Jimmy Gourley discography, the 80's

by Christian Oestreicher

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Date: May 19, 1980
Location: unknown TV studios, Paris
Label: A2 Television broadcast
Passez Donc Me Voir

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Philippe Bouvard (mc)

a. live introduction - 0:53
b. live Sinbad The Tailor(Johnny Mandel) - 2:46
Both titles on:
INA DVDCPB 80051067 — Passez Donc Me Voir   (2012)

René Urtreger (p) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Philippe Bouvard (mc) on a.

Note : Philippe Bouvard, producer. Broadcast : May 22, 1980.


Date: Aug 12, 1980
Location: The Pizza Express, London
Label: private recording

Pepper Adams, Jimmy Gourley (ldr), unknown (t, p), Pepper Adams (bar), Jimmy Gourley (g), Lou Skeat (b), Jack Parnell (d)

a. live Take The "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) - 5:41
b. take 1live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 5:04
c. live It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:36
d. live Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 11:25
e. live Ray's Idea(Raymond Mathews "Ray" Brown, Walter Gil Fuller) - 11:02
f. live Urban Dreams(Pepper Adams) - 7:53
g. live Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 11:56
h. take 2live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 2:40
i. live Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington, Jon Hendricks) - 3:15
j. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 9:09
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — London, 1980 - Jimmy Gourley/Pepper Adams   (2013)

Autumn Leaves is a Lyric Variation of Les Feuilles Mortes (Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma)

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Date: Aug 15, 1980
Location: The Pizza Express, London
Label: private recording
first set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Lou Skeat (b), Jack Parnell (d)

a. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 7:25
b. live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 7:33
c. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 7:15
d. live How Deep The Ocean?(Irving Berlin) - 7:32
e. live J(Jean-Claude André) - 7:47
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — London, August 15, 1980   (2013)

Date: Aug 15, 1980
Location: The Pizza Express, London
Label: private recording
second set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Lou Skeat (b), Jack Parnell (d)

a. live How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 7:14
b. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:15
c. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:26
d. live No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell) - 4:13
e. live All Of You(Cole Porter) - 7:38
f. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 8:26
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — London, August 15, 1980   (2013)

Date: Aug 16, 1980
Location: The Pizza Express, London
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Lou Skeat (b), Jack Parnell (d)

a. live Don't Worry 'Bout Me(Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom) - 7:32
b. live You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me(Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 6:02
c. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:51
d. live How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 7:27
e. live J(Jean-Claude André) - 7:29
f. live Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 6:12
g. live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 8:22
h. live Peter's Waltz(Sahib Shihab) - 7:43
i. live Pannonica(Thelonious Monk) - 9:02
j. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 5:35
k. live That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) - 7:30
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — London, August 16, 1980   (2013)

That Preachin' Man is a Title Variation of Preaching Man (Donald Byrd)


Date: Dec 30, 1980
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast
Jazz Vivant broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b)

a. Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:16
b. No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell) - 4:08
c. How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 6:46
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 13030120 — Jazz Vivant, December 30, 1980   (2020)

Date: Dec 30, 1980
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast
Jazz Vivant broadcast

All Star jam session (ldr), Michel Roques (ss), Claude Guilhot (vib), George Arvanitas (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Charles Saudrais (d)

a. Airegin(Jon Hendricks, Sonny Rollins) - 12:43
INA CDPHY 13030120 — Jazz Vivant, December 30, 1980   (2020)

Date: circa 1980
Location: Maison de la Radio, Salle 104, Paris
Label: unknown broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), unknown (p, b, d), Jimmy Gourley (g), André Francis (mc)

a. live unidentified - 3:38
b. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 5:36
Both titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1   (2013)

André Francis (mc) on b.


Date: April 1-11, 1981
Location: unknown venue, Île de la Réunion
Label: private recording
Festival International de Guitare de l’Océan Indien

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

a. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 7:02
b. live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 7:15
c. live I Thought About You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) - 8:19
d. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 5:40
e. live Thème Pour Un Ami(René Urtreger) - 6:45
f. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:29
g. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:46
h. live Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 6:23
i. live Big Bomber(René Urtreger) - 3:53
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Île De La Réunion, 1981   (2017)

Date: Jul 9, 1981
Location: Studio Marcadet, Paris
Label: Musica
No Mre

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Lou Levy (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Mark Johnson (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a. Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 6:45
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
b. Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 6:45
c. I Wish I Knew(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 7:08
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1998/1   (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/2   (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
d. Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 4:43
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/2   (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1998/1   (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/2   (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/1   (2019)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
e. No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell) - 4:27
f. Haroosh(Al Cohn) - 8:30
g. Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:12
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/2   (2013)
All titles on:
Musica LP 12"MUS 3034 — No More   (1981)
Bloomdido CDBL.007 — Good News   (1989)
Elabeth CDELA 621 026 — Repetition   (1995)

Stan Getz (ts) on c, g.

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photo de No More photo de Lou Levy
Victor Lewis, Lou Levy, Stan Getz & Mark Johnson / Jimmy Gourley & Lou Levy.


Date: Sep 25, 1981
Location: Bofinger, La Bastille, Paris
Label: A2 Television broadcast
Entrez Les Artistes

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jean-Claude André, Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Jacques Martin, Daniel Patte (mc)

a. live introduction - 0:31
b. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 3:48
Both titles on:
INA DVDCPB 8105098303 — Entrez Les Artistes #1   (2012)

Jean-Claude André (g) on b; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Alby Cullaz (b) on b; Philippe Combelle (d) on b; Jacques Martin (mc) on a; Daniel Patte (mc) on a.

Note : Jacques Martin and Josette Rimbault, producers. Jean-Louis Cap, director. Broadcast : October 4, 1981.


Date: Jan 9, 1982
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: France Inter Radio broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Pierre Bouteiller (mc, int)

a. interview : les débuts à Paris, Mireille - 2:26
b. interview : les difficultés de vivre du jazz - 1:14
c. interview : regain des années 80, les musiciens français - 1:29
d. interview : présentation de Ecology Rag - 0:46
e. Ecology Rag(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 2:26
f. closing - 0:27
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/1   (2019)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on e, (v) on e, (spk) on a-d; Pierre Bouteiller (mc) on f, (int) on a-d, f.

Note : At the beginning, we can hear :
- Tats from Elabeth CD: ELA 621 026 — Repetition
- Ecology Rag is live on radio.


Date: Jan 16, 1982
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: RFI Radio broadcast
Les Amis Du Jazz

Jimmy Gourley (spk), Jean-Claude de Thandt (mc, int)

a. introduction - 0:05
b. interview : les débuts américains et à Paris, No More - 4:24
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
c. interview : Henri Renaud, le jazz en France, aux USA, en Afrique - 6:16
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
d. interview : St. Germain, Charlie Parker, travailler son instrument - 4:00
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
e. interview : Charlie Christian, la guitare de jazz, le chant - 2:27
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
f. interview : le blues dans le jazz - 1:31
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)
g. interview : sur Tats, Dju Berry - 1:33
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1982/2   (2019)

Jimmy Gourley (spk) on b-g; Jean-Claude de Thandt (mc) on a, (int) on b-g.

Note : We can hear successively :
- Repetition from Elabeth CD: ELA 621 026 — Repetition
- You're A Lucky Guy from Vogue CD: 74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars
- Solo Flight from Mosaic CD: #240 MD7 — Classic Columbia And Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939-1958)/3
- Horoscope Blues from Promophone LP 12": PROM 14 — Graffitti
- Tats from Elabeth CD: ELA 621 026 — Repetition
- I Wish I Knew from Elabeth CD: ELA 621 026 — Repetition


Date: May 2, 1982
Location: Teatro Dell'Opera, San Remo, Italy
Label: RAI Radio broadcast
San Remo Jazz Festival

Kenny Clarke (ldr), Ronnie Scott (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), Jimmy Gourley (g), Kenny Clarke (d), unknown (mc)

a. live introduction - 0:33
b. live Ow!(Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:13
c. live Laura(Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 10:55
d. live All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 10:10
e. live Solar(Miles Davis) - 9:31
f. live Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 9:40
g. live The Theme(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 0:17
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — San Remo, 1982   (2017)

f, g  performed as medley

Ronnie Scott (ts) on b-g; Eddy Louiss (org) on b-g; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-g; Kenny Clarke (d) on b-g; unknown (mc) on a.


Date: Jul 12, 1982
Location: Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
Grande Parade Du Jazz

The French Jam Quintet (ldr), Michel de Villers (as, bar), George Arvanitas (p), Marc Fosset, Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b)

a. live Cool Blues(Charlie Parker) - 12:32
b. live I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:38
c. live On Green Dolphin Street(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 10:41
d. live All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 11:39
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 13030445 — Nice, July 12, 1982   (2017)

Date: Jul 14, 1982
Location: Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
Grande Parade du Jazz

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Beats Up(Tommy Flanagan) - 6:32
b. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:36
c. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 5:11
d. live Chelsea Bridge(Billy Strayhorn) - 6:19
e. live El Cajon(Facundo Rivero) - 7:41
f. live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 8:31
g. live Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 5:18
h. live Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 6:05
i. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 1:12
All titles on:
INA CDPHD 86076950 — Nice, July 14, 1982   (2017)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on c.


Date: Feb 15, 1983
Location: New Morning, Paris
Label: private recording

Jimmy Raney (ldr), Jimmy Gourley, Doug Raney, Jimmy Raney (g), Jesper Lundgaard (b), Eric Ineke (d)

a. live Samba Teekens(Jimmy Raney) - 11:23
b. live It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 10:15
c. live What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter) - 3:25
d. live Half Nelson(Miles Davis) - 10:49
e. live Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 15:14
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — New Morning, Paris, 1983   (2013)

Autumn Leaves is a Lyric Variation of Les Feuilles Mortes (Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on d-e.

photo des Raney
Doug Raney, Eric Ineke, Jesper Lundgaard, Jimmy Raney.


Date: Mar 16, 1983
Location: Studio Davout, Paris
Label: Bingow
The Jazz Trio

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Mark Johnson (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:25
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Columbia CDCOL 481 263-2 — Jazz Guitar   (1995)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
b. altalt Shameful Roger(Manny Albam) - 8:35
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
c. Shameful Roger(Manny Albam) - 5:38
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
d. alt 1alt Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:29
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
e. alt 2alt Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 2:09
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
f. alt 3alt Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:28
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
g. Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:27
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1998/1   (2013)
h. alt 1&2alt This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 5:06
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
i. alt 3&4alt This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 1:10
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
j. You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:13
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/2   (2017)
k. alt 1alt Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron) - 4:48
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
l. alt 2alt Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron) - 5:07
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
m. Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron) - 5:25
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
n. The Wrong Man Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 4:57
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2002   (2004)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1998/1   (2013)
o. I Thought About You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) - 6:03
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)
p. altalt Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 5:31
tape copy CD(no number) — The Jazz Trio - Alternate Takes   (2017)
q. Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 5:26
Bingow LP 12"DKB 3364 — The Jazz Trio   (1983)
Elabeth CDELA 621 018 — The Jazz Trio   (1995)

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Date: July 9-11, 1983
Location: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
Label: private recording
Grande Parade du Jazz

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jon Faddis (t), Ray Bryant (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 5:54
b. live Billie's Bounce(Charlie Parker) - 10:24
c. live Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 6:59
d. live Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 8:30
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Nice, 1983 - Jimmy Gourley/Maurice Vander   (2013)

Jon Faddis (t) on b-d; Ray Bryant (p) on b-d.

photo de Jimmy Gourley et Clark Terry
Pierre Michelot, Jimmy Gourley & Philippe Combelle.


Date: July 9-11, 1983
Location: Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez, Nice, France
Label: A2 Television broadcast
Grande Parade du Jazz

All Star jam session (ldr), Clark Terry (t), Maurice Vander (p), Sacha Distel, Jimmy Gourley (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live The Hymn(Charlie Parker) - 9:48
tape copy DVD(no number) — Sacha Distel A La Grande Parade Du Jazz   (2012)

photo de Jimmy Gourley et Clark Terry
Clark Terry & Jimmy Gourley.


Date: Aug 20, 1983
Location: Château de la Roche-Jagu, La Roche-Jagu, France
Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
Festival de la Roche-Jagu

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:46
b. live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 8:43
c. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:10
d. live El Cajon(Facundo Rivero) - 8:13
e. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:01
f. live When We Were One(Johnny Griffin) - 7:48
g. live Beats Up(Tommy Flanagan) - 6:30
h. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 4:59
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 14005139 — La Roche-Jagu, 1983   (2017)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on h.


Date: Jan 11, 1984
Location: Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
Label: TF1 Television broadcast
Le Jazz Est À Vous

All Star jam session, Jimmy Gourley (ldr), François Biensan (t), Stéphane Guérault (cl), André Villéger (ts), Jack Diéval (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Michel Gaudry, Pierre Michelot (b), Charles Bellonzi, Philippe Combelle (d)

a. Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 3:56
b. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid(Lester Young) - 5:01
Both titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 3   (2013)
INA DVDCPA 84051201 — Le Jazz Est À Vous, September 20, 1984   (2012)

All Star jam session (ldr) on b; Jimmy Gourley (ldr) on a; François Biensan (t) on b; Stéphane Guérault (cl) on b; André Villéger (ts) on b; Jack Diéval (p) on b; Michel Gaudry (b) on b; Pierre Michelot (b) on a; Charles Bellonzi (d) on b; Philippe Combelle (d) on a.

Note : Jack Diéval, producer. Marc Pavaux, director. Broadcast : September 20, 1984.


Date: Jan 18, 1984
Location: La Poterne, 17 rue Vernier, Caen, France
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Pierre Michelot (b)

a. live In Your Own Sweet Way(Dave Brubeck) - 9:18
b. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:24
c. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 6:15
d. live Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 6:42
e. live How Deep The Ocean?(Irving Berlin) - 6:52
f. live I'm Old Fashioned(Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern) - 7:23
g. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 8:32
h. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 0:46
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 3   (2013)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Pierre Michelot À La Poterne   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on c-d.

photo de Jimmy Gourley et Pierre Michelot
Jimmy Gourley & Pierre Michelot in the 70's.


Date: Feb 29, 1984
Location: Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Grasse, France
Label: private recording
first set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:57
b. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:39
c. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 8:01
d. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:40
e. live The Peacocks(Jimmy Rowles) - 6:32
f. live Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 7:07
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Grasse, 1984/1   (2017)

Date: Feb 29, 1984
Location: Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Grasse, France
Label: private recording
second set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:37
b. live Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 8:18
c. live Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:20
d. live When We Were One(Johnny Griffin) - 8:27
e. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 6:12
f. live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 6:16
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Grasse, 1984/2   (2017)

Date: ca. Apr 9, 1984
Location: Le Bilboquet, Paris
Label: A2 Television broadcast
Entrez Les Artistes

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Marc Hemmler (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), unknown (mc)

a. live Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 3:50
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 3   (2013)
INA DVDCPB 840515250 — Entrez Les Artistes #2   (2012)

Broadcast : April 15, 1984.


Date: Apr 18, 1984
Location: IRCAM, Paris
Label: FR3 Television broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Al Levitt (d)

a. live Montagne Madness(Jimmy Gourley) - 4:00
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 1   (2013)
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 3   (2013)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley Trio À L'IRCAM   (2012)

Broadcast : May 12, 1984.


Date: October 10-13, 1984
Location: FR3 Studios, Limoges, France
Label: FR3 Television broadcast
Rock À Chamars

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g)

a. You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 1:47
b. Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) - 1:48
Both titles on:
INA DVDLXC 05018575 — Rock À Chamars   (2012)

Broadcast : January 1, 1985.


Date: prob. 1984
Location: Studios SFP Buttes-Chaumnont, Paris
Label: Jazz Frémeaux

Jack Diéval (ldr), Gérard Badini, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, André Villéger (ts), Jack Diéval (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Michel Gaudry (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a. Play The Blues(Jack Diéval) - 7:17
b. Love To Love(Jack Diéval) - 2:47
c. Valse For Five(Jack Diéval) - 4:29
d. S.F.P. Blues(Jack Diéval) - 6:37
e. Dream And Love(Jack Diéval) - 4:26
f. En Bateau(Jack Diéval) - 8:45
g. Valse Around The Wolrd(Jack Diéval) - 3:00
h. Romantisme D'Aujourd'hui(Jack Diéval) - 4:19
i. Swing For Six Boys(Jack Diéval) - 9:37
j. Dreams Overseas(Jack Diéval) - 4:48
k. Alouette Blues(Jack Diéval) - 9:50
All titles on:
Jazz Frémeaux CDFE 901 — Jack Diéval All Stars   (1995)

photo de Jack Diéval photo de Jack Diéval


Date: Jan 1, 1985
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast
Black And Blue broadcast

Alain Gerber, Jimmy Gourley (spk), Lucien Malson (mc, int)

a. introduction - 0:52
b. interview, part 1 présentation de Paris Heavyweights - 1:23
c. interview, part 2 Kenny Clarke, Chubby’s Back, Tiny Kahn - 5:22
d. interview, part 3 1954-1957 à Chicago, Eddy Louiss - 2:36
e. interview, part 4 Jimmy Raney, Lou Levy, la radio; Parker & Dizzy - 5:28
f. interview, part 5 Chicago encore, Stan Getz, Charlie Christian - 4:07
All titles on:
INA CDPHD 98033484 — Black And Blue, April 26, 1985   (2020)

Alain Gerber (spk) on c-f; Jimmy Gourley (spk) on b-f; Lucien Malson (mc) on a, (int) on b-f.


Date: Feb 21, 1985
Location: FR3 Studios, Limoges, France
Label: FR3 Television broadcast
Télé Conc’

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b, spk), Philippe Combelle (d, spk), unknown (mc, int)

a. live Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 5:47
b. live interview : Abidjan, Repetition - 1:28
c. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:06
d. live interview : venue en France, présentation des musiciens - 2:59
e. live No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell) - 4:05
f. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:54
g. live intrerview : Hommage à Kenny Clarke - 3:49
h. live Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:04
i. live closing - 1:27
All titles on:
INA DVDRXF 05042508 — Télé Conc’   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c, e-f, h, (spk) on b, d, g, i; Dominique Lemerle (b) on a, c, e-f, h, (spk) on d; Philippe Combelle (d) on a, c, e-f, h, (spk) on d, g; unknown (mc) on i, (int) on b, d, g.

photo du trio avec Olivier Maurel
Jimmy Goulrey, the photographer Olivier Maurel, Dominique Lemerle & Philippe Combelle in Abidjan, December 1984.


Date: Feb 21, 1985
Location: FR3 Studios, Limoges, France
Label: FR3 Television broadcast
Jazz Off

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 5:29
INA DVDCPC 86012637 — Jazz Off, November 10, 1986   (2012)
b. live Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 5:07
INA DVDCPC 86012637 — Jazz Off, November 10, 1986   (2012)
c. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:07
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 3   (2013)
INA DVDCPC 87003603 — Jazz Off, April 17, 1987   (2012)
INA DVDCPC 86012813 — Jazz Off, November 14, 1986   (2012)
d. live No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell) - 4:07
INA DVDCPC 86012813 — Jazz Off, November 14, 1986   (2012)
e. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:50
INA DVDCPC 87003256 — Jazz Off, April 3, 1987   (2012)

Broadcast : February 23, 1985.


Date: Feb 26, 1985
Location: Théâtre Le Ranelagh, Paris
Label: private recording
It's About Time, first show

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Luigi Trussardi (b), Michael Silva (d), Militia Battlefield (v), James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt, Sarah Petronio (tap)

a. live Pennies From Heaven(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 1:50
b. live Now's The Time(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 2:35
c. live I'm Getting Sentimental Over You(George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 5:42
d. alive Claquettes - 4:28
e. live Blues In The Closet(Oscar Pettiford) - 4:10
f. live Taking A Chance On Love(Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) - 2:25
g. live My Romance(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 1:34
h. live If I Were A Bell(Frank Loesser) - 2:48
i. live Learnin' The Blues(Dolores Vicky Silvers) - 3:10
j. live Sticks Solo(Michael Silva) - 2:10
k. live I Remember You(Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 3:15
l. live I Won't Dance(Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach) - 2:43
m. live One Bass Hit(Raymond Mathews "Ray" Brown, Walter Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:03
n. blive Claquettes - 1:05
o. live I've Got You Under My Skin(Cole Porter) - 1:25
p. live Day By Day(Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 1:51
q. live Barcelone Blues(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:55
r. live The Song Is You(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:10
s. clive Claquettes - 2:20
t. live C Jam Blues(Duke Ellington) - 5:15
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — It's About Time #1   (2012)

Alain Jean-Marie (p) on a-d, f-h, k-l, o-p, r, t; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c, e-f, h, k-l, o-q, t, (v) on q; Luigi Trussardi (b) on b-c, e-f, h-i, k-m, o-r, t; Michael Silva (d) on b-c, f, h, j-l, o-t; Militia Battlefield (v) on h-i, l, r; James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (tap) on d, k, n-o, s-t; Sarah Petronio (tap) on f, n-p, t.


Date: Feb 26, 1985
Location: Théâtre Le Ranelagh, Paris
Label: private recording
It's About Time, second show

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Michael Silva (d), James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt, Sarah Petronio, unknown (tap)

a. live If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight(Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 1:51
b. live Ranelagh Blues(Alain Jean-Marie, Luigi Trussardi, Michael Silva) - 0:38
c. live The Song Is You(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:12
d. live Jeannine(Duke Pearson) - 3:10
e. live How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 4:44
f. live Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:31
g. live Ray's Idea(Raymond Mathews "Ray" Brown, Walter Gil Fuller) - 4:25
h. live Top Hat, White Tie And Tails(Irving Berlin) - 3:27
i. live Deuces Wild(Sonny Stitt) - 3:55
j. live So Do It(Wes Montgomery) - 2:50
k. live My Ship(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 2:30
l. dlive Claquettes - 5:45
m. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 4:55
n. elive Claquettes - 0:40
o. live I've Got You Under My Skin(Cole Porter) - 4:30
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — It's About Time #2   (2012)

Alain Jean-Marie (p) on a-c, e-f, h-m, o; Jimmy Gourley (g) on e-j, l-m, o; Luigi Trussardi (b) on b-c, e-j, l-m, o; Michael Silva (d) on b-c, e-f, h-j, l-m, o; James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (tap) on d, j, n-o; Sarah Petronio (tap) on f, h, l, n-o; unknown (tap) on h, l.


Date: Mar 2, 1985
Location: U.S. Embassy, Bangui, République Centrafricaine
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Gus Nemeth (b), Oliver Johnson (d)

a. live Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron) - 4:12
b. live All Of You(Cole Porter) - 7:31
c. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 5:13
d. live My Old Flame(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 5:58
e. live Orgy Valley(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:07
f. live Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:38
g. live Deuces Wild(Sonny Stitt) - 5:08
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Bangui, 1985   (2017)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on c-d.

photo de Jimmy Gourley à Bangui
Oliver Johnson, Gus Nemeth & Jimmy Gourley.


Date: Mar 29, 1985
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast
Libre Parcours Jazz broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Maurice Cullaz (mc)

a. live introduction - 1:44
b. live Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 4:38
c. live Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 7:30
d. live The Peacocks(Jimmy Rowles) - 7:15
e. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 5:14
f. live Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 7:49
g. live Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:48
h. live Pass It On(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:03
i. live I'm Old Fashioned(Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern) - 6:50
j. live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 7:46
k. live Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley)
l. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 7:54
m. live Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 3:34
All titles on:
INA CDPHD 98033869 — Libre Parcours Jazz, June 23, 1985   (2013)

k, l  performed as medley

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-m; Dominique Lemerle (b) on b-m; Philippe Combelle (d) on b-m; Maurice Cullaz (mc) on a.


Date: Jul 6, 1985
Location: Pavillon Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France
Label: private recording
It's About Time

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Michael Silva (d), James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (tap)

a. live Fried Bananas(Dexter Gordon) - 3:56
b. live Claquettes - 0:51
Both titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — It's About Time #3   (2012)

Alain Jean-Marie (p) on a; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a; Michael Silva (d) on a.

photo de Jimmy Gourley & Alain Jean-Marie
Alain Jean-Marie, Jimmy Gourley & Luigi Trussardi (photo Olivier Maurel).


Date: Jul 26, 1985
Location: Pinède Gould, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France
Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
Festival d'Antibes

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Now's The Time(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 3:51
b. live Cookin' At The Continental(Horace Silver, Jon Hendricks) - 5:29
c. live Intermission Riff(Ray Wetzel, Steve Graham) - 3:38
d. live How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 5:46
e. live Falling In Love With Love(Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:12
f. live Confirmation(Charlie Parker) - 4:01
g. live There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 8:20
h. live Ecaroh(Horace Silver) - 4:11
i. live J.J.(Kenny Clarke) - 3:02
j. live Meditation(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) - 5:09
k. live The Blues Walk(Clifford Brown) - 6:18
l. live Killer Joe(Benny Golson) - 7:44
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 11006192 — Antibes, 1985   (2017)

Date: Aug 14, 1985
Location: unknown venue, Deauville, France
Label: private recording
It's About Time

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Michael Silva (d), Militia Battlefield (v), Sarah Petronio (spk, tap), James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (tap)

a. live Deuces Wild(Sonny Stitt) - 3:15
b. live Claquettes - 0:45
c. live It's About Time(James "Jimmy Slide" Godbolt) - 2:40
d. live Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:10
e. live Sophisticated Lady(Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington) - 3:50
f. live Oh! Lady, Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:16
g. live Teach Me Tonight(Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) - 3:30
h. live Caravan(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 2:55
i. live Sticks Solo(Michael Silva) - 3:35
j. live Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:25
k. live Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 2:52
l. live How Little We Know(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 5:57
m. live Killer Joe(Benny Golson) - 3:37
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — It's About Time #4   (2012)

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr) on a-h, j-m, (tap) on b-d, j, m; Alain Jean-Marie (p) on a, c-h, j-m; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c-d, f-h, j-m; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a, c-d, f-h, j-m; Michael Silva (d) on a, c-d, f-m; Militia Battlefield (v) on g-h, m; Sarah Petronio (spk) on m, (tap) on b-c, f-g, k, m.

photo de Jimmy Gourley & Alain Jean-Marie
Militia Battlefield & Jimmy Gourley.


Date: Oct 4, 1985
Location: La Cave à Musique, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Label: FR3 Television broadcast
Journal Télévisé, FR3 Auvergne

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), unknown (mc)

a. live introduction - 0:15
b. partlive Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 1:44
Both titles on:
INA DVDLXC 03005847 — JT FR3 Auvergne   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b; Dominique Lemerle (b) on b; unknown (mc) on a.

Broadcast : October 4, 1985.

photo du trio
Dominique Lemerle, Philippe Combelle & Jimmy Gourley.


Date: Oct 4, 1985
Location: La Cave à Musique, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Label: FR3 Television broadcast
Expression N°67

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b)

a. live Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 2:28
INA DVDLXC 03005887 — Expression N°67   (2012)

Same performance as for the Journal Télévisé, FR3 Auvergne, but complete.
Broadcast : October 5, 1985.


Date: Dec 5, 1985
Location: Maison de la Radio, Salle 105, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Blues For Gene(Milt Jackson) - 3:13
b. live Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 7:21
c. live The Underdog(Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg) - 5:45
d. live Tangerine(Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 6:41
e. live The Wrong Man Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 6:27
f. live My Romance(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:47
g. live Ecaroh(Horace Silver) - 4:24
h. live Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:16
i. live Tats(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:34
j. live Sinbad The Tailor(Johnny Mandel) - 4:36
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 11006225 — Maison de la Radio, December 5, 1985   (2017)

René Urtreger (p) on j.


Date: Mar 10, 1986
Location: Francis Paudras' home, unknown city, France
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (spk), Francis Paudras (int)

a. intrerview : on Bud - 3:20
tape copy DVD(no number) — On Bud   (2012)

Note : rushes from an unfinished film by Francis & Anita Paudras on Bud Powell.

René Urtreger is playing and talking with a doctor from the hospital of Bouffemont, Pierre Michelot, Jimmy Gourley.


Date: Mar 22, 1986
Location: Maison pour Tous du Temps Libre, Marne la Vallée, France
Label: private recording
It's About Time

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr), René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Gilles Perrin (per), James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt, Sarah Petronio (spk, tap)

a. live Love For Sale(Cole Porter) - 7:40
b. alive Claquettes - 1:00
c. live It's About Time(James "Jimmy Slide" Godbolt) - 3:20
d. live Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) - 4:40
e. live My Shining Hour(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 6:04
f. alive Claquettes - 2:20
g. blive Claquettes - 1:55
h. clive Claquettes - 2:20
i. live Blues For Gene(Milt Jackson) - 4:35
j. alive introduction - 0:55
k. live But Not For Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:15
l. live Ray's Idea(Raymond Mathews "Ray" Brown, Walter Gil Fuller) - 3:40
m. live How Deep The Ocean?(Irving Berlin)
n. live Didi's Bounce(René Urtreger) - 4:45
o. live It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:45
p. live All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:05
q. live Sinbad The Tailor(Johnny Mandel) - 5:40
r. live Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:02
s. live J.J.(Kenny Clarke) - 4:00
t. live Our Love Is Here To Stay(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:30
u. blive introduction - 3:00
v. take 1live Blues By Five(Red Garland) - 7:21
w. take 2live Blues By Five(Red Garland) - 2:23
x. clive introduction - 1:35
y. live All God's Chillun Got Rhythm(Walter Jurmann, Bronislau Kaper, Gus Kahn) - 4:04
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — It's About Time #5   (2012)

m, n, o  performed as medley

James "Jimmy Slyde" Godbolt (ldr) on a-l, o-v, x-y, (spk) on u, (tap) on b-c, e-h, p, v, y; René Urtreger (p) on a, c-e, g, i, l, o-v, y; Jimmy Gourley (g) on d-e, g, i, o-v, y; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a, c-e, g, i, l, o-v, y; Philippe Combelle (d) on a, c-e, g, i, l, o-v, y; Gilles Perrin (per) on a, c-e, g, i, l, o-v, y; Sarah Petronio (spk) on j, x, (tap) on b-c, k, r, t, v, y.


Date: ca. Apr 21, 1986
Location: Sud-Est Théâtre, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Label: private recording
Jazz À L’École

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b, spk), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. alive introduction - 3:07
b. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 4:37
c. blive introduction - 0:29
d. live Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 4:41
e. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 0:50
f. clive introduction - 0:51
g. live Blues For Gene(Milt Jackson) - 3:03
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jazz À L’École   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-g, (v) on d, (spk) on a, c, f; Dominique Lemerle (b) on b-g, (spk) on a; Philippe Combelle (d) on b-g.

photo de Dominique Lemerle
Dominique Lemerle.


Date: Jun 21, 1986
Location: unknown venue, Massy, France
Label: private recording
Fête De La Musique

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. endlive Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 1:34
b. live You've Changed(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 4:35
c. live introduction - 0:40
d. live On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)(Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 5:15
e. live North American Samba(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:01
f. live Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:04
g. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 0:22
h. live closing - 0:22
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Massy, 1986   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-g, (spk) on c, h; Dominique Lemerle (b) on a-b, d-g; Philippe Combelle (d) on a-b, d-g.


Date: June 25-26, 1986
Location: New Morning, Paris
Label: BBC Television broadcast
Le Jazz Hot, The Story Of Jazz In France

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Francis Paudras (spk), Russell Davies (int)

a. live interview, part 1 Hôtel Louisiane - 0:28
b. live interview, part 2 Lester's last session - 0:29
c. live interview, part 3 Django's way of tuning - 0:20
d. live interview, part 4 Klook - 0:34
e. live interview, part 5 April 1951 - 0:25
f. live interview, part 6 music is great - 0:37
g. live On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)(Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 2:25
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Le Jazz Hot, The Story Of Jazz In France   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on g, (spk) on a-f; Dominique Lemerle (b) on g; Philippe Combelle (d) on g; Francis Paudras (spk) on d; Russell Davies (int) on a-b, f.

Note : Le Jazz Hot, The Story Of Jazz In France
A film by Russell Davies, BBC, 1986.

Interviews of : Herbie Hancock, Francis Paudras, Pierre Michelot, Jimmy Gourley, Henri Renaud, Maurice Cullaz, Arthur Briggs, Léo Vauchant, Charles Delaunay, Jacques Bureau, John Hammond, Philippe Brun, Bill Dillard , Tommy Benford, Jean “Matelot” Ferret, Stéphane Grappelli, François “Moustache” Galepides, Alain Vian, Humprey Lyttleton, Claude Luter, Johnny Griffin, Sacha Distel, Babik Reinhardt, Al Levitt.

Players (in 1986 if not specified) : Francis Paudras (p); Bud Powell (1962, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke); Lester Young (1944); Dexter Gordon (1985, dans ‘Autour de Minuit’ de Tavernier, avec Herbie Hancock, Pierre Michelot, John McLaughlin, Billy Hart); ONJ (Orchestre National de Jazz); the military marching band of Jim Europe (1919); Jean “Matelot” Ferret et Boulou Ferré (g), Django Reinhardt et Stéphane Grappelli (1938 ?); Bill Coleman (1960, v, t), ; Coleman Hawkins (1961, Mickey Baker (g), rest unknown); Django Reinhardt (1940 ?); Don Byas (196, Henri Renaud (p), rest unknown); Boris Vian (1946, pt, g, v, t); Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (ts) (avec : Benny Vasseur (tb), Michel de Villers (bar), Georges Arvanitas (p), rest unknown); Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1947); Babik Reinhardt (avec Christian Escoudé et Boulou Ferré); Sacha Distel trio; LaVelle (v, org); Sidney Bechet (~1950, avec Claude Luter et Moustache); Claude Luter Orchestra (1960); Kenny Clarke (1959, avec Lucky Thompson, Jimmy Gourley, female pianist); Martial Solal; Jimmy Gourley (1959, avec Henri Renaud); Jimmy Gourley trio New Morning; The Paris Reunion Band (Dizzy Reece, Woody Shaw, Slide Hampton, Nathan Davis, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Woode, Billy Brooks); Blossom Dearie (1959); Henri Renaud.


Date: Jul 22, 1986
Location: Andy’s Jazz Club, Chicago, IL
Label: private recording
Jazz At 5

Ears - Jazz Of All Eras (ldr), Bobby Lewis (t), Cy Touff (bt, spk), Mike Smith (as), unknown (ts, d), George Wein (p), Jimmy Gourley (g), Jim Atlas (b)

a. live Broadway(Bill Bird, Henri Woode, Teddy McRae) - 10:06
b. alive introduction - 4:00
c. live Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:34
d. live Avalon(Vincent Rose, Al Jolson) - 10:13
e. live Stairway To The Stars(Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish) - 5:58
f. blive introduction - 0:57
g. live C Jam Blues(Duke Ellington) - 9:08
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Andy’s Jazz Club, 1986   (2012)

Bobby Lewis (t) on a, c-d, g; Cy Touff (bt) on a, c-d, g, (spk) on b, f; Mike Smith (as) on a, c-d, g; unknown (ts) on a, (d) on a, c-e, g; George Wein (p) on a, c-e, g; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c-e, g; Jim Atlas (b) on a, c-e, g.


Date: Aug 13, 1986
Location: Donte's, Los Angeles
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (g), Andy Simpkins (b), Paul Humphrey (d)

a. live Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 7:16
b. live Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 11:45
Both titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Donte’s, 1986   (2012)

Autumn Leaves is a Lyric Variation of Les Feuilles Mortes (Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma)

Mundell Lowe (g) on b.

photo de Mundell Lowe
Mundell Lowe & Jimmy Gourley at Donte's.


Date: Aug 23, 1986
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Don Sickler (t, spk), Ralph Moore (ts), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Mark Johnson (b), Victor Lewis (d), unknown, Rudy van Gelder (spk)

a. rhs nodling
b. rhs Au Tabou(Gigi Gryce) - 2:34
c. rhs Toot's Suite(Bill Holman) - 2:01
d. rhs chatter - 1:59
e. rhs conversation - 1:16
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — At Van Gelder’s, 1986   (2012)

a, b  performed as medley

Don Sickler (t) on a-c, e, (spk) on d-e; Ralph Moore (ts) on a-c, e; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-c, e, (spk) on d-e; Mark Johnson (b) on a-c, e; Victor Lewis (d) on a-c, e; unknown (spk) on d; Rudy van Gelder (spk) on e.


Date: August 23, 1986
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown
The Left Bank Of New York

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Don Sickler (t), Ralph Moore (ts), Jimmy Gourley (g), Mark Johnson (b), Victor Lewis (d)

a. altalt Au Tabou(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:18
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
b. Au Tabou(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:45
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2002   (2004)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
c. altalt Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 4:54
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
d. Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 5:08
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
e. altalt Salute To The Bandbox(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Don Sickler - 4:41
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
f. Salute To The Bandbox(Gigi Gryce) / arr: Don Sickler - 4:50
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/1   (2009)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
g. alt 1alt Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 4:47
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
h. alt 2alt Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 4:53
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
i. Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:08
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
j. alt 1alt Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) / arr: Don Sickler - 6:45
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
k. alt 2alt Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:35
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
l. Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:43
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
m. altalt Airegin(Jon Hendricks, Sonny Rollins) - 5:02
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
n. Airegin(Jon Hendricks, Sonny Rollins) - 4:06
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
o. alt 1alt Toot's Suite(Bill Holman) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:54
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
p. alt 2alt Toot's Suite(Bill Holman) / arr: Don Sickler - 5:42
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
q. Toot's Suite(Bill Holman) / arr: Don Sickler - 6:04
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
r. altalt You're Not The Kind(Irving Mills, Will Hudson) - 4:14
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
s. You're Not The Kind(Irving Mills, Will Hudson) - 3:38
Uptown LP 12"UP 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1986)
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
t. altalt When We Were One(Johnny Griffin) - 4:15
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
u. When We Were One(Johnny Griffin) - 4:22
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
v. altalt The Peacocks(Jimmy Rowles) - 5:57
tape copy CD(no number) — The Left Bank Of New York - Alternate Takes   (2013)
w. The Peacocks(Jimmy Rowles) - 6:14
Uptown CDUPCD 27.32 — The Left Bank Of New York   (1990)
x. broadcast edit Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley) / arr: Don Sickler - 0:15
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/1   (2017)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/2   (2017)

Don Sickler (t) on a-b, e-f, j-l, o-q, x; Ralph Moore (ts) on a-b, e-f, j-l, o-q, x.

photo de Jimmy Gourley photo de Jimmy Gourley


Date: Mar 1, 1987
Location: Jean-Thierry Roussillon's home, Paris
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b)

a. rhs Carnival(Harry Warren, Bob Russell) - 6:55
b. rhs This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 6:52
c. rhs Stairway To The Stars(Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish) - 6:39
d. rhs The Beat's Up(Tommy Flanagan) - 5:21
e. rhs Wayward Waltz(Jimmy Gourley) - 6:49
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Radio & TV Vol. 4   (2013)

Date: Oct 19, 1987
Location: M6 Television studios, Paris
Label: M6 Television broadcast
Club 6

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b), Pierre Bouteiller (int)

a. interview : guitare, chant, content d'être en France - 1:40
b. I'm Old Fashioned(Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern) - 5:02
c. interview : prochains concerts - 0:40
d. You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 4:05
e. closing - 1:43
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Chez Pierre Bouteiller, 1987   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d, (v) on b, d, (spk) on a, c, e; Dominique Lemerle (b) on b, d; Pierre Bouteiller (int) on a, c, e.


Date: Nov 6, 1987
Location: Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
Festival de Jazz de Paris

Barney Wilen (ldr), Barney Wilen (ss, ts), Alain Jean-Marie (p), Jimmy Gourley, Philippe Petit (g), Riccardo Fra (b), Sangoma Everett (d)

a. live L'Âme Des Poètes(Charles Trénet) - 12:46
b. live Besame Mucho(Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velazquez) - 12:12
c. live Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam Lewis) - 11:42
d. live Goodbye(Gordon Jenkins) - 10:32
e. live Blue Lester(Lester Young) - 10:43
f. live Lester Leaps In(Lester Young, Charlie Barnet) - 9:30
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 14005819 — Festival De Jazz De Paris, 1987   (2017)

Date: Dec 23, 1987
Location: Théâtre Jean-Marie Serraut, Paris
Label: Telescope Audiovisuel
Double Action

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. Goodbye(Gordon Jenkins) - 8:44
INA CD01092517 — À l’Auberge des Songes, December 17, 1999   (2020)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006   (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2001/2   (2017)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
b. Blues For Gene(Milt Jackson) - 3:26
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
c. Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 3:24
INA CD01092517 — À l’Auberge des Songes, December 17, 1999   (2020)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
d. Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 3:11
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006   (2007)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
e. C.T.A.(Jimmy Heath) - 4:39
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
f. Denzil's Best(Denzil Best) - 4:59
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
g. Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:30
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
h. Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 7:27
Elabeth CDELA 621 042 — Highlights   (2002)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2002   (2004)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 2006   (2007)
tape copy CD(no number) — Interview de Jimmy Gourley 1992/2   (2013)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
i. Tafira Alta(Jimmy Gourley) - 4:03
INA CD01092517 — À l’Auberge des Songes, December 17, 1999   (2020)
tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/5   (2009)
tape copy DVD(no number) — Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen, 1987   (2012)
j. Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 4:04
k. Blue Lester(Lester Young) - 4:46
INA CD01092517 — À l’Auberge des Songes, December 17, 1999   (2020)
All titles on:
Elabeth CDELA 621 032 — Double Action - Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen   (1999)

Autumn Leaves is a Lyric Variation of Les Feuilles Mortes (Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma)

photo de Jimmy Gourley photo de Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen.


Date: Jun 19, 1988
Location: unknown venue, Calvi, France
Label: private recording

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. take 1rhs Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 0:41
b. take 2rhs Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 4:31
c. rhs Indian Summer(Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 4:07
d. rhs Black Coffee(Paul Francis Webster, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke) - 1:53
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Rehearsal In Calvi, 1988   (2012)

photo de Mundell Lowe
Jimmy Gourley & Mundell Lowe at Django Reinhardt's home.


Date: Jul 11, 1988
Location: Cour de l'Hôtel de Ville, Geneva, Switzerland
Label: private recording
23ème Jazz Estival

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Barney Wilen (ts), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 7:04
b. live Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 6:16
c. live My Romance(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 9:31
d. live Goodbye(Gordon Jenkins) - 7:09
e. live Denzil's Best(Denzil Best) - 9:19
f. live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 3:23
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Geneva, 1988 - Jimmy Gourley & Barney Wilen   (2013)

photo in Geneva


Date: Nov 17, 1988
Location: Maison de la Radio, Salle 105, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g), Dominique Lemerle (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a. live Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 7:38
b. live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 8:48
c. live That Old Devil Called Love(Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 7:59
d. live The Underdog(Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg) - 7:15
e. live This Heart Of Mine(Harry Warren, Ralph Freed) - 6:05
f. live Carnival(Harry Warren, Bob Russell) - 7:15
g. live Bamoun Beauty(Jimmy Gourley)
h. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 8:19
i. live Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 6:40
All titles on:
INA CDPHY 14001235 — Maison De La Radio, November 11, 1988   (2013)

g, h  performed as medley


Date: Jan 9, 1989
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b), Claude Hermann, Agnès Mellon (int)

a. interview, part 1 Bartock - 0:59
b. interview, part 2 les débuts, Lee Konitz, Henri Renaud - 4:47
c. Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 4:13
d. interview, part 3 Charlie Christian, Jimmy Raney, Kenny Clarke, le rock - 6:12
e. That Old Devil Called Love(Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 4:55
f. interview, part 4 King Cole, Sinatra, Eckstine, le chant - 3:41
g. interview, part 5 Kenny Clarke encore - 0:49
All titles on:
INA CDPHD 86001545 — De Vous À Moi, January 9, 1989   (2020)

Jimmy Gourley (ldr) on c, e, (g) on c, e, (v) on e, (spk) on a-b, d, f-g; Dominique Lemerle (b) on c, e; Claude Hermann (int) on a-b, d, f-g; Agnès Mellon (int) on f.


Date: Apr 4, 1989
Location: Le Petit Opportun, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, spk), Dominique Lemerle (b), Bob De Meo (d), Dennis Eagan (mc)

a. alive introduction - 1:44
b. live The Bloos(George Handy) - 6:14
c. blive introduction - 0:40
d. live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 6:05
e. clive introduction - 0:28
f. live Denzil's Best(Denzil Best) - 6:50
g. dlive introduction - 0:35
h. live Peter's Waltz(Sahib Shihab) - 8:34
i. elive introduction - 0:36
j. live Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 6:49
k. flive introduction - 0:55
l. live High On You(Al Cohn) - 7:12
m. glive introduction - 0:37
n. live I'm Old Fashioned(Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern) - 7:08
o. live Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 7:49
p. live closing - 0:23
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Le Petit Opportun, 1989   (2013)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n-o, (spk) on a, c, e, g, i, k, m, p; Dominique Lemerle (b) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n-o; Bob De Meo (d) on b, d, f, h, j, l, n-o; Dennis Eagan (mc) on a, p.


Date: Apr 9, 1989
Location: Centre Culturel Français, Alexandria, Egypt
Label: private recording
afternoon concert

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk)

a. alive introduction - 0:58
b. take 1live Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 3:45
c. blive introduction - 0:19
d. take 1live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 4:25
e. live This Masquerade(Leon Russell) - 4:14
f. take 1live The Wrong Man Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 3:27
g. live Black Coffee(Paul Francis Webster, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke) - 4:56
h. live That Tired Routine Called Love(Matt Dennis, Ted Steele) - 3:09
i. clive introduction - 0:08
j. take 1live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 4:15
k. live Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:10
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Alexandrie, 1989   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d-h, j-k, (v) on e-g, j, (spk) on a, c, i.


Date: April 9, 1989
Location: Centre Culturel Français, Alexandria, Egypt
Label: private recording
evening concert

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Jimmy Gourley (g, v, spk), Olivier Poivre d’Arvor (mc)

a. dlive introduction - 1:30
b. live Carnival(Harry Warren, Bob Russell) - 4:20
c. live Horoscope Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 4:40
d. elive introduction - 0:23
e. take 2live This Is New(Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 4:37
f. flive introduction - 0:30
g. live That Old Devil Called Love(Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 3:57
h. glive introduction - 0:09
i. live Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 3:51
j. take 2live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 4:14
k. live Blue Gardenia(Lester Lee, Bob Russell) - 4:49
l. hlive introduction - 0:30
m. take 2live Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 3:10
n. take 2live The Wrong Man Blues(Jimmy Gourley, Carol Bernstein) - 3:10
o. live Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:31
p. live Freedom Jazz Dance(Eddie Harris) - 0:34
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Alexandrie, 1989   (2012)

Jimmy Gourley (g) on b-c, e, g, i-k, m-p, (v) on c, g, j, n, (spk) on a, d, f, h, l; Olivier Poivre d’Arvor (mc) on a.


Date: May 22, 1989
Location: Studio Acousti, Paris
Label: Emarcy
Gipsy Waltz

Christian Escoudé (ldr), Marcel Azzola (acc), Christian Escoudé, Paul "Challain" Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Billy Hart (d), Vincent Courtois (vc)

a. Soir De Dispute(Guy Viseur, Jacques Morino) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 3:12
b. Jeannette(Guy Viseur, Louis Ferrari) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 7:55
c. Bluesette(Toots Thielemans, Ivan Lins, Norman Gimbel) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 6:19
d. Django(John Lewis) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 8:18
e. Valse Catalane(Christian Escoudé) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 6:19
All titles on:
Emarcy LP 12"838 772-1 — Gypsy Waltz   (1989)
Emarcy CD838 772-2 — Octet   (1990)

photo d'Escoudé photo d'Escoudé


Date: May 23, 1989
Location: Studio Acousti, Paris
Label: Emarcy
Gipsy Waltz

Christian Escoudé (ldr), Marcel Azzola (acc), Christian Escoudé, Paul "Challain" Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Vincent Courtois (vc)

a. Swing Valse(Guy Viseur, Pierre Ferret) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 5:34
b. Flambée Montalbanaise(Guy Viseur, André Minvielle) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 5:32
c. Carmette(Christian Escoudé) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 3:57
All titles on:
Emarcy LP 12"838 772-1 — Gypsy Waltz   (1989)
Emarcy CD838 772-2 — Octet   (1990)

Date: Sep 20, 1989
Location: Le Bilboquet, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
first set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Olivier Hutman (p), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Mundell Lowe (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Claude Carrière (mc)

a. live Indian Summer(Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 11:09
b. live Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 12:23
c. live Black Coffee(Paul Francis Webster, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke) - 5:26
d. live Stompin' At The Savoy(Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 8:47
e. live Concluding Blues(Jimmy Gourley) - 7:05
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Au Bilboquet, Paris, 1989 - Jimmy Gourley & Mundell Lowe/1   (2013)

Jimmy Gourley (v) on c; Claude Carrière (mc) on e.


Date: Sep 20, 1989
Location: Le Bilboquet, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
second set

Jimmy Gourley (ldr), Olivier Hutman (p), Jimmy Gourley (g, v), Mundell Lowe (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Claude Carrière (mc)

a. live Dolphin Dance(Herbie Hancock) - 6:40
b. live Time After Time(Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 12:22
c. live Yardbird Suite(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 8:46
d. live That Old Devil Called Love(Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 7:44
e. live Contento(Mundell Lowe) - 9:13
f. live No More(Toots Camarata, Bob Russell)
g. live I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 9:10
h. live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 7:24
i. live Soft Winds(Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson) - 6:48
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Au Bilboquet, Paris, 1989 - Jimmy Gourley & Mundell Lowe/2   (2013)

f, g  performed as medley

Olivier Hutman (p) on a-e, h-i; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a-e, h-i; Philippe Combelle (d) on a-e, h-i; Jimmy Gourley (v) on d, h; Claude Carrière (mc) on i.


Date: Sep 22, 1989
Location: Le Bilboquet, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
first set

Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (ldr), Olivier Hutman (p), Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (g, spk), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Dee Dee Bridgewater (mc), Dennis Eagan (mc, int)

a. alive introduction - 1:24
b. live Contento(Mundell Lowe) - 7:27
c. blive introduction - 0:34
d. live Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)(Vincent Youmans, Mack Gordon, Harold Adamson) - 9:54
e. clive introduction - 0:44
f. live Yardbird Suite(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 7:14
g. live Soft Winds(Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson) - 2:52
h. dlive introduction - 1:19
i. live Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour)
j. live Darn That Dream(Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:32
k. elive introduction - 1:36
l. live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 7:05
m. live Song Bird(Mundell Lowe) - 9:33
n. live Bilboquet Blues(Mundell Lowe) - 3:50
o. live interview - 4:24
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Au Bilboquet, Paris, 1989 - Jimmy Gourley & Mundell Lowe/3   (2013)

i, j  performed as medley

Olivier Hutman (p) on b, d, f-g, i-j, l-n; Jimmy Gourley (g) on b, d, f-g, i-j, l-n, (spk) on o; Mundell Lowe (g) on b, d, f-g, i-j, l-n, (spk) on o; Luigi Trussardi (b) on b, d, f-g, i-j, l-n; Philippe Combelle (d) on b, d, f-g, i-j, l-n; Dee Dee Bridgewater (mc) on a, c, e, h, k; Dennis Eagan (mc) on m, (int) on o.


Date: Sep 22, 1989
Location: Le Bilboquet, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast
second set

Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (ldr), Olivier Hutman (p), Jimmy Gourley, Mundell Lowe (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Dennis Eagan (mc)

a. live Alone Together(Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz) - 6:42
b. flive introduction - 0:37
c. live Second Balcony Jump(Billy Eckstine, Gerry Valentine) - 11:17
d. live You're Lookin' At Me(Bobby Troup) - 7:02
e. live Song Bird(Mundell Lowe) - 9:01
f. live Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:26
g. live How Deep The Ocean?(Irving Berlin) - 7:25
All titles on:
tape copy CD(no number) — Au Bilboquet, Paris, 1989 - Jimmy Gourley & Mundell Lowe/4   (2013)

Olivier Hutman (p) on a, c-g; Jimmy Gourley (g) on c-g; Mundell Lowe (g) on c-g; Luigi Trussardi (b) on a, c-g; Philippe Combelle (d) on a, c-g; Dennis Eagan (mc) on b.


Date: November 1989
Location: Métropole Télévision, Paris
Label: M6 Television broadcast
Jazz 6 - Valse Bohème

Christian Escoudé (ldr), Marcel Azzola (acc), Christian Escoudé, Paul "Challain" Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Vincent Courtois (vc)

a. Ma Muse S'Amuse(Christian Escoudé) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 6:29
b. Flambée Montalbanaise(Guy Viseur, André Minvielle) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 4:26
c. Soir De Dispute(Guy Viseur, Jacques Morino) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 3:27
d. unidentified arr: Christian Escoudé - 2:27
e. Valse Catalane(Christian Escoudé) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 6:26
f. Chanson De Là-Bas(François Buttet) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 5:24
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Escoudé 8tet Vol. 1   (2012)

Marcel Azzola (acc) on a-c, e-f; Paul "Challain" Ferret (g) on a-c, e-f; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-c, e-f; Frédéric Sylvestre (g) on a-c, e-f; Alby Cullaz (b) on a-c, e-f; Philippe Combelle (d) on a-c, e-f; Vincent Courtois (vc) on a-c, e-f.

photo d'Azzola
Jimmy Gourley, Marcel Azzola & Philippe Combelle (photo : Olivier Maurel).


Date: November 1989
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: M6 Television broadcast
Django Et Les Apaches

Christian Escoudé (ldr), Marcel Azzola (acc), Christian Escoudé, Paul "Challain" Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Vincent Courtois (vc)

a. Swing Valse(Guy Viseur, Pierre Ferret) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 5:51
b. Django(John Lewis) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 9:33
c. Formule 1(Marcel Azzola, Pascal Groffé) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 5:31
d. Jeannette(Guy Viseur, Louis Ferrari) / arr: Christian Escoudé - 9:13
All titles on:
tape copy DVD(no number) — Escoudé 8tet Vol. 2   (2012)

Paul "Challain" Ferret (g) on a-b, d; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a-b, d; Frédéric Sylvestre (g) on a-b, d; Alby Cullaz (b) on a-b, d; Philippe Combelle (d) on a-b, d; Vincent Courtois (vc) on a-b, d.

photo d'Escoudé
Jimmy Gourley, Philippe Combelle & Christian Escoudé (photo : Olivier Maurel).


Date: Nov 5, 1989
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: Radio-France broadcast

Christian Escoudé (ldr), Marcel Azzola (acc), Christian Escoudé (g, spk), Paul "Challain" Ferret, Jimmy Gourley, Frédéric Sylvestre (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Philippe Combelle (d), Vincent Courtois (vc)

a. Ma Muse S'Amuse(Christian Escoudé) - 7:48
b. a introduction - 0:33
c. Soir De Dispute(Guy Viseur, Jacques Morino) - 4:49
d. b introduction - 0:08
e. Valse Catalane(Christian Escoudé) - 10:05
f. c introduction - 0:10
g. You Are Too Beautiful(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:56
h. d introduction - 0:10
i. Jeannette(Guy Viseur, Louis Ferrari) - 9:56
j. Swing Valse(Guy Viseur, Pierre Ferret) - 5:48
k. closing - 0:52
All titles on:
INA CD00395712 — Jazz d'Aujourd'hui, November 8, 1989   (2020)

Marcel Azzola (acc) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Christian Escoudé (g) on a, c, e, g, i-j, (spk) on b, d, f, h, k; Paul "Challain" Ferret (g) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Jimmy Gourley (g) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Frédéric Sylvestre (g) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Alby Cullaz (b) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Philippe Combelle (d) on a, c, e, g, i-j; Vincent Courtois (vc) on a, c, e, g, i-j.


Sessions Reported: 71

Performances Reported: 525

Unique Songs Reported: 232

Unique Issues Reported: 90