Trafic : Les Lignes Jaunes - 0:46(Charles Dumont)
h. take 3 Trafic : Trafic - 2:37(Charles Dumont)
i. take 2 Trafic : La Route - 1:45(Charles Dumont)
j. take 3 Trafic : Maria - 1:41(Charles Dumont)
k. Trafic : Paris-Amsterdam - 2:32(Charles Dumont)
l. Trafic : Marche De La RAI - 2:18(Charles Dumont)
m. take 4 Trafic : Trafic - 2:08(Charles Dumont)
n. take 4 Trafic : Maria - 1:45(Charles Dumont)
All titles on:
London LP 12"SLP 20082 — Trafic   (1971)
Somethin' Else LP 12"6441 001 — Trafic   (1971)
Somethin' Else LP 12"SLJS-5046 — Trafic   (1994)
Universal CD017 187-2 — Trafic   (2002)

photo de Trafic photo de Trafic


Date: May 10, 1971
Location: Cintra, 6 Place de l'Opéra, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Be Bop Revival

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b), Marc Pavaux (d)

a. live Red Cross - 4:35(Tiny Grimes)
b. live Manteca - 5:03(Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller, Luciano "Chano" Pozo)
Both titles on:
INA (F) DVDCPF 76644439 — Be Bop Revival   (2012)

Date: May 10, 1971
Location: Cintra, 6 Place de l'Opéra, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Be Bop Revival

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

a. live Sans Souci - 2:25(Gigi Gryce)
INA (F) DVDCPF 76644439 — Be Bop Revival   (2012)

Date: December 9, 1971
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast
Libre Parcours braodcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Patrice Caratini (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

a. Comon' Ovah - 3:43(Jimmy Gourley)
INA (F) CDPHD 99264719 — Libre Parcours, December 9, 1971   (2020)

Date: January 9, 1972
Location: Studios des Buttes de Chaumont, Paris
Label: unknown broadcast
À la Manière 2

Orchestre de Pierre Porte (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), rest unknown (orc), Pierre Porte (dir)

a. unidentified - 2:08
tape copy CD(no number) — À la Manière 2, January 9, 1972   (2017)

young drummer young drummer
Jimmy Gourley with Pierre Porte Orchestra.


Date: February-March 1972
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Sylvain Krief (d)

a. Jimmy's Rhumba Blues - 3:02(Jimmy Gourley)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 2   (2013)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley Quartet 1972   (2012)

Broadcast : March 3, 1972.


Date: first half of May 1972
Location: Parc Den Brandt, Anvers, Belgium
Label: BRT Radio broadcast
Middleheim Jazz Festival

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Tony Bauwens (p), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Roger Vanhaverbeke (b), Freddie Rottier (d)

a. live introduction - 0:30
b. live Horoscope Blues - 7:56(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
c. live Pannonica - 9:57(Thelonious Monk)
d. live Creepin' - 2:58(Stevie Wonder)
All titles on:
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 012 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 4 1972   (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jimmy Gourley Quartet In Belgium, 1972   (2013)

Tony Bauwens (p) on b-d; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-d, (v) on b, d, (spk) on a; Roger Vanhaverbeke (b) on b-d; Freddie Rottier (d) on b-d.


Date: July 5, 1972
Location: Parc Floral de Vincennes, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast

Bill Coleman (ldr), Bill Coleman (t, v, spk), Marc Hemmler (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Sim (b), Michael Silva (d), André Francis (int)

a. live Lover Man - 5:35(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
b. live Stompin' At The Savoy - 5:20(Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb)
c. live Sunday - 5:08(Jule Styne, Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller)
d. live interview de Bill Coleman - 3:11
e. live I Want A Little Girl - 4:45(Billy Moll, Murray Mencher)
f. live Hello Dolly - 5:31(Jerry Herman)
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Bill Coleman Au Parc Floral   (2012)

Bill Coleman (t) on a-c, e-f, (v) on a-c, e-f, (spk) on d; Marc Hemmler (p) on a-c, e-f; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-c, e-f; Pierre Sim (b) on a-c, e-f; Michael Silva (d) on a-c, e-f; André Francis (int) on d.


Date: September 6, 1972
Location: Studio Europasonor Wagram, Paris
Label: 52e Rue Est
The Paris Heavyweights

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Humberto Canto (per)

a. Tafira Alta - 4:52(Jimmy Gourley)
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/1   (2013)
INA (F) CDPHD 98033484 — Black And Blue, April 26, 1985   (2020)
INA (F) CD00048819 — Nocturne, August 8, 1995   (2020)
b. Repetition - 5:12(Neal Hefti)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/1   (2009)
c. Pannonica - 8:05(Thelonious Monk)
d. Sean's Dream - 5:22(Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
52e Rue Est LP 12"RE 002 — Jimmy Gourley And The Paris Heavyweights   (1972)
52e Rue Est CDRECD 002 — Jimmy Gourley And The Paris Heavyweights   (1988)
Elabeth CDELA 621 030 — The Paris Heavyweights   (1999)

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Date: September 7, 1972
Location: Studio Europasonor Wagram, Paris
Label: 52e Rue Est
The Paris Heavyweights

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), André Ceccarelli (d)

a. Freedom Jazz Dance - 5:15(Eddie Harris)
b. My Shining Hour - 5:56(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
c. Comon' Ovah - 4:29(Jimmy Gourley)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
INA (F) CD00048819 — Nocturne, August 8, 1995   (2020)
d. North American Samba - 6:50(Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
52e Rue Est LP 12"RE 002 — Jimmy Gourley And The Paris Heavyweights   (1972)
52e Rue Est CDRECD 002 — Jimmy Gourley And The Paris Heavyweights   (1988)
Elabeth CDELA 621 030 — The Paris Heavyweights   (1999)

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Date: November 12 & 13, 1972
Location: Studios Barclay, Paris
Label: Festival
Satin Doll

Stéphane Grappelli (ldr), Marc Hemmler (p), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a. take 1 Body And Soul - 4:30(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/1   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 81 — Satin Doll/1   (1975)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/2   (1993)
b. Ain't Misbehavin' - 4:49(Thomas Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/1   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 81 — Satin Doll/1   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
c. Mack The Knife - 4:34(Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/1   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 81 — Satin Doll/1   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/1   (1993)
d. The Girl From Ipanema - 5:07(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/2   (1993)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/2   (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/1   (2017)
e. My Funny Valentine - 4:05(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/2   (1993)
f. Blue Moon - 4:18(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
g. You Took Advantage Of Me - 3:27(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
h. Lover Man - 3:30(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
Musidisc CD500 422 — Anniversaire/2   (1993)
i. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - 3:07(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Festival LP 12"FLD 596 — Satin Doll/2   (1974)
Vanguard LP 12"VSD 82 — Satin Doll/2   (1975)
Vanguard CDVDC 81/82 — Satin Doll   (1987)
Musidisc CD440 162 — Satin Doll   (1990)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
j. Hallelujah! - 3:30(Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, Art Hickman)
Festival LP 12"FLD 629 — Les Valseuses   (1974)

Marc Hemmler (p) on a-h, j; Eddy Louiss (org) on c-d, j; Stéphane Grappelli (vn) on a-d, f-j.

photo de Grappelli photo de Grappelli


Date: December 2, 1972
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Spécial Guitare

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Michel Gaudry (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

a. introduction - 0:32
b. Tafira Alta - 5:26(Jimmy Gourley)
c. Sean's Dream - 6:02(Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
INA (F) DVDCPF 86658718 — Spécial Guitare   (2012)

René Urtreger (p) on b-c; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c; Michel Gaudry (b) on b-c; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on b-c; André Francis (mc) on a.

photo de Jean-Louis Viale photo de René Urtreger
Jimmy Gourley & Jean-Louis Viale / Jimmy Gourley & René Urtreger.


Date: December 15-17, 1972
Location: Studio Frémontel, Paris
Label: America
Orgue/Orgue Vol. 2

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a. A Night In Tunisia - 5:29(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
b. Bluesinf - 5:51(Eddy Louiss)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
c. Tin Tin Deo - 7:19(Luciano "Chano" Pozo, Walter Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
d. Autumn Leaves - 8:00(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
e. Four On Six - 6:00(Wes Montgomery)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
f. Summertime - 5:02(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)
America LP 12"30 AM 6127 — Orgue   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
g. Bohemia After Dark - 5:58(Oscar Pettiford)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
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 2001/1   (2017)
INA (F) CDPHD 98033484 — Black And Blue, April 26, 1985   (2020)
h. I Should Care - 7:18(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
i. Bags' Groove - 5:31(Milt Jackson)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Accord CD500 002 — Orgue   (1988)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
Universal CD981 255-6 — Jazz In Paris, Champs Elysées/3. Minuit Sur Les Champs   (2004)
j. Ow! - 5:51(Dizzy Gillespie)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
k. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 7:13(George Bassman, Ned Washington)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
l. Angel Eyes - 4:20(Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis)
America LP 12"30 AM 6132 — Orgue Vol. 2   (1973)
Emarcy CD013 140-2 — Jazz In Paris 035 - Bohemia After Dark   (2000)
Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/2. Nuages   (2006)

e, f performed as medley.

Guy Pedersen (b) on a, d, g-h, l.

photo d'Eddy Louiss photo d'Eddy Louiss photo d'Eddy Louiss


Date: July 14, 1973
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Guitares Aux Quatre Vents

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Jacqueline Muller (mc)

a. flive introduction - 1:08
b. live The Night We Called It A Day - 1:11(Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
Both titles on:
INA (F) DVDCPF 86648688 — Guitares Aux Quatre Vents, July 14, 1973   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, (spk) on a; Jacqueline Muller (mc) on a.


Date: July-September 1973
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Al Levitt (d)

a. Stairway To The Stars - 6:42(Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish)
b. You've Changed - 4:48(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer)
c. Tangerine - 5:16(Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger)
d. Pass It On - 6:30(Jimmy Gourley)
e. Yardbird Suite - 2:44(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — O.R.T.F. 1973   (2018)

Date: July-September 1973
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), André Ceccarelli (d)

a. Tafira Alta - 7:04(Jimmy Gourley)
b. What Is There To Say? - 4:41(Vernon Duke, Erwin "Yip" Harburg)
Both titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — O.R.T.F. 1973   (2018)

Date: August 26, 1973
Location: Club Saint-Germain, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Journal Télévisé

Kenny Clarke (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), François "Moustache" Galepides (spk), Patrick Lecoq (mc, int)

a. live introduction - 0:44
b. live interview de Moustache - 0:40
c. live Midnight Special - 2:00(Jimmy Smith)
All titles on:
INA (F) DVDCAF 97016556 — Kenny Clarke Au Club Saint-Germain   (2012)

Kenny Clarke (ldr) on c, (d) on c; Eddy Louiss (org) on c; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c; François "Moustache" Galepides (spk) on b; Patrick Lecoq (mc) on a, (int) on b.

Broadcast : August 26, 1973.


Date: September 22, 1973
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Guitares Aux Quatre Vents

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Irv Rochlin (p), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Luigi Trussardi (b), André Ceccarelli (d), Jacqueline Muller (mc)

a. live Comon' Ovah - 3:59(Jimmy Gourley)
b. alive introduction - 1:36
c. live Horoscope Blues - 5:20(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
d. blive introduction - 0:06
e. live Tats - 4:10(Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
INA (F) DVDCPF 86648687 — Guitares Aux Quatre Vents, September 22, 1973   (2012)

Irv Rochlin (p) on a, c, e; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c, e, (v) on c, (spk) on b, d; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a, c, e; André Ceccarelli (d) on a, c, e; Jacqueline Muller (mc) on b.

Broadcast : September 22, 1973.


Date: October 1973
Location: Maison de la Radio, Studio 104, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Christian Escoudé, Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), André Ceccarelli (d)

a. Freedom Jazz Dance - 7:50(Eddie Harris)
b. Comon' Ovah - 5:28(Jimmy Gourley)
c. That Preachin' Man - 8:07(Donald Byrd)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — O.R.T.F. 1973   (2018)

Date: November-December 1973
Location: Boerenhofstede, Laren, Netherlands
Label: Dutch Broadcasting
TROS Jazz Session broadcast

Kenny Clarke (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d, spk), Cees Schrama (mc, int)

a. alive introduction - 0:21
b. live Satin Doll - 1:50(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
c. live Repetition - 12:35(Neal Hefti)
d. blive introduction - 2:57
e. live Tin Tin Deo - 9:39(Luciano "Chano" Pozo, Walter Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie)
f. live When We Were One - 8:55(Johnny Griffin)
g. live interview of Kenny Clarke - 0:49
h. live Jay Jay - 3:39(J. J. Johnson)
i. live Beautiful Copenhagen - 6:40(Frank Loesser)
j. live Salt Peanuts - 4:54(Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke)
k. live Am I Blue? - 3:53(Grant Clarke, Harry Akst)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio In Holland, 1972   (2006)
Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 012 — Jimmy Gourley Rarities Vol. 4 1972   (2007)

Kenny Clarke (ldr) on a-i, (d) on b-c, e-f, h-i, (spk) on g; Eddy Louiss (org) on b-c, e-f, h-i; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c, e-f, h-i; Cees Schrama (mc) on a, d, (int) on g.

Note : "in the club were we worked" said Jimmy Gourley.


Date: November 7, 1974
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Radio broadcast
Jazz Vivant

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Michel Gaudry (b), André Francis (mc)

a. Lester Leaps In - 4:20(Lester Young)
b. Horoscope Blues - 3:38(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
c. Orgy Valley - 4:51(Jimmy Gourley)
d. Where Are You? - 4:03(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Jazz Vivant, 1975   (2017)

Broadcast : April 3, 1975.


Date: February 16, 1975
Location: prob, Jimmy Gourley's home, Paris
Label: TF1 Television broadcast (F)
Nat King Cole, Hommage

Jimmy Gourley (spk)

a. live interview : souvenir de Nat King Cole - 1:35
INA (F) DVDCAA 7502068501 — Nat King Cole, Hommage   (2012)

Broadcast : February 16, 1975.


Date: March 21, 1975
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast (F)
Jazz Vivant broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Michel Gaudry (b)

a. Lester Leaps In - 4:06(Lester Young)
b. Horoscope Blues - 4:34(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
c. Orgy Valley - 4:46(Jimmy Gourley)
d. Where Are You? - 4:00(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)
All titles on:
INA (F) CDPHD 99276466 — Jazz Vivant, April 6, 1975   (2020)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on b.


Date: December 28, 1975
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast (F)
Jazz Vivant broadcast

Les Swing Guitars (ldr), Jean-Claude André, Jean Bonal, Boulou Ferré, Marc Fosset, Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

a. Studie Cambronne - 7:47(Jean Bonal)
b. The Loner - 5:42(Jean-Luc Ponty)
c. On Green Dolphin Street - 4:41(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
d. Nuages - 8:07(Django Reinhardt)
e. Rue Louis Blanc - 4:24(Marc Fosset)
f. 500 Miles Of Knokke - 3:56(Jimmy Gourley)
g. You Are - 9:09(Benny Carter)
All titles on:
INA (F) CDPHD 99275978 — Jazz Vivant, December 28, 1975/3   (2020)

Date: February 2 & 3, 1976
Location: Studios Barclay, Paris
Label: Festival
Plays Georges Gershwin & Cole Porter

Stéphane Grappelli (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Daniel Humair (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a. Clap Yo' Hands - 6:05(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Festival LP 12"LP 205 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin/1   (1976)
Accord CD139004 — Joue George Gershwin Et Cole Porter   (1984)
b. A Foggy Day - 6:10(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Festival LP 12"LP 205 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin/1   (1976)
c. I Was Doing All Right - 4:30(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Festival LP 12"LP 205 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin/1   (1976)
d. How Long Has This Been Going On? - 6:30(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Festival LP 12"LP 205 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays George Gershwin/2   (1976)
e. In The Still Of The Night - 7:36(Cole Porter)
Festival LP 12"LP 240 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays Cole Porter/1   (1976)
Accord CD139004 — Joue George Gershwin Et Cole Porter   (1984)
Emarcy CD014 061-2 — Jazz In Paris 056 - Plays Cole Porter   (2001)
f. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 5:50(Cole Porter)
Festival LP 12"LP 240 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays Cole Porter/2   (1976)
Emarcy CD014 061-2 — Jazz In Paris 056 - Plays Cole Porter   (2001)
g. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) - 6:48(Cole Porter)
Festival LP 12"LP 240 — Stéphane Grappelli Plays Cole Porter/2   (1976)
Emarcy CD014 061-2 — Jazz In Paris 056 - Plays Cole Porter   (2001)

Maurice Vander (p) on a-b, e, g.

photo de Grappelli photo de Grappelli photo de Grappelli photo de Grappelli


Date: February 9, 1976
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: TF1 Television broadcast (F)
Paris Carrefour Du Monde

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), André Ceccarelli (d)

a. Comon' Ovah - 3:32(Jimmy Gourley)
INA (F) DVDCPA 76054738 — Paris Carrefour Du Monde   (2012)

Date: November 8-10, 1976
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Promophone
Graffiti

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Henri Texier (b), Daniel Humair (d), Bernard Lubat (per)

a. Graffitti - 4:17(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
b. Shades Of Blue - 6:05(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
c. Just Friends - 4:42(John Klenner, Sam Lewis)
d. Dorine - 3:29(Jean Blaton)
e. Tomorrow Just Flew By - 4:23(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
f. Horoscope Blues - 4:14(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
g. Miss Magic - 4:37(William Salter, R. McDonald)
h. Comon' Ovah - 4:16(Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
Promophone LP 12"PROM 14 — Graffitti   (1977)

photo de Jimmy Gourley photo de Jimmy Gourley


Date: circa 1976
Location: private venue, Paris
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Michel Gaudry (b)

a. The Wrong Man Blues - 3:17(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
b. Lost And Found - 3:11(Carol Bernstein, Jimmy Gourley)
c. Words, Words - 3:36(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
d. Sad City - 1:56(Carol Bernstein, Jimmy Gourley)
e. Horoscope Blues - 2:22(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
f. The Truth Game - 1:54(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
g. introduction - 0:30
h. Never Explain - 1:32(Carol Bernstein, Jimmy Gourley)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley Sings   (2017)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-f, h, (v) on a-f, h, (spk) on g; Michel Gaudry (b) on a-f, h.


Date: circa 1976
Location: private venue, Paris
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), unknown (org, per), Jimmy Gourley (g, v)

a. Shadow - 2:46(Jimmy Gourley)
b. Something For Sean - 2:41(Jimmy Gourley)
Both titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley Sings   (2017)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on b.


Date: January 17, 1977
Location: Salle des Fêtes, Super Besse, Auvergne, France
Label: Radio-France broadcast (F)
Jam Parade broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Henri Texier (b)

a. live Stairway To The Stars - 6:22(Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish)
INA (F) CDPHD 86001545 — Jam Parade, May 29, 1977   (2020)

Date: February 28, 1977
Location: Théâtre Campagne Première, Paris
Label: private recording

Kenny Clarke (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a. live Blues For Drums - 5:17(Kenny Clarke)
b. live unidentified - 9:57
c. live Pannonica - 7:15(Thelonious Monk)
d. live Repetition - 10:33(Neal Hefti)
e. live Makin' Whoopee - 7:21(Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
f. live The Theme - 0:44(Miles Davis)
g. live Pass It On - 7:58(Jimmy Gourley)
h. live Midnight Special - 8:48(Jimmy Smith)
i. live I Should Care - 7:15(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
j. live Our Delight - 3:11(Tadd Dameron)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — The Kenny Clarke Trio, Paris, 1977   (2013)

photo de Kenny Clarke
Jimmy Gourley, Kenny Clarke & Lou Bennett in Douala, February 1981.


Date: April 18, 1977
Location: Studio de la Comédie des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Label: REV (F)

Robert Viger (ldr), George Arvanitas, Alain Fougeret (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jacky Samson, Pierre Sim (b), Charles Bellonzi (d), Robert Viger (dir)

a. Best Wishes - 4:03(Robert Viger)
b. Cecilia - 3:00(Robert Viger)
c. Antilope - 2:51(Robert Viger)
d. Rythm March - 2:52(Robert Viger)
e. Bossalove - 3:25(Robert Viger)
f. The Last Dance - 4:53(Robert Viger)
All titles on:
REV (F) LP 12"709 — Feeling Jazzy   (1977)

George Arvanitas (p) on b-f; Jacky Samson (b) on b-f.

photo pochette Viger


Date: October 16, 1977
Location: Chapiteau de la Pépinière, Nancy, France
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Henri Texier (b)

a. rhs Comon' Ovah - 4:31(Jimmy Gourley)
INA (F) CDPHY 08001010 — Nancy Jazz Pulsation, 1977   (2017)

Date: October 16, 1977
Location: Chapiteau de la Pépinière, Nancy, France
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Henri Texier (b)

a. live The Wrong Man Blues - 6:08(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
b. live When We Were One - 6:27(Johnny Griffin)
c. live This Masquerade - 6:33(Leon Russell)
d. live Something For Sean - 6:34(Jimmy Gourley)
e. live Comon' Ovah - 6:00(Jimmy Gourley)
f. live Foolin' Myself - 4:45(Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
g. live Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley)
h. live Freedom Jazz Dance - 6:40(Eddie Harris)
All titles on:
INA (F) CDPHY 08001010 — Nancy Jazz Pulsation, 1977   (2017)

g, h performed as medley.

Jimmy Gourley (v) on a, c, f.


Date: January 16-21, 1978
Location: Popcorn Club, Geneva, Switzerland
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Tats - 5:28(Jimmy Gourley)
b. live Jacotte - 8:17(René Urtreger)
c. live Moment's Notice - 3:54(John Coltrane)
d. live Au Privave - 6:15(Charlie Parker)
e. live Billie's Bounce - 6:50(Charlie Parker)
f. live The Underdog - 5:27(Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg)
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Geneva, 1978   (2017)

photo de René Urtreger
Jimmy Gourley & René Urtreger.


Date: circa 1978-1984
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast (F)

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

a. Pass It On - 5:20(Jimmy Gourley)
b. No Smokin' - 5:49(Horace Silver)
c. a unidentified - 6:11
d. J.J. - 5:31(J. J. Johnson)
e. take 1 Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez)
f. take 1 Route 66 - 5:45(Bobby Troup)
g. take 2 Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez)
h. take 2 Route 66 - 4:44(Bobby Troup)
i. Jubilation - 4:55(Junior Mance)
j. Don't Blame Me - 7:13(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
k. Laura - 7:22(Johnny Mercer, David Raksin)
l. b unidentified - 6:16
All titles on:
INA (F) CD(no number) — Mystery Tape 1978-1984   (2020)

e, f;   g, h performed as medleys.


Date: March 23, 1979
Location: A2 Studios, Paris
Label: A2 Television broadcast (F)
Les Musiciens

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Luigi Trussardi (b, spk), unknown (mc, int)

a. live Cooperation(Jimmy Gourley, Valto Laitinen)
b. live interview : St. Louis-Chicago - 3:35
c. live interview : musique classique, brésilienne, vieux jazz, Nat King Cole - 2:06
d. live Shades Of Blue(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
e. live interview : les débuts, high school - 5:03
f. live interview : le chant - 2:27
g. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley)
h. live interview : la guerre - 3:49
i. live interview : apprendre avec les disques - 1:07
j. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein)
k. live interview : Chicago - 3:40
l. live Comon' Ovah(Jimmy Gourley)
m. live closing - 1:38
All titles on:
INA (F) DVDCPB 79054036 — Les Musiciens   (2012)

d, e;   g, h;   j, k;   l, m performed as medleys.

Jimmy Gourley (ldr) on a-l, (g) on a, d, g, j, l, (v) on d, j, (spk) on b-c, e-f, h-i, k; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a, d, g, j, l, (spk) on c, i; unknown (mc) on m, (int) on c, e-f, i.

Note : Jean-Noel Roy, director. Broadcast : March 23, 1979.


Date: November 16-18, 1979
Location: Gab' Studio, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France
Label: Blue Silver (F)
From Paris To Chicago

J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting (ldr), Longineu Parsons (t), Michael Zwerin (tb), Bruce Grant (f, bar), J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting (h, v), Steve Potts (as), Jimmy Gourley, Tenko Slanov (g), Cécile Savage (g, b), Vic Pitts (d)

a. Pontiac Blues - 3:22(Sonny Boy Williamson)
b. Begging The Girl To Go - 6:19(J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting, Cécile Savage)
c. Dark And Hungry - 6:54(J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting)
d. Shed No Tears - 3:08(J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting)
e. War Zone - 4:35(J. "Sugar Blue" Whiting, Cécile Savage)
f. Who's Been Talkin' - 6:35(Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett)
g. Another Man Done Gone - 2:15(Sonny Boy Williamson)
All titles on:
Free Bird (F) LP 12"FLY 13 — Cross Roads   (1980)
Atlas CassetteBLU-K7 3046 — Les Génies du Blues No. 46 - Paris Blues   (1992)
EPM Musique CD157 562 — From Paris To Chicago   (1988)
EPM Musique CDFCD 5520 — From Paris To Chicago   (1988)
EPM Musique CDZET 756 — From Paris To Chicago   (1991)
Atlas CDBLU-CD 3046 — Les Génies du Blues No. 46 - Paris Blues   (1992)

Longineu Parsons (t) on a-f; Michael Zwerin (tb) on b-c; Bruce Grant (f) on f, (bar) on d-f; Steve Potts (as) on a-f; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-b, d, f; Cécile Savage (g) on d, f, (b) on a-f; Tenko Slanov (g) on c, e.

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Sessions Reported: 38

Performances Reported: 200

Unique Songs Reported: 140

Unique Issues Reported: 72