René Thomas Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

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1943 1945 1947 1948 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Date: Feb 23, 1943
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Olympia

Hubert Simplisse (ldr), Raoul Faisant (cl, ts), Marcelle Burton, Hubert Simplisse (acc), Léon Lani, René Thomas (g), Fernand Fontaine (b), Lucien Poliet (d), Serge Cagliari (vn)

a.	16495	Sprit(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2095 — Sprit / La Chanson Du Macon (1943)
b.	16496	La Chanson Du Maçon(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2095 — Sprit / La Chanson Du Macon (1943)
c.	16497	Impression(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2096 — Impression / Bonzo (1943)
d.	16498	Bonzo(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2096 — Impression / Bonzo (1943)
e.	16499	Aurora(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2097 — Aurora / Janina (1943)
f.	16500	Janina(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2097 — Aurora / Janina (1943)

Date: Feb 23, 1943
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Olympia

Hubert Simplisse (ldr), Raoul Faisant (cl, ts), Marcelle Burton, Hubert Simplisse (acc), Léon Lani, René Thomas (g), Fernand Fontaine (b), Lucien Poliet (d), Serge Cagliari (vn), Willy Westman (v)

a.	16501	Isabel(J. R. Florez, J. Giralt) Olympia 78D 2098 — Isabel / Doe Het Met Je Oogen (1943)
b.	16502	Doe Het Met Je Oogen(unknown) Olympia 78D 2098 — Isabel / Doe Het Met Je Oogen (1943)
c.	16503	Dan Is't Kermis(unknown) Olympia 78D 2099 — Dan Is't Kermis / Bonsoir Cherie (1943)
d.	16504	Bonsoir Cherie(unknown) Olympia 78D 2099 — Dan Is't Kermis / Bonsoir Cherie (1943)

Date: Aug 19, 1943
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Olympia

Hubert Simplisse (ldr), Raoul Faisant (cl, ts), Marcelle Burton, Hubert Simplisse (acc), Léon Lani, René Thomas (g), Fernand Fontaine (b), Lucien Poliet (d), Serge Cagliari (vn)

a.	16661	Fourmilière(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2171 — Fourmilière / Pin Pin (1943)
b.	16663	Pin Pin(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2171 — Fourmilière / Pin Pin (1943)
c.	16665	Barbe Bleue(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2173 — Barbe Bleue / Simplicités (1943)
d.	16666	Simplicités(Hubert Simplisse) - 3:25 Olympia 78D 2173 — Barbe Bleue / Simplicités (1943)

Date: Oct 27, 1943
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Olympia

Hubert Simplisse (ldr), Raoul Faisant (cl, ts), Marcelle Burton, Hubert Simplisse (acc), Léon Lani, René Thomas (g), Fernand Fontaine (b), Lucien Poliet (d), Serge Cagliari (vn)

a.	16733	La Guinguette A Chanté(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2196 — La Guinguette A Chanté / Notre Valse À Tous (1943)
b.	16734	Notre Valse À Tous(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2196 — La Guinguette A Chanté / Notre Valse À Tous (1943)
c.	16735	Tes Mensonges(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2197 — Tes Mensonges / La Chanson De Juanita (1943)
d.	16736	La Chanson De Juanita(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2197 — Tes Mensonges / La Chanson De Juanita (1943)
e.	16737	Vous Avez Un Beau Chapeau, Madame(Hubert Simplisse) - 2:43 Olympia 78D 2198 — Vous Avez Un Beau Chapeau, Madame / Friandises (1943) Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques CDWBM 114 — Artistes De Wallonie Et De Bruxelles/1 (1993)
f.	16738	Friandises(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2198 — Vous Avez Un Beau Chapeau, Madame / Friandises (1943)
g.	16739	J'apprends l'Swing(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2199 — J'apprends l'Swing / Artichaud (1943)
h.	16740	Artichaud(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 2199 — J'apprends l'Swing / Artichaud (1943)

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Date: 1943
Location: unknown recording studio, Hilversum, Netherlands
Label: private recording

Raoul Faisant (ldr), Jean Evrard (t), Raoul Faisant (ts), Maurice Simon (p), René Thomas (g), Clément Bourseau (b), Henk Van Leer (d)

unknown titles

unissued

Date: November 9-10, 1945
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Olympia

Hubert Simplisse (ldr), Raoul Faisant (cl, ts), Marcelle Burton, Hubert Simplisse (acc), Léon Lani, René Thomas (g), Fernand Fontaine (b), Lucien Poliet (d), Serge Cagliari (vn)

a.	17135	Inconsolable(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5199 — Inconsolable / O! Mari (1945)
b.	17136	O! Mari(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5199 — Inconsolable / O! Mari (1945)
c.	17139	Strange Dream(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5021 — Strange Dream / Tonight I'm Thinking Of You (1945)
d.	17140	Tonight I'm Thinking Of You(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5021 — Strange Dream / Tonight I'm Thinking Of You (1945)
e.	5200-A	I Will Go Alone(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5200 — I Will Go Alone / Schubert Serenade (1945)
f.	5200-B	Schubert Serenade(Hubert Simplisse) Olympia 78D 5200 — I Will Go Alone / Schubert Serenade (1945)

Date: 1945
Location: unknown recording studio, Liège, Belgium
Label: Liège Experimental

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), James R. Wilson (g, v), Ralph Sandige (vn)

a.		Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Ken Casey, Ben Bernie)
b.		Rosetta(Earl "Fatha" Hines, Henri Woode)

Both titles unissued.

Date: 1947
Location: unknown recording studio, Liège, Belgium
Label: Liège Experimental

René Thomas (ldr), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), José Bourguignon (d)

a.		What Is This Thing Called Love?(Cole Porter)
b.		Cocktails For Two(Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)

Both titles unissued.

Date: 1948
Location: unknown recording studio, Liège, Belgium
Label: private recording

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), René Thomas (g), Georges Leclerc (b)

Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 3:38

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 977 — Early Years From "Be-Bop" To "Cool" 1947-1951 (2019)

Jaspar

Date: Nov 13, 1950
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: private recording

Jack Sels (ldr), Jack Sels (ts), Jean Fanis (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Rudy Frankel (d)

a.		Scrapple From The Apple(Charlie Parker)
b.		Hot House(Tadd Dameron)
c.		Lover Man(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
d.		Just You, Just Me(Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
e.		Easy Going(Gus Deloof)
f.		I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
g.		Ice Freezes Red(Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron)

All titles unissued.

Date: Mar 16, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels & Soumont, Belgium
Label: INR broadcast

Jacques Pelzer (ldr), Nick Fissette, Charlie Knegtel (t), Leo Delsemme, Christian Kellens (tb), Jacky Jun (ss), Jacques Pelzer (as), Émile Chantrain, Alex Scorier (ts), Francy Boland, Hubert Chatelain, Francis Coppieters, Johnny Hot (p), Henry Breyre, René Thomas (g), Vicky Down (bj), Johnny Dover, Paul Dubois, René Goldstein, Benoît Quersin (b), José Bourguignon, Jean Carnin, Jean Delange (d), Jean Blaton (unk), Mary Kay, Yetti Lee (v)

a.		Buzzy(Charlie Parker)
b.		Pennies From Heaven(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke)
c.		Marionette(Billy Bauer)
d.		Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron)
e.		How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis)

All titles unissued.

Nick Fissette (t) on a, d; Charlie Knegtel (t) on d; Leo Delsemme (tb) on d; Christian Kellens (tb) on d; Jacky Jun (ss) on a, d; Jacques Pelzer (as) on a, c-e; Émile Chantrain (ts) on d; Alex Scorier (ts) on a-b, d-e; Francy Boland (p) on b, d; Hubert Chatelain (p) on c-d; Francis Coppieters (p) on d; Johnny Hot (p) on a, d; Henry Breyre (g) on d; Vicky Down (bj) on d; Johnny Dover (b) on d; Paul Dubois (b) on d; René Goldstein (b) on c-d; Benoît Quersin (b) on a-b, d-e; Jean Carnin (d) on a-b, d-e; Jean Delange (d) on d; Jean Blaton (unk) on a, d; Mary Kay (v) on d; Yetti Lee (v) on d.

Date: Apr 26, 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels & Soumont, Belgium
Label: INR broadcast

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (as), Hubert Chatelain (p), René Thomas (g), Paul Dubois (b), José Bourguignon (d)

a.		You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
b.		I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
c.		I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
d.		Wow(Lennie Tristano)
e.		Sax Of A Kind(Lennie Tristano)
f.		Crosscurrent(Lennie Tristano)
g.		Progression(Lee Konitz)

All titles unissued.

Thomas-Jaspar
René Thomas & Bobby Jaspar.

Date: May 14, 1952
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Television broadcast
Envoyez la musique

Envoyez La Musique Ensemble (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Raymond Fol, Henri Renaud (p), Marcel Azzola (acc), Pierre Robert, René Thomas (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d)

a.		Le Loup, La Biche Et Le Chevalier(Henri Salvador) - 2:30
b.		It's The Talk Of The Town(Marty Symes, Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg) - 3:30
c.		Les Chansons De La Nuit(Charles Trénet) - 3:00
d.		La Fontaine Des Amours(unknown) - 3:00
e.		Jardin Du Mois De Mai(Charles Trénet) - 5:00
f.		Where Or When(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:00
g.		Some Of These Days(Shelton Brooks) - 4:00
h.		I Wish I Knew(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:30

All titles on:

INA CDPHZ 14018170 — Paris, May 14, 1952 (2023)

Le Loup, La Biche Et Le Chevalier is a Title Variation of Une Chanson Douce (Henri Salvador)

collective personnel.

Date: 1952
Location: unknown recording studio, Liège, Belgium
Label: Radio Liège

René Thomas (ldr), Jean-Marie Vandresse (p), René Thomas (g, v), Clément Bourseau (b), José Bourguignon (d), Jean-Louis Baudoin (per)

a.		Too Marvelous For Words(Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer)
b.		The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
c.		Shine(Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack, Lew Brown)
d.		Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
e.		Don't Blame Me(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)

All titles unissued.

René Thomas (v) on a, d.

Liège 1952

Date: 1952
Location: unknown location, Paris
Label: private recording

Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), unknown (p, b, d), René Thomas (g, v)

a.		China Boy(Dick Winfree, Phil Boutelje)
b.		Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
c.		Marionette(Billy Bauer)
d.		Deep Purple(Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
e.		unknown title

All titles unissued.

René Thomas (v) on b.

Date: Apr 10, 1953
Location: unknown location, Brussels, Belgium
Label: INR broadcast

Bobby Jaspar, Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), Bobby Jaspar (ts), Hubert Chatelain, Francis Coppieters (p), René Thomas (g), Paul Dubois, René Goldstein (b), José Bourguignon (d)

a.		Brown Gold(Art Pepper)
b.		Passport To Pimlico(Johnny Mandel)
c.		Untitled Blues(René Thomas, Jacques Pelzer, Bobby Jaspar)
d.		Minor Jump(unknown)
e.		I Cover The Waterfront(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green)
f.		Ballade(unknown)
g.		These Foolish Things(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
h.		Cherokee(Ray Noble)

All titles unissued.

Francis Coppieters or Hubert Chatelain (p); Paul Dubois or René Goldstein (b).

Liège 1953
Jaspar-Thomas-Pelzer

Date: Apr 17, 1954
Location: Studio Magellan, Paris
Label: Barclay

René Thomas (ldr), André Ross (ts), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.	20531	The Continental(Herb Magidson, Con Conrad) - 2:52 Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
b.	20532	Relaxin' At The Grand Balcon(René Thomas) - 3:15 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Emarcy CD530 086-9 — Jazz In Paris, 50 Reasons To Love Paris/2 - Sous Les Ponts De Paris (2008) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
c.	20533	Lover Man(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) - 3:37 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
d.	20534	If I Had You(Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Conelly) - 4:10
e.	20535	There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 2:25 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
f.	20536	L'Imbécile(René Thomas) - 3:13 Universal CD981 256-8 — Jazz In Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés/3. Raisins Aigres (2004) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) tape copy CD(no number) — Henri Renaud sur René Thomas (2023)
g.	20537	All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:40 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
h.	20538	How About You?(Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 2:35 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)

All titles on:

Barclay LP 10"84.030 — René Thomas And His Orchestra (1954)

Emarcy CD549 400-2 — Jazz In Paris 016 - The Real Cat (2000)

André Ross (ts) on d, f-g.

Benoît Quersin or Jean-Marie Ingrand (b).
It could be Bobby Jaspar instead of André Ross (ear guess).

imbécile a imbécile b imbécile c

Date: Apr 28, 1954
Location: unknown venue, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), unknown (p, b, d), René Thomas (g)

a.	live	Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:05
b.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 2:32
c.	live	Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 3:33

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, April 28, 1954 (2023)

Date: May 5, 1954
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue

René Thomas (ldr), Buzz Gardner (t), Henri Renaud (p), René Thomas (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.		Burt's Pad(Henri Renaud) - 5:07 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007)
b.		Chicago(Fred Fisher) - 2:51 Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques CDWBM 114 — Artistes De Wallonie Et De Bruxelles/1 (1993) Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
c.		Autobuzz(René Thomas) - 2:59 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
d.		Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 2:01 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
e.		Get Out Of Town(Cole Porter) - 3:28 Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009)
f.		'Tis Autumn(Henry Nemo) - 4:26 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007)
g.		Thomasia(René Thomas, Henri Renaud) - 4:24 Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD88697 552432 — Jazz à St Germain des Prés - les heures chaudes du jazz/3 (2009) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5646 — Le Jazz Américain À Paris 1952-1962 - De Manhattan À Saint-Germain-Des-Prés/2 (2017)

All titles on:

Vogue LP 10"LD 210 — René Thomas Et Son Quintette (1957)

Vogue CD74321 62291 2 — The 1954 Paris Sessions (1999)

Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)

Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)

Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/1 (2020)

thomasia a thomasia b thomasia c thomasia d thomasia e

Date: Jan 1, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Piano Parade

Piano Parade Ensemble (ldr), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Raymond Fol, Henri Renaud (p), Pierre Franzino (p, hps), Marcel Azzola (acc), René Thomas (g), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a.		Honeysuckle Rose(Andy Razaf, Thomas "Fats" Waller) - 3:28
b.		Rien Dans Les Mains(René Thomas) - 4:32

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 99268047 — Piano Parade, January 1, 1955 (2023)

TTMJ01

Date: Jan 26, 1955
Location: Leon Demol Studios, Brussels, Belgium
Label: private recording

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Maurice Vander (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.		Potter's Luck(Horace Silver) - 3:03
b.		A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 2:43
c.		Lullaby Of Birdland(George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 4:27

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)

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Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas, Nick Fissette.

Date: May 18, 1955
Location: Leon Demol Studios, Brussels, Belgium
Label: Innovation

Jacques Pelzer (ldr), Herman Sandy (t), Jacques Pelzer (as), Jean Fanis (p), René Thomas (g), Paul Dubois (b), Rudy Frankel (d)

a.		Motion(Jimmy Raney) - 3:50
b.		There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 4:02 Sdban LP 12"SDBANLP 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/2 (2017) Sdban CDSDBANCD 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/2 (2017) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/2 (2020)
c.		Lover Man(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) - 3:56
d.		Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 2:35
e.		Whose Blues(Lennie Niehaus) - 2:57 Fondation Roi Baudouin CD081203 — Jazz In Little Belgium - La Collection Robert Pernet/2 (2003) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/2 (2020)

All titles on:

Innovation LP 12"ILP 2 — Jacques Pelzer And His Modern Jazz Sextet (1955)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)

Herman Sandy (t) on b, e.

motion a motion b collection

Date: Jun 9, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Vogue

Henri Renaud (ldr), Christian Kellens (tb), Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts), Henri Renaud (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jacques David (d)

a.		Sextius(Henri Renaud) - 3:30 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)
b.		Influence(Henri Renaud, Bobby Jaspar) - 3:37 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5428 — European Cool Jazz 1951-1959/1 (2014)
c.		Guitaristic(Henri Renaud, René Thomas) - 3:49 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)
d.		Imy(Henri Renaud) - 3:34 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)
e.		Dialogue(Christian Chevallier) - 3:13 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)
f.		Clockworm(Gigi Gryce) - 3:13 Vogue LP 7"EPL 7177 — Sextius (1957) Vogue CD74321 60638 2 — Trio, Sextet & All Stars (1999) Sony Music CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013) Vogue/Legacy CD8725443772 — Jazz on Disques Vogue : The Perfect Collection Vol. 14 René Thomas/Henri Renaud (2013)
g.		Kitchian(unknown) unissued
h.		Oh, Henry(unknown) unissued

sextius a sextius b sextius c sextius d

Date: Sep 24, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Piano Parade

Piano Parade Ensemble (ldr), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Raymond Fol (p, org), Henri Renaud (p), Pierre Franzino (hps), Marcel Azzola (acc), Pierre Robert, René Thomas (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a.		Le Nouveau Bonheur("Fats" Sadi Lallemand, René Thomas) - 4:06
b.		Près De Toi, Mon Amour(René Thomas, Raymond Fol) - 2:51
c.		Sugar(Stéphane Grappelli, René Thomas, Pierre Franzino) - 3:35
d.		Blues De Bonne Heure(Piano Parade Ensemble) - 3:57

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 88026780 — Piano Parade, September 24, 1955/1 (2023)

Date: Sep 24, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Piano Parade

Piano Parade Ensemble (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Pierre Franzino (p, hps), Henri Renaud (p), Marcel Azzola (acc), Pierre Robert, René Thomas (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a.		Quand J'Étais Petit(René Thomas, Henri Renaud) - 2:40
b.		Louise("Fats" Sadi Lallemand, René Thomas) - 3:13
c.		Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 2:49
d.		Blues(Piano Parade Ensemble) - 3:07

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 88026782 — Piano Parade, September 24, 1955/2 (2023)

Date: Sep 24, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Piano Parade

Piano Parade Ensemble (ldr), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Raymond Fol (p, org), Pierre Franzino (p, hps), Marcel Azzola (acc), Pierre Robert, René Thomas (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

Voix De l’Espagne(René Thomas) - 1:46

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 88026783 — Piano Parade, September 24, 1955/3 (2023)

Date: Sep 25, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Piano Parade

Piano Parade Ensemble (ldr), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Raymond Fol, Henri Renaud (p), Pierre Franzino (p, hps), Marcel Azzola (acc), Pierre Robert, René Thomas (g), Guy Pedersen (b), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

a.		C'est Merveilleux(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:49
b.		Mambobino(unknown) - 8:06
c.		Je Ne Peux Pas Te Quitter(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 10:49
d.		How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, William Morgan Lewis) - 5:17

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 88026785 — Piano Parade, September 25, 1955 (2023)

C'est Merveilleux is a Title Variation of 'S Wonderful (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Je Ne Peux Pas Te Quitter is a Title Variation of I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)

Date: Dec 4, 1955
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Promenade

Henri Renaud (ldr), Christian Kellens (tb), Jay Cameron, Lars "Lasse" Gullin (bar), Henri Renaud (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

a.		introduction - 0:18
b.		Lars's Blues(Lars Gullin) - 6:58

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 01 — René Thomas Rarities 01 - Piano Parade (2017)

INA CDPHD 99276340 — Jazz Promenade, December 4, 1955 (2023)

Christian Kellens (tb) on b; Jay Cameron (bar) on b; Lars "Lasse" Gullin (bar) on b; Henri Renaud (p) on b; René Thomas (g) on b; Benoît Quersin (b) on b; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.

Date: 1950s
Location: unknown location, unknown city
Label: private recording

Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), unknown (p, b, d), René Thomas (g)

a.		Guitar Solo(Larry Coryell) - 0:40
b.		Blues In Bb(René Thomas) - 9:52
c.		Smoke Gets In Your Eyes(Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:52
d.		Blues Waltz In G(René Thomas) - 2:59

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 50 (2023)

Jacques Pelzer tape.

Années 50

Date: 1950s
Location: unknown location, unknown city
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), unknown (cl, p, b, d), Jacques Pelzer (as), René Thomas (g)

a.	rhs	Bye Bye Blackbird(Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 1:35
b.	rhs	Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 20:06
c.	rhs	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 0:58
d.	rhs	unidentified - 1:20

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 50 (2023)

Date: 1950s
Location: unknown location, unknown city
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), unknown (cl, p, b, d), Jacques Pelzer (as), René Thomas (g)

a.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 5:09
b.	live	Lover Man(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) - 2:24
c.	live	A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:48

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 50 (2023)

Jacques Pelzer tape.

Date: Jan 22, 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris or Brussels, Belgium
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées

Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées All-Stars (ldr), Bernard Hulin (t), George "Geo" Daly (vib), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Christian Garros (d)

a.		Jumpin' With Symphony Sid(Lester Young) - 3:31
b.		I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 2:38
c.		Rose Room(Art Hickman, Harry Williams) - 3:45
d.		Tenderly(Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:22
e.		Western Reunion(Gerry Mulligan) - 4:04

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017)

INA CDPHD 88013656 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, January 1, 1956 (2023)

TTMJ02

Date: Jan 29, 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Elysées

René Thomas (ldr), Bernard Hulin (t), George "Geo" Daly (vib), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Christian Garros (d)

Rose Room(Art Hickman, Harry Williams) - 3:41

INA, mémoires vives CD33291 84688628 — Jazz Aux Champs-Elysées (2011)

diéval a diéval b

Date: Mar 22, 1956
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Polydor

René Thomas (ldr), Serge "Bib" Monville (ts), Roland Ronchaud (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), José Bourguignon (d)

a.		Shine(Ford Dabney, Cecil Mack, Lew Brown) - 2:57 Polydor EP20 706 — Shine (1956)
b.		My Old Flame(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 4:48 Polydor EP20 706 — Shine (1956) Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/3. 'Round Midnight (2006) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007)
c.		Goodnight, Wherever You Are(Dick Robertson, Al Hoffman, Frank Weldon) - 4:02 Polydor EP20 706 — Shine (1956) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007)
d.		Easy To Love(Cole Porter) - 2:42 Polydor EP20 706 — Shine (1956) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
e.		The Real Cat(René Thomas) - 4:18 Polydor EP20 707 — René Thomas Modern Group (1956) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010)
f.		Someone To Watch Over Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:18 Polydor EP20 707 — René Thomas Modern Group (1956) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010) Original Sound CDCR 330 — Electric Guitar Masters (2015)
g.		Get Happy(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) - 3:15 Polydor EP20 707 — René Thomas Modern Group (1956) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007) Maniadb CD(no number) — Two Guitars In Paris - Jimmy Raney/Rene Thomas (2010) Sdban LP 12"SDBANLP 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/2 (2017) Sdban CDSDBANCD 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/2 (2017)
h.		A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 4:41 Polydor EP20 707 — René Thomas Modern Group (1956) Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/2. Nuages (2006) Cherry Red CDFiveFour 22 — Guitaristic (2007)

All titles on:

Polydor LP 12"2445 036 — René Thomas Modern Group (1980)

Emarcy CD549 400-2 — Jazz In Paris 016 - The Real Cat (2000)

real cat a real cat b real cat c real cat d real cat e real cat f

Date: 1956
Location: unknown location, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Roland Ronchaud (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Sim (b), José Bourguignon (d)

a.	live	What's New?(Robert Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 6:35
b.	live	Yardbird Suite(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 9:33
c.	live	Have You Met Miss Jones?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:36
d.	live	You Stepped Out Of A Dream(Gus Kahn, Les Brown) - 7:03
e.	live	There's A Small Hotel(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:01
f.	live	Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 7:04
g.	live	Bernie's Tune(Bernie Miller) - 0:37
h.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 0:07

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Modern Group 1956 (2023)

Date: Autumn 1957
Location: unknown venue, Montréal, Canada
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), K. White (p), René Thomas (g), Eon Henstridge (b), Dale Fitzsimmons (d)

a.	live	Lazy Bird(John Coltrane) - 6:28
b.	live	I Remember You(Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 6:16
c.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 4:44
d.	live	Get Happy(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) - 7:23
e.	live	Thou Swell(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:41
f.	live	Little Willie Leaps(Miles Davis, Roy Porter) - 4:52
g.	live	Signal(Jimmy Raney) - 8:08

All titles on:

Thomasia CD017 — Live Sessions In Montreal, 1957 Vol. 1 (2017)

Montréal a
René Thomas & Jo Bourguignon in Montréal, May 1957.

Date: Autumn 1957
Location: unknown venue, Montréal, Canada
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), K. White (p), René Thomas (g), Eon Henstridge (b), Dale Fitzsimmons (d)

a.	live	Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:01
b.	live	Motion(Jimmy Raney) - 5:58
c.	live	There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:01
d.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 7:06
e.	live	Minor Tune(René Thomas) - 5:51
f.	live	Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 4:52
g.	live	Take The "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) - 4:21
h.	live	Crazy Rhythm(Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar) - 4:31
i.	live	You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:39

All titles on:

Thomasia CD018 — Live Sessions In Montreal, 1957 Vol. 2 (2017)

Montréal b
Jo Bourguignon, Lambert & René Thomas in Montréal, May 1957.

Date: Jun 13, 1958
Location: Beltone Studios, New York
Label: Metrojazz

Toshiko Akiyoshi (ldr), Carl "Doc" Severinsen (t), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts, bar), Rolf Kühn (cl), Toshiko Akiyoshi (p), René Thomas (g), John Drew (b), Niels-Bertil "Bert" Dahlander (d)

a.	58XY 680ST	Swingin' Till The Girls Come Home(Oscar Pettiford) - 6:50 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1001 — United Notions (1958) MGM CDMM 2087 — United Notions (1958) Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)
b.	58XY 681ST	Civilized Folk(Bobby Freeman) - 4:15 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1001 — United Notions (1958) MGM CDMM 2087 — United Notions (1958) Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)
c.	58XY 682ST	Sukiyaki(Bobby Jaspar) - 6:30 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1001 — United Notions (1958) MGM CDMM 2087 — United Notions (1958) Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/3 (2018)
d.	58XY 683ST	Broadway(Bill Bird, Henri Woode, Teddy McRae) - 6:48 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1001 — United Notions (1958) MGM CDMM 2087 — United Notions (1958) Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)
e.	58XY 684ST	Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) unissued

united a united b

Date: Jun 13, 1958
Location: Beltone Studios, New York
Label: Metrojazz

Toshiko Akiyoshi (ldr), Nat Adderley (c), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts, bar), Rolf Kühn (cl), Toshiko Akiyoshi (p), René Thomas (g), John Drew (b), Niels-Bertil "Bert" Dahlander (d)

a.	58XY 677ST	Jane(Bobby Freeman) - 4:16
b.	58XY 678ST	Strike Up The Band(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:24
c.	58XY 679ST	United Notions(Toshiko Akiyoshi) - 6:19

All titles on:

Metrojazz LP 12"E 1001 — United Notions (1958)

MGM CDMM 2087 — United Notions (1958)

Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)

united c united d

Date: Jun 13, 1958
Location: Beltone Studios, New York
Label: Metrojazz

Toshiko Akiyoshi (ldr), Nat Adderley, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Niels-Bertil "Bert" Dahlander, John Drew, Bobby Jaspar, Rolf Kühn, Carl "Doc" Severinsen, René Thomas (spk)

introduction - 0:31

Fresh Sound CDFSR 1636 — United Notions (2008)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)

Date: Jul 11, 1958
Location: Metropolitan Studios, New York
Label: Metrojazz

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (t), Nat Adderley (c), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb), Don Butterfield (tu), Sonny Rollins (ts), Dick Katz (p), René Thomas (g), Henry Grimes (b), Robert Haynes (d)

a.	inc	Grand Street(Sonny Rollins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 1:09
b.	inc	Grand Street(Sonny Rollins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 1:08
c.		Grand Street(Sonny Rollins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 6:04 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1002 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1958) Verve LP 12"V6-8430 — Brass / Trio (1958) MGM LP 12"F2-111 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1959) Verve LP 12"MV-2082 — Brass And Trio (1974) Verve LP 12"UMV-2555 — Brass And Trio (1984) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 649 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass: Trio & Quintet (2011) Proper CDP 1841- Properbox 186 — The Contemporary Leader/1 (2014)
d.		Far Out East(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:31 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1002 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1958) Verve LP 12"V6-8430 — Brass / Trio (1958) MGM LP 12"F2-111 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1959) Verve LP 12"MV-2082 — Brass And Trio (1974) Verve LP 12"UMV-2555 — Brass And Trio (1984) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 649 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass: Trio & Quintet (2011) Proper CDP 1841- Properbox 186 — The Contemporary Leader/1 (2014)
e.		Who Cares?(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:56 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1002 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1958) Verve LP 12"V6-8430 — Brass / Trio (1958) MGM LP 12"F2-111 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1959) Verve LP 12"MV-2082 — Brass And Trio (1974) Verve LP 12"UMV-2555 — Brass And Trio (1984) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 649 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass: Trio & Quintet (2011) Proper CDP 1841- Properbox 186 — The Contemporary Leader/1 (2014)
f.		Love Is A Simple Thing(June Carroll, Arthur Siegel) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:01 Metrojazz LP 12"E 1002 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1958) Verve LP 12"V6-8430 — Brass / Trio (1958) MGM LP 12"F2-111 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1959) Verve LP 12"MV-2082 — Brass And Trio (1974) Verve LP 12"UMV-2555 — Brass And Trio (1984) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 649 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass: Trio & Quintet (2011) Proper CDP 1841- Properbox 186 — The Contemporary Leader/1 (2014)

All titles on:

Verve CD314 557 545-2 — Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (1999)

rollins a rollins b rollins c rollins d rollins e rollins f rollins g

Date: February 1960
Location: Café Lutèce, Montréal, Canada
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Bob Roach (b), George Braxton (d)

a.	live	Milestones(Miles Davis) - 6:35 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 001 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 1 1959-1962 (2007) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)
b.	live	Blue Train(John Coltrane) - 11:38 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 001 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 1 1959-1962 (2007) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)
c.	live	Motion(Jimmy Raney) - 7:30 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 001 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 1 1959-1962 (2007) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)
d.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 11:11 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 001 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 1 1959-1962 (2007) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)
e.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) unissued
f.	live	Half Nelson(Miles Davis) unissued

genius 1

Date: March 25-27, 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, Montréal, Canada
Label: unknown

René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), René Thomas (g), Freddie McHugh (b), George Braxton (d)

a.		La Femme Image 1(René Thomas) - 4:32
b.		La Femme Image 2(René Thomas) - 4:32
c.		La Femme Image 3(René Thomas) - 5:15
d.		La Femme Image 4(René Thomas) - 4:15
e.		La Femme Image 5(René Thomas) - 9:57
f.		La Femme Image 6(René Thomas) - 0:43
g.		La Femme Image 7(René Thomas) - 4:45

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — La Femme Image (2023)

A film by Guy Borremans.

La FemmeI mage

Date: Jul 23, 1960
Location: unknown recording studio, Montréal, Canada
Label: unknown broadcast
Noir Et Blanc broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Wimp Henstridge, George Kennedy, Jack Rider (ts), Art Roberts (p), René Thomas (g), Stan Zadak (b), Pierre Beluse (d), Eve Adams (v), unknown (mc)

a.		introduction - 0:50
b.		Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 5:10
c.		Well You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) - 7:20
d.		'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 3:35

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Live Sessions In Montreal Vol. 3 (2017)

Wimp Henstridge (ts) on b-d; George Kennedy (ts) on b-d; Jack Rider (ts) on b-d; Art Roberts (p) on b-d; René Thomas (g) on b-d; Stan Zadak (b) on b-d; Pierre Beluse (d) on b-d; Eve Adams (v) on b-d; unknown (mc) on a.

Date: September 7 & 8, 1960
Location: Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, New York
Label: Jazzland

René Thomas (ldr), J.R. Monterose (ts), Hod O'Brien (p), René Thomas (g), Teddy Kotick (b), Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)

a.		Spontaneous Effort(J.R. Monterose) - 5:18
b.		Ruby, My Dear(Thelonious Monk) - 4:46
c.		Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:50
d.		M. T. C.(J.R. Monterose) - 4:22
e.		Milestones(Miles Davis) - 5:47
f.		How Long Has This Been Going On?(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:57
g.		Green Street Scene(J.R. Monterose) - 7:35

All titles on:

Jazzland LP 12"JLP 927 — Guitar Groove (1960)

Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 1725 — Guitar Groove (1992)

Jazzland CDOJCCD 1725-2 — Guitar Groove (1992)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 898 — Guitar Groove (2016)

J.R. Monterose (ts) on a-b, d-e, g; Hod O'Brien (p) on a-e, g.

groove a groove b groove c little vienna

Date: January 11-13, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: BRT Television broadcast
Jazz Pour Tous !

The International Jazz Quintet (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Amadeo Tommasi (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.		Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 3:56
b.		Ballata In Forma Di Blues(Amadeo Tommasi) - 5:53
c.		It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:02
d.		I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 5:09

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017)

Date: July 30 or 31, 1961
Location: unknown venue, Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium
Label: private recording
Festival de Comblain-la-Tour

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), José Bourguignon (d)

live

All Morning Long(Red Garland) - 10:05

RCA Victor LP 12"PML 10317 — More Jazz At Comblain La Tour ! (1961)

Curcio LP 12"GJ-83 — René Thomas, Jacques Peltzer, Charlie Mingus, Eric Dolphy – I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 83 (1982)

RCA LP 12"NL 70730 — From Rome To Comblain - Thomas/Jaspar Quintet (1983)

Red Bird LP 12"RB 103 — More Jazz At Comblain La Tour ! (1991)

RCA CD74321 37820 2 — All Morning Long (1996)

Philology CDW 5026.2 — Historical Series Vol. 026 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 4 (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 001 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 1 1959-1962 (2007)

tape copy CD(no number) — Rétrospective Jimmy Gourley 2008/6 (2009)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)

All Morning Long is a Title Variation of 20th Century Blues (Sir Charles Thompson)

comblain a comblain b comblain c comblain d comblain e comblain f comblain g

Date: Aug 20, 1961
Location: unknown venue, Ostende, Belgium
Label: private recording
Jazz Festival Ostende

René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	live	Milestones(Miles Davis) - 7:39 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1961 (2017)
b.	live	All Morning Long(Red Garland) - 7:14 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1961 (2017)
c.	live	I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 10:14 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1961 (2017)
d.	live	The Tadd Walk(Tadd Dameron) - 5:12 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1961 (2017)
e.	live	It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) unissued

All Morning Long is a Title Variation of 20th Century Blues (Sir Charles Thompson)

Bobby Jaspar (ts) on a, c, e; René Thomas (g) on a-c, e.

ostende 61

Date: Sep 19, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: International Bestseller

"Fats" Sadi Lallemand (ldr), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), unknown (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Wallace Bishop (d)

Hittin' The Road("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 3:45

International Bestseller LP 12"4C054-97754 — Jack Sels - Original Studio Recordings (1978)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 1123 — Sadi's Vibes - A Retrospective 1953-1961 (2022)

sadi

Date: Sep 27, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées

Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées All-Stars (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Jacques B. Hess (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:24

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)

INA CDPHD 99276164 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, September 27, 1961 (2023)

Date: October 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Roma, Italy
Label: RCA

Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Amadeo Tommasi (p), René Thomas (g), Maurizio Majorana (b), Francisco Lo Bianco, Franco Mondini (d)

a.	1456	Half Nelson(Miles Davis) - 7:05 RCA LP 12"PM 45350 — From Swing To Be-Bop/3 (1975)
b.	1457	Hannie's Dream(Amadeo Tommasi) - 5:32 Él CDACME 345 BOX — The Adorable Blossom Dearie/3 (2019)
c.	1458	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 4:13 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/3 (2018) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/1 (2020)
d.	1460	I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 8:32 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/1 (2020)
e.	1461	But Not For Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:02
f.	1462	Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 5:01 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5744 — L'Âge D'Or Du Jazz Belge 1949-1962/1 (2020)
g.	1463	Bernie's Taste(Cole Porter) - 4:08 Sdban LP 12"SDBANLP 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/1 (2017) Sdban CDSDBANCD 07 — Let's Get Swinging - Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970/1 (2017) Él CDACME 345 BOX — The Adorable Blossom Dearie/3 (2019)
h.	1464	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes(Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 2:49

All titles on:

RCA LP 12"PML 10324 — Thomas-Jaspar Quintet (1962)

RCA LP 12"NL 70730 — From Rome To Comblain - Thomas/Jaspar Quintet (1983)

RCA LP 12"BVJJ-2886 — Thomas-Jaspar Quintet (1994)

RCA CD74321 37512 2 — Thomas-Jaspar Quintet (1996)

BMG CD82876 55541 2 — Thomas-Jaspar Quintet (2003)

Philology CDW 5043.2 — Historical Series Vol. 043 - René Thomas Rarities (2006)

RCA CDBVCJ-37518 — Thomas-Jaspar Quintet (2006)

The Intense Media CD600424 — More Jazz Guitar Milestones Of Jazz Legends/10 (2017)

Bobby Jaspar (ldr) on a-e, g, (f) on a-e, g, (ts) on a-e, g; Amadeo Tommasi (p) on a-f; Maurizio Majorana (b) on a-g; Francisco Lo Bianco (d) on e; Franco Mondini (d) on a-d, f-g.

jaspar-thomas a jaspar-thomas b jaspar-thomas c jaspar-thomas d

Date: Nov 6, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées

Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées All-Stars (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Jacques B. Hess (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

Never Morning(unknown) - 4:04

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/1 (2020)

INA CDPHD 99276167 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, November 6, 1961 (2023)

jaspar-thomas

Date: Nov 15, 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz aux Champs-Elysées

Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées All-Stars (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Jacques B. Hess, unknown (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

a.		Milestones(Miles Davis) - 7:26 INA CDPHD 99276169 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, November 15, 1961/1 (2023)
b.		It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 9:40 INA CDPHD 99276170 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, November 15, 1961/2 (2023)

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020)

Jacques B. Hess (b) on b; unknown (b) on a.

Date: 1961
Location: unknown recording studio, unknown city, Canada
Label: unknown

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Freddie McHugh (b), Pierre Beluse (d)

a.	take 1	Les Dieux #3(René Thomas) - 1:27
b.	take 4	Les Dieux #3(René Thomas) - 1:26
c.	take 1	Les Dieux #12(René Thomas) - 2:05
d.	take 2	Les Dieux #12(René Thomas) - 2:02
e.	take 1	Les Dieux #10(René Thomas) - 2:11
f.	take 2	Les Dieux #1(René Thomas) - 1:23
g.	take 7	Les Dieux #1(René Thomas) - 1:25
h.	take 4	Les Dieux #2(René Thomas) - 0:42
i.	take 3	Les Dieux #4(René Thomas) - 2:27
j.	take 4	Les Dieux #4(René Thomas) - 2:30
k.	take 2	Les Dieux #5(René Thomas) - 1:10
l.	take 3	Les Dieux #5(René Thomas) - 1:08
m.	take 3	Les Dieux #6(René Thomas) - 0:57
n.	take 6	Les Dieux #6(René Thomas) - 0:59
o.	take 5	Les Dieux #8(René Thomas) - 1:26
p.	take 6	Les Dieux #9(René Thomas) - 1:15
q.	take 8	Les Dieux #9(René Thomas) - 1:08
r.	take 3	Les Dieux #11(René Thomas) - 0:54
s.	take 2	Les Dieux #7(René Thomas) - 1:48
t.	take 3	Les Dieux #7(René Thomas) - 1:46
u.	take 4	Les Dieux #7(René Thomas) - 1:41
v.	take 4	Les Dieux #12(René Thomas) - 2:09

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Les Dieux (2023)

A short film by Georges Dufaux & Jacques Godbout.

les dieux

Date: Jan 4, 1962
Location: unknown venue, Roma, Italy
Label: RAI Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (ts), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.	live	Now's The Time(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 8:50
b.	live	Florence(René Thomas) - 9:16

Both titles on:

Curcio LP 12"GJ-65 — René Thomas, Charlie Byrd, Mickey Baker ‎- I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 65 (1982)

Europa Jazz LP 12"EJ-1040 — René Thomas, Charlie Byrd, Mickey Baker (1982)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 166 — Bobby Jaspar With Friends (1991)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)

roma a roma b roma c roma d roma e roma f roma g roma h

Date: Jan 5, 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Roma, Italy
Label: RCA

Chet Baker (ldr), Chet Baker (t), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Amadeo Tommasi (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	NKHW 1963	Well You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) - 6:19 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/3 (2018)
b.	NKHW 1964	Ballata In Forma Di Blues(Amadeo Tommasi) - 10:01
c.	NKHW 1965	Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 6:50
d.	NKHW 1966	Over The Rainbow(Harold Arlen, Erwin "Yip" Harburg) - 3:28 RCA LP 12"PM 45694 — From West Coast To East Coast/3 (1983)
e.	NKHW 1967	Barbados(Charlie Parker) - 8:24
f.	NKHW 1968	Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 6:55 BMG Victor CD09026 68781 2 — RCA Victor 80th Anniversary - The First Label In Jazz - Vol. 5 1960-1969 (1997)
g.	NKHW 1969	Blues In The Closet(Oscar Pettiford) - 7:41
h.	NKHW 1970	These Foolish Things(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) - 4:54

All titles on:

RCA Victor LP 12"88725479871 — Chet Is Back! (1962)

RCA Victor LP 12"PML 10307 — Chet Is Back! (1962)

RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 9922 — Chet Is Back! (1972)

RCA LP 12"RGP-1182 — Chet Is Back! (1976)

RCA LP 12"CL 31649 — Chet Is Back! (1978)

RCA LP 12"PM 31256 — Chet Is Back! (1978)

RCA LP 12"NL 70578 — Chet Is Back! (1985)

RCA CDR25J-1048 — Chet Is Back! (1989)

Bluebird LP 12"2001-1-RB — The Italian Sessions (1990)

Bluebird CD2001-2-RB — The Italian Sessions (1990)

Bluebird CDND 82001 — The Italian Sessions (1990)

Bluebird CD07863 61060 2 — Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1992)

Bluebird CDND 90640 — Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1992)

RCA CDBVJJ-2820 — Chet Is Back! (1993)

RCA CD74321 37752 2 — Chet Is Back! (1996)

RCA Victor CD09026 68590 2 — The Italian Sessions (1996)

Vik LP 12"KVLP 171 — Il Grande Chet Baker (2000)

RCA Victor CD82876555432 — Chet Is Back! (2003)

RCA Victor LP 12"ORGM 1075 — Chet Is Back! (2012)

Sony Int'l CDSICP-3976 — Chet Is Back! (2014)

Jazz Image LP 12"JIM 37014 — Chet Is Back! (2016)

Jazz Image CDJIM 38014 — Chet Is Back! (2016)

chet roma a chet roma b chet roma c chet roma d chet roma e chet roma f

Date: Jan 13, 1962
Location: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Salle Henry Le Boeuf, Brussels, Belgium
Label: RTBF Television broadcast
Jazz legends

René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), Amadeo Tommasi (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	live	Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 4:01
b.	live	Ballata In Forma Di Blues(Amadeo Tommasi) - 5:56
c.	live	It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:05
d.	live	I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 5:10

All titles on:

Thomasia CD013 — Thomas-Jaspar 4/5tet, January 1962 (2017)

Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020)

INA CD1151336.019 — Jazz Legends, January 13, 1962 (2023)

brussels 62
René Thomas, Jean Lerusse, José Bourguignon & Jacques Pelzer at Blue Note, Brussels, 1962.

Date: Jan 17, 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Torino, Italy
Label: Atlantic
A Milanese Story soundtrack

John Lewis (ldr), John Lewis (p), René Thomas (g), Josef Paradi, Giovanni Tommaso (b), Earl C. "Buster" Smith (d)

A 6200

Danielle In The Lion's Den(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 2:58

Atlantic LP 12"SD 1388 — A Milanese Story (1962)

Collectables CDCOL-CD 6253 — A Milanese Story/Animal Dance (1999)

john lewis a

Date: Jan 17, 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Torino, Italy
Label: Atlantic
A Milanese Story soundtrack

John Lewis (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), John Lewis (p), René Thomas (g), Josef Paradi, Giovanni Tommaso (b), Earl C. "Buster" Smith (d), Giulio Franzetti, Enzo Porta (vn), Tito Riccardi (vl), Alfredo Riccardi (vc)

a.	A 6195	In A Crowd(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 3:22
b.	A 6196	Valeria(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 2:39
c.	A 6197	Winter Tale(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 6:36
d.	A 6198	Monday In Milan(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 6:23 Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 5462 — Le Jazz À L'Écran 1929-1962 : Hollywood-New York-Paris-Turin/3 (2016)
e.	A 6199	Finale(John Lewis) / arr: John Lewis - 6:05

All titles on:

Atlantic LP 12"SD 1388 — A Milanese Story (1962)

Collectables CDCOL-CD 6253 — A Milanese Story/Animal Dance (1999)

john lewis b

Date: Jan 25, 1962
Location: unknown venue, London
Label: BBC Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	live	Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 5:39 tape copy CD(no number) — London, 1962 (2017)
b.	live	It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:38 tape copy CD(no number) — London, 1962 (2017)
c.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 6:10 tape copy CD(no number) — London, 1962 (2017)
d.	live	Pennies From Heaven(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 6:59 tape copy CD(no number) — London, 1962 (2017)
e.	live	Well You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) unissued

Date: late January 1962
Location: Ronnie Scott's Club, London
Label: BBC Radio broadcast

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f, ts), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	live	Sonnymoon For Two(Sonny Rollins) - 8:42 Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
b.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 10:12 Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
c.	live	Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 9:40 Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
d.	live	Be Like Bud(René Thomas) - 12:42 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
e.	live	Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 8:14 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
f.	live	Darn That Dream(Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:37 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
g.	live	Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 8:04 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
h.	live	Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 10:00 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Mole CDCD 11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986)
i.	live	It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:26 Mole LP 12"11 — The Bobby Jaspar Quartet At Ronnie Scott's 1962 (1986) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 02 — René Thomas Rarities 02 - Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées (2017) Frémeaux & Associés CDFA 3069 — The Quintessence - Paris, New York, Europe 1953-1962/3 (2018)

ronnie scott's

Date: March 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Brussels, Belgium
Label: BRT Radio broadcast

Bobby Jaspar (ldr), Bobby Jaspar (f), Amadeo Tommasi (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Kurt Bond (d)

Minor Delinquent(unknown)

unissued

Date: Apr 15, 1962
Location: La Cantina, Bologna, Italy
Label: private recording

Chet Baker, René Thomas (ldr), Chet Baker (t), George Gruntz (p), René Thomas (g), Karl-Theodor Geier (b), Eberhard Stengel (d)

a.	live	Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 14:55 Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 002 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 2 1962 (2007) Forgetful CD448250 — Live In Bologna 1962 (2013)
b.	live	Solar(Miles Davis) - 22:07 Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 002 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 2 1962 (2007) Forgetful CD448250 — Live In Bologna 1962 (2013)
c.	live	Pennies From Heaven(Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 002 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 2 1962 (2007) Forgetful CD448250 — Live In Bologna 1962 (2013)
d.	live	Donna Lee(Miles Davis) - 10:50 Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 002 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 2 1962 (2007) Forgetful CD448250 — Live In Bologna 1962 (2013)
e.	live	Hallucinations(Bud Powell) - 7:14

All titles on:

Birdie's Of Paradise CDJ-Bop 049 — Hallucinations - Chet Baker & René Thomas Quintet (1995)

c, d performed as medley

Bud Powell's "Hallucinations", while listed on the bootleg disc (following "Donna Lee" as part two of track four), is not on the CD.

chet bologna a chet bologna b

Date: Spring-Summer 1962
Location: Belgian Radio Studios, Brussels, Belgium
Label: BRT Radio broadcast

Chet Baker (ldr), Chet Baker (t), Jacques Pelzer (f, ss, as), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Joe Harris (d)

a.		My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:34 West Wind CDWW 2027 — My Funny Valentine (1989) West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
b.		Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:36 West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
c.	altalt	Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:23 West Wind CDWW 2023 — Trumpets (1987)
d.		Short Bridge(John Klenner) - 4:48 West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
e.		The Serpent's Tooth(Miles Davis) - 4:57 West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
f.	altalt	The Serpent's Tooth(Miles Davis) - 5:49 West Wind CDWW 2023 — Trumpets (1987)
g.		Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 6:15 West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
h.	altalt	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 6:40 West Wind CDWW 2023 — Trumpets (1987)
i.		When Will The Blues Leave?(Ornette Coleman) - 5:54 West Wind CDWW 2027 — My Funny Valentine (1989) West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
j.		In Your Own Sweet Way(Dave Brubeck) - 6:30 West Wind CDWW 2033 — Stella By Starlight (1989) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 003 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 3 1962 (2007)
k.		Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam Lewis) unissued
l.		Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) unissued
m.		Dig It(Tadd Dameron, Harlan Leonard) unissued
n.		I Should Care(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) unissued

Chet Baker (t) on a-h, j-n.

Bobby Jaspar or Jacques Pelzer ?

chet brusselsa chet brusselsb chet brusselsc

Date: Jul 21, 1962
Location: Pinède Gould, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Antibes Jazz Festival

René Thomas (ldr), Joel van Drogenbrook (p), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Daniel Humair (d), André Francis (mc)

a.	live	introduction - 1:19 INA CDPHF 11000304 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/1 (2023)
b.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 5:57 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHF 11000304 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/1 (2023)
c.	live	Easy Living(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 5:12 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHF 11000304 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/1 (2023)
d.	live	Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 5:03 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHF 11000304 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/1 (2023)
e.	live	Moonlight In Vermont(Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 4:10 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHF 14013499 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/2 (2023) tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)
f.	live	Well You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) - 5:22 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHF 14013499 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 21, 1962/2 (2023) tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)

Joel van Drogenbrook (p) on b-f; René Thomas (g) on b-f; Benoît Quersin (b) on b-f; Daniel Humair (d) on b-f; André Francis (mc) on a.

TTMJ03

Date: Jul 22, 1962
Location: Pinède Gould, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Antibes Jazz Festival

Jimmy Smith (ldr), Jimmy Smith (org), René Thomas (g), Donald "Duck" Bailey (d), André Francis (mc)

a.	live	introduction - 0:25
b.	live	Reunion Blues (Milt Jackson) - 8:09 Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)

INA CDPHZ 14016118 — Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les Pins, July 22, 1962 (2023)

Jimmy Smith (org) on b; René Thomas (g) on b; Donald "Duck" Bailey (d) on b; André Francis (mc) on a.

jimmy smith

Date: Oct 1, 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées

René Thomas (ldr), Jack Diéval (p, mc), René Thomas (g), Jacques B. Hess (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

a.		introduction - 0:10 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017) INA CDPHD 99276215 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, Octobr 1, 1962/1 (2023)
b.		Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:20 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017) Fresh Sound CDFSR-CD 993 — Remembering René Thomas/2 (2020) INA CDPHD 99276215 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, Octobr 1, 1962/1 (2023) tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)
c.		Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 9:08 tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas Années 1955 & 1962 (2023)

Jack Diéval (p) on b-c, (mc) on a; René Thomas (g) on b-c; Jacques B. Hess (b) on c; Franco Manzecchi (d) on c.

jimmy smith

Date: Oct 1, 1962
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Aux Champs-Élysées

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Franco Manzecchi (d), Jack Diéval (mc)

a.		introduction - 0:10
b.		Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 5:46

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)

INA CDPHD 99276238 — Jazz aux Champs-Elysées, Octobr 1, 1962/2 (2023)

Jacques Pelzer (f) on b; René Urtreger (p) on b; René Thomas (g) on b; Franco Manzecchi (d) on b; Jack Diéval (mc) on a.

Date: Nov 1, 1962
Location: R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz aux Champs-Elysées

René Thomas (ldr), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g)

Ces Petites Choses(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) - 6:18

INA CDPHD 99276237 — Jazz Aux Champs-Elysées, Jaunary 9, 1963 (2024)

Ces Petites Choses is a Title Variation of These Foolish Things (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)

Broadcast January 9, 1963.

Date: Nov 9, 1962
Location: unknown venue, Rouen, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
2nd International Festival

George Arvanitas (ldr), Sonny Grey, Ivan Jullien (t), Sonny Criss (as), Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (ts), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Sim (b), Charles Bellonzi (d), unknown (mc)

a.	alive	introduction - 0:48 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)
b.	live	A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 14:10 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)
c.	blive	introduction - 0:05 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)
d.	live	On Green Dolphin Street(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 13:09 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 03 — René Thomas Rarities 03 - Theme For Freddie (2017)
e.	live	Farewell Blues(Leon Rappolo, Elmer Schoebel, Joseph Mares) - 11:10 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 99276758 — Vive le jazz, November 9, 1962 (2023)

Sonny Grey (t) on b, d-e; Ivan Jullien (t) on b, d-e; Sonny Criss (as) on b, d-e; Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (ts) on b, d-e; George Arvanitas (p) on b, d-e; René Thomas (g) on b, d-e; Pierre Sim (b) on b, d-e; Charles Bellonzi (d) on b, d-e; unknown (mc) on a, c.

Date: Dec 7, 1962
Location: NDR Funkhaus Studio 10, Hamburg, Germany
Label: Philips
NDR Jazz Workshop No. 28

Klaus Doldinger (ldr), Don Ellis (t), Jacques Pelzer (f, ss, as), Klaus Doldinger (ts), Ingfried Hoffmann (p, org), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.		Open Door(Hans Hammerschmid) - 4:20 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010)
b.		Quintenzirkel(Klaus Doldinger) - 5:50 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
c.		Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 6:34 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
d.		Signal(Jimmy Raney) - 5:31 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
e.		Six Eight Pleasure(Bobby Jaspar) - 6:12 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
f.		Crepuscule With Nellie(Thelonious Monk) - 3:11 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
g.		Theme(Bobby Jaspar) - 3:15 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
h.		After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 3:14 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
i.		Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 6:15 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
j.		Hasten Jason(Klaus Doldinger) - 2:35 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
k.		Solo(Don Ellis) - 3:32 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
l.		Country Session(Klaus Doldinger) - 6:35 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
m.		For Two Only(Klaus Doldinger) - 5:24 Universal CD06024 987999 — Early Doldinger - The Complete Philips Sessions/4 (2006) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
n.		Sweetie's Bounce(Klaus Doldinger) - 6:03 Universal CD06024 987999 — Early Doldinger - The Complete Philips Sessions/4 (2006) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 1) (2010) tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
o.		Woody 'N' You(Dizzy Gillespie, Walter Gil Fuller) - 6:17 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
p.		Bessie(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 3:11 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
q.		Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 4:20 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)
r.		Crescendo In Five(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 1:49 tape copy CD(no number) — Hamburg, 1962 (source 2) (2011)

Don Ellis (t) on a-b, h, j-l, p-r; Jacques Pelzer (f) on c, e, (ss) on g, (as) on l, p, r; Klaus Doldinger (ts) on a-b, d, h, l-p, r; Ingfried Hoffmann (p) on b, e, h-j, l-m, p-r, (org) on a, d, n-o; René Thomas (g) on a, c, e-g, j, l; Benoît Quersin (b) on a-e, g-j, l, n-r; Kenny Clarke (d) on a-b, d-e, g-j, l, n-r.

doldinger

Date: March 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: RCA

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.		Moment's Notice(John Coltrane) - 4:46 RCA EP76.627 — Jane (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
b.		I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 5:31 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor EP3-20801 — Enfin! (1964) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
c.		Loin Du Brésil(Jacques Chaumelle, Valto Laitinen) - 4:53 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
d.	45 alt	Loin Du Brésil(Jacques Chaumelle, Valto Laitinen) - 3:20 RCA EP76.627 — Jane (1963)
e.		Indicatif(René Thomas) - 4:37 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
f.		Jayne(Ornette Coleman) - 4:37 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
g.	45 alt	Jayne(Ornette Coleman) - 3:04 RCA EP76.627 — Jane (1963)
h.		Enfin(Lou Bennett) - 5:28 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor EP3-20801 — Enfin! (1964) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
i.		J.J.(J.J. Johnson) - 4:46 RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)
j.		Indicatif(René Thomas) - 0:44 RCA EP76.627 — Jane (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"430.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor LP 12"440.115 S — Enfin! (1963) RCA Victor EP3-20801 — Enfin! (1964) RCA Victor LP 12"LPM 10295 — Enfin! (1965) Camden LP 12"CAS 260 — Jazz Session (1973) RCA Victor CD74321 47796 2 — Enfin! (1997) RCA Victor CD82876610172 — Enfin! (2004)

enfin a enfin b enfin c enfin d enfin e enfin f

Date: Mar 22, 1963
Location: Studio Hoche, Paris
Label: Barclay

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.	10857-1	If You Were The Only Girl(Nat D. Ayer, Clifford Grey) - 7:08 Barclay LP 12"84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"80.708 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Barclay CassetteB 84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"17.2455/9 — I Remember René (1980) Fresh Sound LP 12"FSR 554 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1987) Emarcy CD549 812-2 — Jazz In Paris 057 - Meeting Mister Thomas (2001) Phono CD870278 — Dansez Et Rêvez (2017)
b.	10858	Hannie's Dream(Amadeo Tommasi) unissued
c.	10859-1	Wonderful, Wonderful(Ben Raleigh, Sherman Edwards) - 5:43 Barclay LP 12"84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"80.708 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Barclay CassetteB 84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"17.2455/9 — I Remember René (1980) Fresh Sound LP 12"FSR 554 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1987) Emarcy CD549 812-2 — Jazz In Paris 057 - Meeting Mister Thomas (2001) Phono CD870278 — Dansez Et Rêvez (2017)
d.	10860	Dr. Jackle(Jackie McLean) unissued
e.	10861-2	Meeting(René Thomas) - 6:32 Barclay LP 12"84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"80.708 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Barclay CassetteB 84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963) Blue Star LP 12"17.2455/9 — I Remember René (1980) Fresh Sound LP 12"FSR 554 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1987) Emarcy CD549 812-2 — Jazz In Paris 057 - Meeting Mister Thomas (2001) Universal CD981 255-6 — Jazz In Paris, Champs Elysées/3. Minuit Sur Les Champs (2004)

meeting a meeting b

Date: April 1963
Location: unknown venue, Rouen, France
Label: Paris Inter Radio broadcast
Vive Le Jazz broadcast

Sonny Criss (ldr), Sonny Grey (t, as), Sonny Criss (as), Henri Renaud (p), René Thomas (g), Michel Gaudry (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

a.	live	Sonnymoon For Two(Sonny Rollins) - 12:26
b.	live	Willow Weep For Me(Ann Ronell) - 7:33

Both titles on:

INA CDPHD 99276787 — Vive Le Jazz, October 13, 1963 (2020)

Sonny Grey (t) on b, (as) on a.

Date: Apr 20, 1963
Location: Studio Hoche, Paris
Label: Barclay

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, as), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.	11083-1	West Coast Blues(Wes Montgomery) - 5:41 Phono CD870278 — Dansez Et Rêvez (2017)
b.	11084-2	Hannie's Dream(Amadeo Tommasi) - 7:27
c.	11085-3	Dr. Jackle(Jackie McLean) - 6:09

All titles on:

Barclay LP 12"84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963)

Blue Star LP 12"80.708 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963)

Barclay CassetteB 84.091 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1963)

Blue Star LP 12"17.2455/9 — I Remember René (1980)

Fresh Sound LP 12"FSR 554 — Meeting Mister Thomas (1987)

Emarcy CD549 812-2 — Jazz In Paris 057 - Meeting Mister Thomas (2001)

Jacques Pelzer (f) on b, (as) on c.

meeting c meeting d meeting e

Date: Apr 22, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Polydor

Sonny Criss (ldr), Sonny Criss (as), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a.		Early And Later, part 1(Sonny Criss) - 3:22
b.		Early And Later, part 2(Sonny Criss) - 2:41
c.		Blues Pour Flirter No 2(Sonny Criss) - 5:07 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963)

All titles on:

Polydor EP27 049 — Blues Pour Flirter (1963)

Emarcy CD014 060-2 — Jazz In Paris 055 - Saxophones à Saint-Germain des Prés (2001)

criss a criss a2

Date: Apr 22, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Brunswick

Sonny Criss (ldr), Sonny Criss (as), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a.		Once In A While(Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 3:39 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963) Polydor LP 12"657 026 — Amoureusement Vôtre (1964)
b.		St. Louis Blues(William Christopher Handy) - 4:59
c.		Day Dream(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, John Latouche) - 4:40 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963) Polydor LP 12"657 026 — Amoureusement Vôtre (1964)

All titles on:

Brunswick LP 12"87 519 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (1993)

Emarcy CD549 231-2 — Jazz In Paris 023 - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2000)

Brunswick CD274 229-9 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2010)

criss b criss c criss d

Date: Apr 23, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Brunswick

Sonny Criss (ldr), Sonny Criss (as), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a.		Don't Get Around Much Anymore(Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 6:15
b.		Early And Later, part 1(Sonny Criss) - 4:22 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963) Polydor LP 12"657 026 — Amoureusement Vôtre (1964)
c.		Early And Later, part 2(Sonny Criss) - 4:35 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963)

All titles on:

Brunswick LP 12"87 519 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (1993)

Emarcy CD549 231-2 — Jazz In Paris 023 - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2000)

Brunswick CD274 229-9 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2010)

criss d criss e

Date: Apr 25, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Brunswick

Sonny Criss (ldr), Sonny Criss (as), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Pierre Michelot (b), Philippe Combelle (d)

a.		This Can't Be Love(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:28 Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/1. The Man I Love (2006)
b.		On Green Dolphin Street(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 3:26
c.		God Bless The Child(Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 6:07 Polydor LP 12"2445-034 — Blues Pour Flirter Vol. 2 (1963) Polydor LP 12"657 026 — Amoureusement Vôtre (1964) Universal CD984 348-8 — Jazz In Paris - The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies/3. 'Round Midnight (2006)

All titles on:

Brunswick LP 12"87 519 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (1993)

Emarcy CD549 231-2 — Jazz In Paris 023 - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2000)

Brunswick CD274 229-9 — Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (2010)

criss g criss h criss i criss j

Date: Jul 14, 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Köln, Germany
Label: Philips

Ingfried Hoffmann (ldr), Ingfried Hoffmann (p, org), René Thomas (g), Helmut Kandelberger (b), Klaus Weiss (d)

a.		Au Clair De La Lune(traditional) - 3:42
b.		Ja-Da(Bob Carleton) - 4:15
c.		TV-Swing(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 4:14
d.		Solid Twist(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 6:10
e.		Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair(traditional) - 4:40
f.		Oh! Lady, Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:19
g.		Midnight Bossa Nova(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 3:14
h.		Love For Sale(Cole Porter) - 4:12
i.		Ingfried's Blues(Ingfried Hoffmann) - 8:27
j.		It's A Long Way To Tipperary(J. Judge, H. Williams) - 3:47

All titles on:

Philips LP 12"840 437 PY — Hoffmann's Hammond Tales (1963)

Philips LP 12"P 48050 L — Hoffmann's Hammond Tales (1963)

Philology CDW 5042.2 — Historical Series Vol. 042 - René Thomas Rarities (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 004 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 4 1963 (2007)

Emarcy CD06025 1794417 — Hoffmann's Hammond Tales (2009)

Ingfried Hoffmann (p) on a, d-e, g, (org) on a-d, f-j.

hoffmann a hoffmann b hoffmann c

Date: Aug 8, 1963
Location: Blue Note, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (spk)

interview - 0:40

INA CDPHD 86078749 — Paris, August 8, 1963 (2023)

Interview with René Thomas on Bud Powell: "He's truly a great artist, he doesn't go out of style at all, he has such a power of expression that his music has no age".
comblain a comblain b

Date: late 1963
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Bel-Air

Lou Bennett (ldr), Art Simmons (p), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Kenny Clarke (d), Pete "Memphis Slim" Chatman, Charles "Big" Jones, Vin Morris, Dean Sisters (v), Dean Cooper (v, con)

a.		That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) / arr: Dean Cooper - 5:00
b.		Glory Glory Hallelujah(traditional) / arr: Dean Cooper - 4:36
c.		Jericho(traditional) / arr: Dean Cooper - 3:02
d.		Echoes(Lou Bennett) / arr: Dean Cooper - 6:20 Bel-Air EP211 205 — Echoes Of Harlem (1964)
e.		Elijah(Donald Byrd) / arr: Dean Cooper - 6:25
f.		Sauveur, Ayez Pitié De Nous(Charles "Big" Jones) / arr: Dean Cooper - 2:37 Bel-Air EP211 205 — Echoes Of Harlem (1964)
g.		Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen(traditional) / arr: Dean Cooper - 5:10
h.		This Train(traditional) / arr: Dean Cooper - 3:03 Bel-Air EP211 205 — Echoes Of Harlem (1964)
i.		Que Feras-Tu ?(Charles "Big" Jones) / arr: Dean Cooper - 2:10

All titles on:

Bel-Air LP 12"30 PA 7024 — Echoes & Rhythms Of My Church (1964)

Bel-Air LP 12"411.052 — Echoes & Rhythms Of My Church (1967)

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

Art Simmons (p) on a, c, e; Pete "Memphis Slim" Chatman (v) on h; Dean Cooper (v) on c; Charles "Big" Jones (v) on f, i; Vin Morris (v) on g; Dean Sisters (v) on a, c, e-g, i.

bennett echoes a bennett echoes b bennett echoes c bennett echoes d

Date: Dec 21, 1963
Location: Salle Wagram, Paris
Label: R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Nuit du Jazz

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.	live	Jubilation(Junior Mance) - 4:00
b.	live	If You Were The Only Girl In The World(Nat D. Ayer, Clifford Grey) - 8:20
c.	live	Jay Jay(Kenny Clarke) - 4:30
d.	live	Short Bridge(J.R. Monterose)
e.	live	Amen(traditional) - 4:15

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 99275454 — Paris, December 21, 1963 (2023)

Jay Jay is a Title Variation of J.J. (Kenny Clarke)

Date: 1963-1964
Location: unknown recording studio, Hamdorf, Netherlands
Label: Relax

Jack Diéval (ldr), Jack Diéval (p), René Thomas (g), Jacques B. Hess (b), Franco Manzecchi (d)

a.		Ten Below Zero(Jack Diéval) - 2:45
b.		Moonlight In Vermont(Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 3:05
c.		There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:10
d.		I Cover The Waterfront(Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) - 4:10
e.		Cliff Cliff(Jack Diéval) - 2:50
f.		The Nearness Of You(Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:45

All titles on:

Relax LP 12"33003 — Relaxez-Vous Avec Jacques Diéval et Son Quartette (1965)

diéval a diéval b

Date: 1963
Location: unknown venue, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f), René Thomas (g), unknown (b, d)

live

When Will The Blues Leave?(Ornette Coleman) - 5:26

Thomasia CD003 — Thomas-Pelzer Quartet, O.R.T.F. Vol. 1 1963-1966 (2017)

ortf

Date: Aug 9, 1964
Location: unknown venue, Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium
Label: private recording
Festival de Comblain-la-Tour

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), René Thomas (g), Benoît Quersin (b), Jacques Thollot (d)

a.	live	Deep Purple(Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 6:43 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006)
b.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 10:01 Curcio LP 12"GJ-83 — René Thomas, Jacques Peltzer, Charlie Mingus, Eric Dolphy – I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 83 (1982) RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006)

Both titles on:

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 004 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 4 1963 (2007)

genius 1 comblain

Date: Oct 5, 1964
Location: Blue Note, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Pony Poindexter (ss, as), Michel Roques (ts), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Michel Gaudry (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.	live	Big "P"(Jimmy Heath) - 8:51
b.	live	Bongo Bop(Charlie Parker) - 7:43
c.	live	They Say It's Wonderful(Irving Berlin) - 9:28

All titles on:

Royal Jazz (2) CDRJD 512 — Blue Note, Paris 1964 (1990)

Philology CDW 5012.2 — Historical Series Vol. 012 - René Thomas/Wes Montgomery (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 005 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 5 1964 (2007)

Gambit CD69277 — Pony Poindexter & René Thomas Quintet At The Blue Note, Paris, 1964 (2010)

Pony Poindexter (ss) on a, (as) on b-c; Michel Roques (ts) on b.

poindexter a

Date: Oct 10, 1964
Location: Blue Note, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Pony Poindexter (ss, as, v), George Arvanitas (p), René Thomas (g), Georges Lucas (b), Michel Delaporte (d)

a.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 4:11
b.	live	Moanin'(Jon Hendricks, Bobby Timmons) - 5:00
c.	live	The Jive Samba(Nat Adderley) - 8:58
d.	live	All Blues(Miles Davis) - 6:15
e.	live	Marmaduke(Charlie Parker) - 6:58
f.	live	Buzzy(Charlie Parker) - 5:53

All titles on:

Royal Jazz (2) CDRJD 512 — Blue Note, Paris 1964 (1990)

Philology CDW 5026.2 — Historical Series Vol. 026 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 4 (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 005 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 5 1964 (2007)

Gambit CD69277 — Pony Poindexter & René Thomas Quintet At The Blue Note, Paris, 1964 (2010)

Pony Poindexter (ss) on d, (as) on a-c, e-f, (v) on b, d.

poindexter b

Date: Nov 6, 1964
Location: Salle Gaveau, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Semaine Musicale De Paris

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 6:40
b.	live	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 7:04
c.	live	Jay Jay(J.J. Johnson) - 6:55
d.	live	A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 6:28

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)

INA CDPHF 11021121 — Semaine musicale de Paris, November 6, 1964 (2023)

Jay Jay is a Title Variation of J.J. (J.J. Johnson)

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Date: Nov 18, 1964
Location: Salle Gaveau, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Sur Scène

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) - 6:43
b.	live	Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:29
c.	live	Echoes(Lou Bennett) - 7:06

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)

INA CDPHD 99265062 — Jazz sur scène, November 18, 1964 (2023)

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

Date: Feb 8, 1965
Location: Trocadéro, Liège, Belgium
Label: BRT Radio broadcast
25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f), René Thomas (g, spk), Benoît Quersin (b), Jacques Thollot (d), unknown (mc)

a.	alive	introduction - 1:04 tape copy CD(no number) — 25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie (2023)
b.	live	Dr. Jackle(Jackie McLean) - 9:12 tape copy CD(no number) — 25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie (2023)
c.	blive	introduction - 0:46 tape copy CD(no number) — 25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie (2023)
d.	live	The Blessing(Ornette Coleman) - 8:40 tape copy CD(no number) — 25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie (2023)
e.	live	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 7:13 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007) tape copy CD(no number) — 25 ans de Jazz en Wallonie (2023)
f.	live	In A Little Provincial Town(Bobby Jaspar) unissued

Jacques Pelzer (f) on b, d-f; René Thomas (g) on b, d-f, (spk) on c; Benoît Quersin (b) on b, d-f; Jacques Thollot (d) on b, d-f; unknown (mc) on a.

Date: Apr 11, 1965
Location: unknown venue, Singen, Germany
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Klaus Doldinger (ts), Lou Bennett, Ingfried Hoffmann (p, org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 4:58
b.	live	No Smokin'(Horace Silver) - 5:36
c.	live	Hush(Donald Byrd) - 3:12
d.	live	Jay Jay(J.J. Johnson) - 5:18
e.	live	It Could Happen To You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:49
f.	live	Sonnymoon For Two(Sonny Rollins) - 10:13

All titles on:

Thomasia CD022 — Thomas-Bennett-Clarke, Singen 1964 - Blue Note 1965 (2017)

Jay Jay is a Title Variation of J.J. (J.J. Johnson)

Klaus Doldinger (ts) on f; Lou Bennett (p) on f, (org) on f; Ingfried Hoffmann (p) on e, (org) on f.

singen

Date: Oct 9, 1965
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Vivant

Daniel Humair (ldr), Nathan Davis (ss, as), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Daniel Humair (d), André Francis (mc)

a.	a	introduction - 2:35 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)
b.		Happy Girl(Nathan Davis) - 9:59 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)
c.	b	introduction - 2:47 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)
d.		Tune Up(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 5:46 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 04 — René Thomas Rarities 04 - Preacher Man (2017)
e.		Kansas City(Nathan Davis) - 6:22 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)
f.		'S Wonderful(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 10:13 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)
g.		closing - 0:32 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 99275891 — Jazz vivant, October 9, 1965 (2023)

Nathan Davis (ss) on b, d-f, (as) on b, d-f; René Urtreger (p) on b, d-f; René Thomas (g) on b, d-f; Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b) on b, d-f; Daniel Humair (d) on b, d-f; André Francis (mc) on a, c, g.

TTMJ05

Date: Oct 21, 1965
Location: unknown venue, Groningen, Netherlands
Label: Dutch Broadcasting

Lee Konitz (ldr), Lee Konitz (as), Misha Mengelberg (p), René Thomas (g), Rob Langereis (b), Han Bennink (d)

a.	live	Baby, Baby All The Time(Bobby Troup) - 9:12 Thomasia CD010 — Dutch Radio Vol. 1 1965-1966 (2017)
b.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 5:10 Philology CDW 0065-2 — From Newport To Nice (1992) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007) Thomasia CD010 — Dutch Radio Vol. 1 1965-1966 (2017)
c.	live	All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 9:20 Philology CDW 0065-2 — From Newport To Nice (1992) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007) Thomasia CD010 — Dutch Radio Vol. 1 1965-1966 (2017)
d.	live	317 East 32nd Street(Lennie Tristano) unissued

konitz

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

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

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

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

1965 12 04 Rene & Jimmy

René Thomas & Jimmy Gourley.

Date: Dec 13, 1965
Location: Blue Note, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	Indicatif(René Thomas) - 0:52
b.	live	Moment's Notice(John Coltrane) - 3:37
c.	live	That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) - 7:57

All titles on:

Thomasia CD022 — Thomas-Bennett-Clarke, Singen 1964 - Blue Note 1965 (2017)

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

Date: Dec 19, 1965
Location: Salle Wagram, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Nuit du Jazz

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Charles Saudrais (d)

a.	live	That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) - 5:54 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)
b.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 6:20
c.	live	Echoes(Lou Bennett) - 8:30 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 99275445 — Paris, December 19, 1965 (2023)

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

Date: January 1966
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Philips

Lou Bennett (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.		Peter's Waltz(Sahib Shihab) - 6:31
b.		Repetition(Neal Hefti) - 4:03
c.		Meeting(René Thomas) - 5:04

All titles on:

Philips LP 12"P 70.325 L — Pentacostal Feeling (1966)

Emarcy CD548 790-2 — Jazz In Paris 062 - Pentacostal Feeling (2001)

pentacostal a pentacostal b

Date: Feb 16, 1966
Location: Jazzland, Paris
Label: France Inter Radio broadcast
Jazz Sur Scène broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), René Thomas (g), Michel Furet (b), Edgar Batman (d)

live

Four(Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Miles Davis, Bill Loughborough) - 15:23

INA CDPHD 99276628 — Jazz Sur Scène, November 26, 1967 (2020)

Date: March 1966
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Philips

Lou Bennett (ldr), Donald Byrd (t, dir), Ivan Jullien, Maurice Thomas (t), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d), rest unknown (grp)

a.		Pentacostal Feeling(Donald Byrd) / arr: Donald Byrd - 5:43 Universal CD981 256-4 — Jazz In Paris, Rive Gauche, Rive Droite/3. Les Grandes Rencontres (2004)
b.		Echoes(Lou Bennett) / arr: Donald Byrd - 6:34
c.		That Preachin' Man(Donald Byrd) - 5:42
d.		Easy Living(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 5:57

All titles on:

Philips LP 12"P 70.325 L — Pentacostal Feeling (1966)

Emarcy CD548 790-2 — Jazz In Paris 062 - Pentacostal Feeling (2001)

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

Lou Bennett (ldr) on a-b, d, (org) on a-b, d; Donald Byrd (t) on a-b, (dir) on a-b; Ivan Jullien (t) on a-b; Maurice Thomas (t) on a-b; René Thomas (g) on a-b, d; Kenny Clarke (d) on a-b, d; rest unknown (grp) on a-b.

pentacostal c

Date: Mar 19, 1966
Location: Maison de la Radio, Salle 105, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, as), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Edgar Bateman (d)

a.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 5:41
b.	live	All Morning Long(Red Garland) - 11:21
c.	live	Now's The Time(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 8:43
d.	live	Florence(René Thomas) - 9:15

All titles on:

Thomasia CD003 — Thomas-Pelzer Quartet, O.R.T.F. Vol. 1 1963-1966 (2017)

All Morning Long is a Title Variation of 20th Century Blues (Sir Charles Thompson)

bateman

Date: Jun 17, 1966
Location: Go-Go Club, Loosdrecht, Netherlands
Label: Dutch Broadcasting

René Thomas (ldr), Pim Jacobs (p), Wim Overgaauw, René Thomas (g), Ruud Jacobs (b)

a.	take 1live	Sultry Serenade(Tyree Glenn, Duke Ellington) - 0:41
b.	live	Remember(Irving Berlin) - 4:34
c.	live	Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:40
d.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 4:48
e.	take 2live	Sultry Serenade(Tyree Glenn, Duke Ellington) - 0:41

All titles on:

Thomasia CD010 — Dutch Radio Vol. 1 1965-1966 (2017)

Date: Jul 4, 1966
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Vivant

Daniel Humair (ldr), Nathan Davis (ss, as), René Urtreger (p), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Daniel Humair (d), unknown (mc)

Ruby, My Dear(Thelonious Monk) - 11:26

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

INA CDPHD 99276142 — Jazz vivant, July 7, 1966 (2023)

Date: 1966
Location: Jazzland, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (as), René Thomas (g), Michel Furet (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

live

Four(Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Miles Davis, Bill Loughborough) - 15:16

Thomasia CD003 — Thomas-Pelzer Quartet, O.R.T.F. Vol. 1 1963-1966 (2017)

four

Date: December 1967
Location: unknown venue, Baden-Baden, Germany
Label: Südwestfunk broadcast
Baden-Badener Jazz Treffen

Mal Waldron (ldr), Ernest "Benny" Bailey (t), Clifford Jordan (ts), Mal Waldron (p), René Thomas (g), Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b), Cees See (d)

a.	live	Ancestors(Mal Waldron) - 7:44
b.	live	Maroc(Mal Waldron) - 7:25
c.	live	Bread(Mal Waldron) - 2:15

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Baden-Baden, 1967 (2011)

Ernest "Benny" Bailey (t) on a, c; Clifford Jordan (ts) on a, c; René Thomas (g) on a, c.

Date: Jan 12, 1968
Location: unknown venue, Cernay-Les-Reims, France
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Robert Jeanne (ts), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), Jean Lerusse (b), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 1:52
b.	live	Impressions(John Coltrane) - 6:02
c.	live	Drum Solo(Bernard Lubat) - 0:57
d.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 4:17
e.	live	Twelve More Bars To Go(Wayne Shorter) - 5:14
f.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 5:30
g.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 8:29
h.	live	Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 2:49
i.	live	Tenor Madness(Sonny Rollins) - 3:18
j.	live	Darn That Dream(Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:33
k.	live	Blues Waltz In G(René Thomas) - 2:09
l.	live	Green Street Scene(J.R. Monterose) - 1:58

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Cernay-Les-Reims, France, January 12, 1968 (2023)

At L'Esquinade, Liège, 1968 : René Thomas, Félix Simtaine, Robert Jeanne, Léo Flechet, Freddy Deronde.

Date: Jan 13, 1968
Location: 4-Cat Club, Rozerieulles-Les-Metz, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Radio Nord Est broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Robert Jeanne (ts), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), Jean Lerusse (b), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:45
b.	live	Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) - 10:30
c.	live	Tyrone(Larry Young) - 10:20

All titles on:

INA CDPSF 20001909 — Radio Nord Est, January 1, 1968 (2023)

metz

Date: Jan 13, 1968
Location: unknown venue, Rozerieulles-Les-Metz, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Radio Nord Est

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (spk), unknown (int)

live

interview - 3:45

tape copy CD(no number) — Cernay-Les-Reims, France, January 12, 1968 (2023)

Date: Oct 10, 1968
Location: RTBF Studios, Liège, Belgium
Label: RTBF Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Robert Jeanne (ts), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), Jean Lerusse (b), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) unissued
b.	live	B Like Bud(René Thomas) - 13:44 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007)
c.	live	You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 9:09 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007)
d.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) unissued
e.	live	Footprints(Wayne Shorter) unissued

liège 1968 a
Jean Lerusse, René Thomas, Robert Jeanne, Félix Simtaine.

Jeanne, Simtaine, Lerusse, Thomas, Fléchet, X at RTB studios.
blue note

Date: 1968
Location: Studio Davout, Paris
Label: Dreyfus Jazz

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.		Nardis(Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 7:49
b.		Blue Tempo(René Thomas) - 9:52
c.		Hot House(Tadd Dameron) - 5:36
d.		No Smokin'(Horace Silver) - 6:34
e.		You've Changed(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 8:04
f.		Don't Want Nothin'(Kenny Clarke) - 7:12

All titles on:

Cy LP 12"CY 3004 — Eddy Louiss - Kenny Clarke - René Thomas (1973)

All Life LP 12"AL 009 — Blue Tempo (1980)

Dreyfus Jazz CD849229-2 — Eddy Louiss Trio (1991)

Dreyfus Jazz CDFDM 36501-2 — Eddy Louiss Trio (1991)

louiss a louiss b louiss c louiss d louiss e louiss f

Date: probably end of 60's
Location: unknown venue, unknown city, Europe
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), unknown (grp)

live

I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 10:21

RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992)

Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 006 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 6 1965-1968 (2007)

Date: Mar 13, 1969
Location: MPS Studio, Villingen, Germany
Label: MPS

Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ldr), Eli "Lucky" Thompson (ss, ts), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Ingfried Hoffmann (key), René Thomas (g), Eberhard Weber (b), Stu Martin (d)

a.		Sauvabelin(Lucky Thompson) - 6:26
b.		Lady Gail(Lucky Thompson) - 5:34
c.		Street Of Dreams(Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 3:56
d.		Soul City(Lucky Thompson) - 5:47
e.		Easy Living(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 6:11
f.		I Came From Sunday(Lucky Thompson) - 5:23
g.		Centre Ville(Lucky Thompson) - 6:14

All titles on:

BASF LP 12"CRM 699 — A Lucky Songbook In Europe (1969)

MPS LP 12"MPS 15 231 ST — A Lucky Songbook In Europe (1969)

lucky thompson a lucky thompson b lucky thompson c lucky thompson d lucky thompson e

Date: Mar 28, 1969
Location: RTBF Studios, Brussels, Belgium
Label: RTBF Television broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Robert Jeanne (ts), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), Jean Lerusse (b), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.		Footprints(Wayne Shorter)
b.		You Go To My Head(John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
c.		Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas)
d.		Be Like Bud(René Thomas)

All titles unissued.

Date: Mar 29, 1969
Location: Maison de la Radio, Studio 105, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz Vivant broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d), André Francis (mc)

a.		Meeting(René Thomas) - 4:19
b.		Isn't It Romantic?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:30 Thomasia CD005 — René Thomas Trio, O.R.T.F. Vol. 2 1969-1970 (2017)
c.		I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 6:08 Thomasia CD005 — René Thomas Trio, O.R.T.F. Vol. 2 1969-1970 (2017)
d.		Love For Sale(Cole Porter) - 8:51 Thomasia CD005 — René Thomas Trio, O.R.T.F. Vol. 2 1969-1970 (2017)
e.		Twelve More Bars To Go(Wayne Shorter) - 3:30
f.		closing - 2:27

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 99275992 — Jazz vivant, Paris, 29 mars 1969 (2023)

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 09 — René Thomas Rarities 09 - Meeting (2023)

René Thomas (g) on a-e; Alby Cullaz (b) on a-e; Jean-Louis Viale (d) on a-e; André Francis (mc) on f.

Date: Spring 1969
Location: Le Caméléon, Paris
Label: private recording

J.R. Monterose, René Thomas (ldr), J.R. Monterose (ts), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.	live	Short Bridge(John Klenner) - 9:32
b.	live	Grandstreet Scene(J.R. Monterose) - 11:30
c.	live	I Should Care(Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 5:34
d.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 5:51
e.	live	Impressions(John Coltrane) - 14:14
f.	live	On Green Dolphin Street(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 13:02

All titles on:

Thomasia CD006 — Thomas-Monterose Quartet, Live At Caméléon, Paris, Spring 1969 (2017)

caméléon a

Date: May 9, 1969
Location: unknown venue, Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Tous En Scène broadcast

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

live

Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 5:49

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Eddy Louiss 1969-1970 (2023)

Date: Autumn 1969
Location: Le Caméléon, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Vince Benedetti (p), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 13:21
b.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 8:55
c.	live	Israel(John Carisi) - 8:57
d.	live	I Want To Talk About You(Billy Eckstine) - 6:17
e.	live	Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 6:56

All titles on:

Thomasia CD014 — René Thomas Quartet, Live At Le Caméléon, Paris, Autumn 1969 (2017)

caméléon b

Date: Oct 4, 1969
Location: Le Caméléon, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Vince Benedetti (p), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi (d)

a.	live	Lolita(Barry Harris) - 8:40
b.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 10:52
c.	live	Israel(John Carisi) - 9:36
d.	live	You Are Too Beautiful(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:22

All titles on:

Thomasia CD021 — René Thomas Quartet, Live At Le Caméléon, Paris, October 4, 1969 (2017)

caméléon c

Date: Nov 2, 1969
Location: Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Daniel Humair (d)

a.	live	Minor Blues(René Thomas) - 14:09
b.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 9:41

Both titles on:

Thomasia CD005 — René Thomas Trio, O.R.T.F. Vol. 2 1969-1970 (2017)

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Eddy Louiss 1969-1970 (2023)

Date: Dec 13, 1969
Location: Salle Wagram, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Nuit du Jazz

René Thomas (ldr), Michel Klotchkoff (p), René Thomas (g), Jacky Samson (b), Michel Denis (d)

a.	live	Tune Up(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 6:50
b.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 7:40

Both titles on:

INA CDPHD 99275457 — Paris, December 13, 1969 (2023)

Date: 1969
Location: Le Caméléon, Paris
Label: private recording

J.R. Monterose, René Thomas (ldr), J.R. Monterose (ts), Vince Benedetti (p), René Thomas (g), Alby Cullaz (b), Charles Bellonzi, Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.	live	Locomotion(John Coltrane) - 18:17
b.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 6:22
c.	live	Israel(John Carisi) - 6:15
d.	live	Blue In Green(Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 15:17
e.	live	Airegin(Jon Hendricks, Sonny Rollins) - 11:30

All titles on:

Thomasia CD008 — Thomas-Monterose Quintet, Live At Caméléon, Paris, 1969 (2017)

Charles Bellonzi or Jean-Louis Viale (d).

caméléon d

Date: 1969-1970
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Grande Affiche braodcast

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d), Humberto Canto (per)

Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 11:15

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Eddy Louiss 1969-1970 (2023)

TTMJ06

Date: 1969
Location: L'Esquinade, Liège, Belgium
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Robert Jeanne (ts), Léo Fléchet (p), René Thomas (g), Freddy Deronde (b), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.	live	The Theme(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 0:47
b.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 10:49
c.	live	Now's The Time(Charlie Parker, Eddie Jefferson) - 16:27

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Lièges 1969 (2023)

Date: Jan 15, 1970
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Jazz Harmonie broadcast

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Jean-Louis Viale (d)

a.		Don't Want Nothing(Eddy Louiss) - 2:55
b.		You've Changed(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 5:33
c.		Meeting(René Thomas) - 3:33

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Eddy Louiss 1969-1970 (2023)

Date: Apr 8, 1970
Location: Studio de l'O. R. T. F., Paris
Label: unknown broadcast

Daniel Humair (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Daniel Humair (d)

Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 9:37

Flat & Sharp LP 12"PAM 970 — Surrounded 1964-1987/1 (1987)

Blue Flame CD40322 — Surrounded 1964-1987 (1991)

Philology CDW 5012.2 — Historical Series Vol. 012 - René Thomas/Wes Montgomery (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007)

humair b

Date: Aug 9, 1970
Location: Parvis de l'église, Figanières, France
Label: private recording

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	Satin Doll(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 7:04
b.	live	Four On Six(Wes Montgomery) - 12:50
c.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 12:17
d.	live	Jay Jay(J.J. Johnson) - 5:09
e.	live	Our Delight(Tadd Dameron) - 12:22
f.	live	You've Changed(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 18:24
g.	live	Salt Peanuts(Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) - 5:47 DeAgostini CDMJ 1048-1 — Klook (1990)

All titles on:

Thomasia CD001 — Live In Figanières, August 9, 1970 (2017)

Jay Jay is a Title Variation of J.J. (J.J. Johnson)

Date: Nov 2, 1970
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), J.R. Monterose (ss, ts), René Thomas (g), Rob Langereis (b), Han Bennink (d)

a.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 6:03
b.	live	Sonnymoon For Two(Sonny Rollins) - 14:05
c.	live	Lover Man(Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman) - 12:38

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Amsterdam, 1970 (2017)

Date: Dec 11, 1970
Location: La Pierre Levée, Liège, Belgium
Label: private recording

Lou Bennett, Micheline Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Lou Bennett (org), René Thomas (g), Micheline Pelzer (d)

a.	live	Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise(Sigmund Romberg, Johnnie Camacho, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 13:58 Thomasia CD015 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 1 (2017)
b.	live	Georgia On My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 13:29 Thomasia CD015 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 1 (2017)
c.	live	If You Were The Only Girl In The World(Nat D. Ayer, Clifford Grey) - 17:25 Thomasia CD015 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 1 (2017)
d.	live	Peter's Waltz(Sahib Shihab) - 7:30 Thomasia CD015 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 1 (2017)
e.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 14:44 Thomasia CD016 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 2 (2017)
f.	live	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 12:20 Thomasia CD016 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 2 (2017)
g.	live	Echoes(Lou Bennett) - 13:17 Thomasia CD016 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 2 (2017)
h.	live	Salt Peanuts(Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) - 8:55 Thomasia CD016 — Bennett-Thomas-Pelzer, Live At La Pierre Levée, Liège, December 11, 1970 Vol. 2 (2017)

lièges a lièges b
lièges c
Lou Bennett.

Date: Dec 30, 1970
Location: O.R.T.F. Studios, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g, spk), Kenny Clarke (d), unknown (int)

a.		Don't Want Nothin'(Kenny Clarke) - 2:45
b.		interview - 0:48
c.		You've Changed(Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) - 5:15
d.		Meeting(René Thomas) - 3:33

All titles on:

Thomasia CD005 — René Thomas Trio, O.R.T.F. Vol. 2 1969-1970 (2017)

Eddy Louiss (org) on a, c-d; René Thomas (g) on a, c-d, (spk) on b; Kenny Clarke (d) on a, c-d; unknown (int) on b.

Date: 1970
Location: unknown venue, Le Havre, France
Label: RTBF Radio broadcast

Kenny Clarke (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Kenny Clarke (d)

a.	live	Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) unissued
b.	live	Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 7:07 RTBF Radio broadcast CD50022 — Guitar Genius Vol. 2 (1992) Philology CDW 5014.2 — Historical Series Vol. 014 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 3 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007)

Date: 1970
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Melody Variété broadcast

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.		Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 4:38
b.		Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 5:10

Both titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 05 — René Thomas Rarities 05 - Theme For Manuel (2017)

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Eddy Louiss 1969-1970 (2023)

Date: Jauary 3, 9 & 11, 1971
Location: Air Studios, London
Label: Verve

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.		Mona(Albert Mangelsdorf) - 8:37 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 041 — Dynasty/1 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/1 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/1 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/1 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/1 (2009)
b.		Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 4:22 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 042 — Dynasty/2 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/2 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
c.		Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 16:58 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 041 — Dynasty/1 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/1 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/1 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/1 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/1 (2009)
d.		Dynasty(Eddy Louiss) - 9:44 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 042 — Dynasty/2 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/2 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
e.	take 1	Ballad For My Dad(René Thomas, Eddy Louiss) - 5:50 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1971 - and more (2017)
f.	take 2	Ballad For My Dad(René Thomas, Eddy Louiss) - 5:50 tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1971 - and more (2017)

Stan Getz (ts) on a, c-f.

dynasty a dynasty b

Date: Jan 18, 1971
Location: Antenne 2 Studios, Paris
Label: Antenne 2 TV broadcast
Deux sur la 2

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d), Roger Pierre (mc)

Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 7:34

tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1971 - and more (2017)

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)

tape copy DVD(no number) — Stan Getz Quartet Paris & Londres 1971 (2023)

Date: March 15-17, 1971
Location: Ronnie Scott's Club, London
Label: Verve

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 13:07 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 041 — Dynasty/1 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/1 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/1 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/1 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/1 (2009)
b.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 9:14 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/1 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 041 — Dynasty/1 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/1 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/1 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/1 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/1 (2009)
c.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 11:19 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 042 — Dynasty/2 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/2 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
d.	live	Song For Martine(Eddy Louiss) - 10:52 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 042 — Dynasty/2 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/2 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
e.	live	Ballad For My Dad(René Thomas, Eddy Louiss) - 3:50 Verve LP 12"2610 003 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"SQBO 94256 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"V6-8802-2 — Dynasty/2 (1971) Verve LP 12"2304 042 — Dynasty/2 (1972) Verve LP 12"2615 054 — Dynasty/2 (1983) Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
f.	live	I Remember Clifford(Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 5:24 Verve CD422 839 117-2 — Dynasty/2 (1989) Verve CD0602517920651 — Dynasty/2 (2009) Verve CDB0012408-02 — Dynasty/2 (2009)
g.	altlive	Ballad For My Dad(René Thomas, Eddy Louiss) - 5:50 tape copy DVD(no number) — Stan Getz Quartet Paris & Londres 1971 (2023)
h.	altlive	Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) unissued
i.	editlive	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 4:41 tape copy CD(no number) — Henri Renaud sur René Thomas (2023)

dynasty c dynasty d

Date: Mar 28, 1971
Location: Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts, spk), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d), unknown (mc)

a.	alive	introduction - 1:33 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)
b.	live	Annie From Abyssinie(Bernard Lubat) - 10:51 Blu Jazz CDBJ 026 — Live In Paris 1971 (1990) tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/1 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)
c.	live	Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 19:02 Blu Jazz CDBJ 026 — Live In Paris 1971 (1990) tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/1 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)
d.	live	Mona(Albert Mangelsdorf) - 4:53 Blu Jazz CDBJ 026 — Live In Paris 1971 (1990) tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/1 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)
e.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 15:31 Blu Jazz CDBJ 026 — Live In Paris 1971 (1990) tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/1 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 06 — René Thomas Rarities 06 - Our Kind Of Sabi (2017)
f.	live	Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 11:29 Blu Jazz CDBJ 026 — Live In Paris 1971 (1990) tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/2 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
g.	blive	introduction - 1:23 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
h.	live	Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 8:40 tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/2 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017) INA CDPHD 86001545 — Jam Parade, May 29, 1977 (2020)
i.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 15:38 tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/2 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
j.	live	I Remember Clifford(Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 5:36 tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/1 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
k.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 14:51 tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/2 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
l.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 5:31 tape copy CD(no number) — Paris, 1971/2 (2017) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)
m.	live	Dynasty(Eddy Louiss) - 14:06 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 07 — René Thomas Rarities 07 - Ballad For Leo (2017)

Stan Getz (ts) on b-f, i-m, (spk) on g; Eddy Louiss (org) on b-f, h-m; René Thomas (g) on b-f, h-m; Bernard Lubat (d) on b-f, h-m; unknown (mc) on a.

getz live

Date: Apr 5, 1971
Location: unknown venue, Cintra, Belgium
Label: unknown
Djangologie - Tribute to Django Reinhardt

René Thomas (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), René Thomas (g), Daniel Humair (d)

Manoir De Mes Rêves(Django Reinhardt) - 5:59

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)

TTMJ08

Date: Apr 5, 1971
Location: unknown venue, Cintra, Belgium
Label: unknown
Djangologie - Tribute to Django Reinhardt

Djangologie Ensemble (ldr), Bill Coleman (t), Jack Diéval, Maurice Vander (p), René Thomas (g), Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b), François "Moustache" Galepides, Daniel Humair (d), Stéphane Grappelli (vn)

Stephen's Blues(Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli) - 2:05

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)

Date: Aug 7, 1971
Location: unknown venue, Loosdrecht, Netherlands
Label: Dutch Broadcasting
International Jazz Festival

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts, spk), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 7:55
b.	alive	introduction - 2:10
c.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 11:54
d.	blive	introduction - 0:29
e.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 4:54
f.	clive	introduction - 1:07
g.	live	Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 5:41
h.	dlive	introduction - 0:20
i.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 14:12
j.	elive	introduction - 1:38
k.	live	Dynasty(Eddy Louiss) - 6:00

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Loosdrecht, 1971 (2013)

Holl CD7200520 — Stan Getz And Rene Thomas Live In Loosdrecht 1971 (2014)

Stan Getz (ts) on a, c, e, g, i, k, (spk) on b, d, f, h, j; Eddy Louiss (org) on a, c, e, g, i, k; René Thomas (g) on a, c, e, g, i, k; Bernard Lubat (d) on a, c, e, g, i, k.

loosdrech at loosdrech bt

Date: Aug 28, 1971
Location: unknown venue, Châteauvallon, France
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Festival de Châteauvallon

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Our Kind Of Sabi(Eddy Louiss) - 18:40 Curcio LP 12"GJ-10 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 10 (1981) Europa Jazz LP 12"EJ-1008 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas (1981) Lester Recording Catalog CDYX-7360-SL — With European Friends (1985) Lester Recording Catalog CD33C38-7679 — With European Friends (1986) LRC Ltd. CDSCS 7679 — With European Friends (1990) LaserLight CD17 079 — With European Friends (1996) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007) Holl CD7200520 — Stan Getz And Rene Thomas Live In Loosdrecht 1971 (2014)
b.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 11:50
c.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 4:30 tape copy DVD(no number) — Châteauvallon, 1971 (2014) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)
d.	live	Dum! Dum! Dum!(Eddy Louiss) - 11:42 tape copy DVD(no number) — Châteauvallon, 1971 (2014) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)
e.	live	Mona(Albert Mangelsdorf) - 4:11
f.	live	Song For Martine(Eddy Louiss) - 9:31 tape copy DVD(no number) — Châteauvallon, 1971 (2014) Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)
g.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 6:04 Curcio LP 12"GJ-10 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 10 (1981) Europa Jazz LP 12"EJ-1008 — Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Don Byas (1981) Lester Recording Catalog CDYX-7360-SL — With European Friends (1985) Lester Recording Catalog CD33C38-7679 — With European Friends (1986) LRC Ltd. CDSCS 7679 — With European Friends (1990) LaserLight CD17 079 — With European Friends (1996) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007) Holl CD7200520 — Stan Getz And Rene Thomas Live In Loosdrecht 1971 (2014) tape copy DVD(no number) — Châteauvallon, 1971 (2014)

All titles on:

Thomasia CD002 — Live In Châteauvallon, August 26, 1971 (2017)

châteauvallona châteauvallonb

Date: August 1971
Location: unknown venue, Ostende, Belgium
Label: unknown broadcast
Jazz Festival Ostende

Stan Getz (ldr), Stan Getz (ts), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 8:59
b.	live	I Remember Clifford(Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 4:38
c.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 13:03
d.	live	Ballad For My Dad(René Thomas, Eddy Louiss) - 5:50

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Ostende, 1971 - and more (2017)

Date: 1971
Location: Club Ricaud Martin, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), René Thomas (g), Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b), Daniel Humair (d), unknown (int)

a.	live	interview - 1:09
b.	live	Manoir De Mes Rêves(Django Reinhardt) - 4:51

Both titles on:

Thomasia CD007 — René Thomas With Friends, O.R.T.F. Vol. 3 1971-1974 (2017)

Maurice Vander (p) on b; René Thomas (g) on b; Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b) on b; Daniel Humair (d) on b; unknown (int) on a.

ortf 3

Date: Jun 10, 1972
Location: unknown venue, Utrecht, Netherlands
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Eric Ineke (d)

a.	live	All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 9:12 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007)
b.	live	Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 13:50 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007)
c.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 6:53 Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991) RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991) Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 007 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 7 1970-1972 (2007)
d.	live	Au Privave(Charlie Parker) unissued
e.	live	Summertime(George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin) unissued
f.	live	So What(Miles Davis) unissued
g.	live	Stella By Starlight(Ned Washington, Victor Young) unissued
h.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) unissued
i.	live	The Theme(Miles Davis, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) unissued

utrecht b utrecht a
René Thomas, Eric Ineke and Henk Haverhoek.

Date: Apr 7, 1973
Location: Café Califice, Verviers, Belgium
Label: RTBF Television broadcast
Jazz In Belgium -Three Days In April

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g), Freddy Deronde (eb), Félix Simtaine (d)

a.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 3:51
b.	live	Blue Tempo(René Thomas) - 6:33
c.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:44

All titles on:

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)

P-Vine CDPCD-24944 — Jazz In Belgium -Three Days In April (2020)

verviers

Date: May 12, 1973
Location: La Cave 22, Liège, Belgium
Label: private recording

"Fats" Sadi Lallemand, Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, as), "Fats" Sadi Lallemand (vib), Tony Bauwens (p), René Thomas (g), R. Van Haverbeke (b), Freddie Rottier (d)

a.	live	Broadway(Bill Bird, Henri Woode, Teddy McRae) - 13:37 Thomasia CD011 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 1 (2017)
b.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 12:09 Thomasia CD011 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 1 (2017)
c.	live	Jesus Think Of Me(George Cables) - 7:03 Thomasia CD011 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 1 (2017)
d.	live	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 11:42 Thomasia CD011 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 1 (2017)
e.	live	Half Nelson(Miles Davis) - 11:56 Thomasia CD011 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 1 (2017)
f.	live	A Night In Tunisia(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 9:38 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
g.	live	You Are Too Beautiful(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 12:36 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
h.	live	I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 7:41 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
i.	live	Sadi Composition 1("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 8:58 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
j.	live	Sadi Composition 2("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 6:13 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
k.	live	Sadi Composition 3("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 6:06 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
l.	live	Sadi Composition 4("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 4:54 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)
m.	live	Raggy Banjo("Fats" Sadi Lallemand) - 10:28 Thomasia CD012 — Thomas-Pelzer-Sadi, Live At La Cave 22, Liège, May 12, 1973 Vol. 2 (2017)

liège a liège b liège c
At La Cave 22, April 28, 1973 : Robert Jeanne, René Thomas, Félix Simtaine, Michel Herr, Freddy Deronde.

Date: Aug 17, 1973
Location: Parc Den Brandt, Antwerpen, Belgium
Label: BRT Radio broadcast
Middelheim Festival

Sonny Rollins (ldr), Sonny Rollins (ts), René Thomas (g), Bob Cranshaw (b), David Lee (d)

live

Four(Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Miles Davis, Bill Loughborough) - 16:36

Thomasia CD009 — Live At Laren And Middelheim Festivals, August 1973 (2017)

rené & sonny
René Thomas & Sonny Rollins.

Date: Aug 24, 1973
Location: unknown venue, Laren, Nertherlands
Label: VARA Radio broadcast
Laren Festival

René Thomas (ldr), Étienne Vershueren (as), Rob Franken (ep), René Thomas (g), Wim Essed (b), Eric Ineke (d)

a.	live	I Remember Sonny(René Thomas) - 18:15
b.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 15:49

Both titles on:

Thomasia CD009 — Live At Laren And Middelheim Festivals, August 1973 (2017)

laren a laren b laren c

Date: Dec 14, 1973
Location: Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Montréal, Canada
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), René Thomas (g)

a.	live	You Stepped Out Of A Dream(Gus Kahn, Les Brown) - 5:00
b.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:34
c.	live	Monk's Mood(Thelonious Monk) - 4:22
d.	live	Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 7:12
e.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 15:46
f.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 7:03

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Montréal, December 14, 1973 (2023)

church

Date: Dec 28, 1973
Location: unknown broadcast studio, unknown city, Netherlands
Label: VARA Radio broadcast

René Thomas (ldr), Wim Overgaauw, René Thomas (g), Harry Miller (b), Han Bennink (d)

a.		All The Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
b.		Body And Soul(Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour)
c.		Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul)

All titles unissued.

Date: Jan 10, 1974
Location: unknown venue, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Rein De Graaf (p), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Eric Ineke (d)

live

Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam Lewis) - 9:46

Prestige Records Limited CDCDSGP 009 — Guitar Genius (1991)

RTBF Radio broadcast CD16001 — Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (1991)

Philology CDW 5011.2 — Historical Series Vol. 011 - René Thomas Guitar Genius Vol. 1 (2006)

Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 008 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 8 1974 (2007)

Date: Feb 21, 1974
Location: De Boerenhofstede, Laren, Netherlands
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Rob Franken (p), René Thomas (g), Koos Serierse (b), Louis Debij (d)

a.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 11:25 Timeless CDCD SPJ 398 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (1994) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 008 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 8 1974 (2007) Solid CDCDSOL-6330 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2015) Ultra-Vybe CDUVJZ-10192 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2018) Solid CDUVJZ-20169 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2020)
b.	live	Jesus Think Of Me(George Cables) - 9:25 Timeless CDCD SPJ 398 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (1994) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 008 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 8 1974 (2007) Solid CDCDSOL-6330 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2015) Ultra-Vybe CDUVJZ-10192 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2018) Solid CDUVJZ-20169 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2020)
c.	live	Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 11:01 Timeless CDCD SPJ 398 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (1994) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 008 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 8 1974 (2007) Solid CDCDSOL-6330 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2015) Ultra-Vybe CDUVJZ-10192 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2018) Solid CDUVJZ-20169 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2020)
d.	live	'Round Midnight(Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 10:25 Timeless CDCD SPJ 398 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (1994) Geneva Blues CDGBRGT 008 — René Thomas Rarities Vol. 8 1974 (2007) Solid CDCDSOL-6330 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2015) Ultra-Vybe CDUVJZ-10192 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2018) Solid CDUVJZ-20169 — Live In Sesjun Vol. III - Hommage À ... René Thomas (2020)
e.	live	Bluebird(Charlie Parker) unissued

hommage a hommage b

Date: Feb 26, 1974
Location: Reward Studio, Schelle, Belgium
Label: Vogel

Thomas-Pelzer Limited (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, ss, as), Rein De Graaf (p), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Jean Linzmann (eb), Han Bennink (d)

a.		Lolita(Barry Harris) - 7:13
b.		TPL(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas, Michel Portal) - 8:46
c.		Star Eyes(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) - 4:29
d.		Jesus Think Of Me(George Cables) - 6:30
e.		Juliette(René Thomas) - 5:29
f.		All Or Nothing At All(Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 8:19

All titles on:

Vogel LP 12"003-S — Thomas-Pelzer Limited (1974)

Rein De Graaf (p) on a-d, f; Henk Haverhoek (b) on a-c, e-f; Jean Linzmann (eb) on d; Han Bennink (d) on a-d, f.

tpl a tpl b

Date: May 9, 1974
Location: Riverbop, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 13:36
b.	live	Cantaloupe Island(Herbie Hancock) - 15:16
c.	live	Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 12:20
d.	repriselive	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 2:26
e.	repirselive	Cantaloupe Island(Herbie Hancock) - 3:57
f.	live	Comme Un Poisson Dans Le Ciel(traditional) - 4:09

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Riverbop, Paris, May 9, 1974 (2023)

Date: May 28, 1974
Location: Riverbop, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(Buddy Bernier, J. Brainin) - 14:17
b.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 11:09
c.	live	Impressions(John Coltrane) - 14:49
d.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 10:39
e.	take 1live	Tristeza(Haroldo Lobo, Nim Polanetska) - 9:30
f.	take 2live	Tristeza(Haroldo Lobo, Nim Polanetska) - 8:14
g.	live	Monk's Mood(Thelonious Monk) - 3:06

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Riverbop, Paris, May 28, 1974 (2023)

Date: Jun 1, 1974
Location: Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands
Label: private recording
Jazzmarathon

René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, as, ts), Rein De Graaf (p), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Han Bennink (d)

a.	live	Jayne(Ornette Coleman) - 14:51
b.	live	Lolita(Barry Harris) - 11:48
c.	live	Jesus Think Of Me(George Cables) - 10:30
d.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 12:52

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Groningen, 1974 (2017)

groningen a groningen b
Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas, Henk Haverhock and Han Bennink.
groningen c

Date: Jul 24, 1974
Location: Cour de l'Archevéché, Arles, France
Label: private recording

Eddy Louiss (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Some Other Blues(John Coltrane) - 13:36 Thomasia CD019 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 1 (2017)
b.	live	Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 10:51 Thomasia CD019 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 1 (2017)
c.	live	Chega De Saudade(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 13:43 Thomasia CD019 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 1 (2017)
d.	live	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes(Buddy Bernier, J. Brainin) - 10:12 Thomasia CD019 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 1 (2017)
e.	live	Invitation(Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper) - 9:40 Thomasia CD020 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 2 (2017)
f.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 23:29 Thomasia CD020 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 2 (2017)
g.	live	Like Someone In Love(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 9:49 Thomasia CD020 — Louiss-Thomas-Lubat, Live In Arles, July 24, 1974 Vol. 2 (2017)

arles

Date: Aug 16, 1974
Location: Parc Den Brandt, Antwerpen, Belgium
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Middleheim Festival

Jacques Pelzer, René Thomas (ldr), Jacques Pelzer (f, ss, as), Rein De Graaf (p), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Han Bennink (d)

a.	live	Pent-Up House(Sonny Rollins) - 10:58
b.	live	Meeting(René Thomas) - 7:45 INA CDPHD 99276466 — Jazz Vivant, April 6, 1975 (2020)
c.	live	B Like Bud(René Thomas) - 11:36 INA CDPHD 99276466 — Jazz Vivant, April 6, 1975 (2020)
d.	live	TPL(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas, Michel Portal) - 8:48 INA CDPHD 99276466 — Jazz Vivant, April 6, 1975 (2020)
e.	live	Theme For Freddie(René Thomas) - 4:47 INA CDPHD 99276466 — Jazz Vivant, April 6, 1975 (2020)
f.	live	My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 14:26
g.	live	Jayne(Ornette Coleman) - 9:07

All titles on:

Thomasia CD004 — Live In Middelheim, August 16, 1974 (2017)

middleheim a middleheim b
René Thomas & Jacques Pelzer.

Date: September 1974
Location: Jacky Guillon's home, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Philippe Roux, René Thomas (g)

a.		Troublant Boléro(Django Reinhardt) - 3:26
b.		There'll Never Be Another You(Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 8:47

Both titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas & Philippe Roux (2023)

roux

Date: Autumn 1974
Location: Studio In Montmartre, Paris
Label: O.R.T.F Television broadcast
Carrefour de la guitare

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.		My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 7:15 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017) Thomasia CD007 — René Thomas With Friends, O.R.T.F. Vol. 3 1971-1974 (2017)
b.		Ballad For Léo(René Thomas) - 7:43 Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017) Thomasia CD007 — René Thomas With Friends, O.R.T.F. Vol. 3 1971-1974 (2017)
c.		Isn't It Romantic?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) unissued
d.		I Want To Talk About You(Billy Eckstine) unissued

Date: Oct 25, 1974
Location: Jazzcafe De Tor, Enschede, Netherlands
Label: unknown

René Thomas (ldr), Rein De Graaf (p), René Thomas (g), Henk Haverhoek (b), Eric Ineke (d)

live

Half Nelson(Miles Davis) - 13:59

Think Too Much Jazz CDCD 08 — René Thomas Rarities 08 - My Wife Maria (2017)

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Date: Dec 15, 1974
Location: Maison de l'O.R.T.F., Paris
Label: O.R.T.F. Radio broadcast
Jazz vivant

René Thomas (ldr), Raymond Le Sénéchal (p), René Thomas (g, spk), Alby Cullaz (b), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.		Isn't It Romantic?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 12:22
b.		Lolita(Barry Harris) - 15:56
c.		introduction - 0:47
d.		I Want To Talk About You(Billy Eckstine) - 11:31
e.		Impressions(John Coltrane) - 9:44 Thomasia CD007 — René Thomas With Friends, O.R.T.F. Vol. 3 1971-1974 (2017)
f.		My Wife Maria(René Thomas) - 11:45 Thomasia CD007 — René Thomas With Friends, O.R.T.F. Vol. 3 1971-1974 (2017)

All titles on:

INA CDPHD 86006431 — Paris, December 15, 1974 (2017)

Raymond Le Sénéchal (p) on a-b, d-f; René Thomas (g) on a-b, d-f, (spk) on c; Alby Cullaz (b) on a-b, d-f; Bernard Lubat (d) on a-b, d-f.

Date: 1974
Location: unknown recording studio, Paris
Label: Philips

Claude Nougaro (ldr), Maurice Vander (p), Eddy Louiss (ep), Christian Escoudé, René Thomas (g), Luigi Trussardi (b), Bernard Lubat (d), Claude Nougaro (v)

Le Scaphandrier(Léo Ferré, René Baër) / arr: Eddy Louiss - 2:18

Philips LP 12"6325 139 — Récréation (1974)

Philips CD842 386 2 — Récréation - Plume D'Ange (1990)

nougaro nougaro

Date: 1974
Location: unknown venue, Paris
Label: private recording

René Thomas (ldr), Eddy Louiss (org), René Thomas (g), Bernard Lubat (d)

a.	live	Theme For Manuel(Eddy Louiss, René Thomas) - 2:54
b.	live	Cantaloupe Island(Herbie Hancock) - 3:51
c.	live	Bobiner(Eddy Louiss) - 4:57

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — René Thomas/Eddy Louiss/Berbard Lubat 1974 (2023)

Date: Jan 5, 1975
Location: Maison de la Radio, Paris
Label: France-Musique Radio broadcast

Henri Renaud (spk), unknown (mc, int), René Thomas (abt)

a.	part 1	interview - 1:49
b.	part 2	interview - 3:15
c.	part 2	closing - 0:39

All titles on:

tape copy CD(no number) — Henri Renaud sur René Thomas (2023)

Henri Renaud (spk) on a-b; unknown (mc) on c, (int) on a-b.

hommage

Fabien Degryse "Hommage à René Thomas", recorded in Brussels on December 1st, 1994.

hommage

René Thomas Discography

by Christian Oestreicher

Sessions Reported: 163

Performances Reported: 751

Unique Songs Reported: 404

Unique Issues Reported: 310